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January 17, 2024 1:14 PM

Dense fog disrupts flight and train operations in North India

Dense fog has blanketed North India, causing significant disruptions in train and flight operations. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday that a thick fog layer extends from Punjab to the northeastern regions, impacting states ...

January 12, 2024 12:25 PM

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to focus on security & job creation

The World Economic Forum is scheduled to host its annual meeting from January 15 to 19 at Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will focus its discussion across achieving security and cooperation in a fractu...

January 11, 2024 4:41 PM

Indore and Surat shine as cleanest cities in Swachh Survekshan 2023

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards for 2023, recognizing Indore and Surat as the cleanest cities in the country with populations exceeding one lakh, with Indore securing this distinction for the seventh consec...

January 11, 2024 3:30 PM

Dense fog to prevail over northwest India during next 5 days: IMD

- By Rupa Kumari The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that dense to very dense fog is likely to continue to prevail during morning hours in isolated pockets of northwest India during next 5 days. The states of Punjab and Har...

January 10, 2024 7:33 PM

Scientists from Mauritius and Bangladesh join India’s 43rd Antarctic Expedition

Fostering maritime collaboration, two scientists from Mauritius and one from Bangladesh have joined the 43rd Antarctic expedition of India, led by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research in Goa. The scientists boarded the vessel in Cape Town...

January 10, 2024 5:18 PM

Cold day conditions likely to reduce over northwest India from January 11: IMD

- By Rupa Kumari Some respite from cold is expected in the coming days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, said that cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to reduce over northwest India from Thursday, January 11. How...

January 10, 2024 11:58 AM

Assam installs solar fence to tackle human-elephant conflict

To address the ongoing human-elephant conflict (HEC), a solar-powered electric fence has recently been installed in Udalguri district, Assam. Collaborating with 'The Aaranyak,' a wildlife NGO based in Guwahati, the Forest Department has successfully ...

January 10, 2024 11:20 AM

2023 is the hottest year on record; warmest in 100,000 years

- By Rupa Kumari 2023 is the hottest year on record, with global temperatures close to the 1.5°C limit. Not only this, but temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years. On Tuesday, Samantha Bur...

January 10, 2024 10:15 AM

The El Nino effect causing dry, snowless winter

- By Rupa Kumari The pristine blanket of snow, enveloping the majestic Himalayas, is missing this winter. Similarly, the skiing haven of India, Gulmarg still remains snowless, having witnessed 79% rainfall deficit throughout December, as of January ...

January 9, 2024 12:33 PM

Karnataka High Court imposes ban on mining activities near KRS reservoir

The Karnataka High Court, expressing grave safety concerns, issued a ban on all mining activities within a 20km radius of the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) dam in Mandya district. The court expressed concern regarding the use of explosives and the potent...

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