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January 6, 2024 10:19 AM

Kyrgyzstan declares snow leopard national symbol

- By Rupa Kumari Kyrgyzstan has officially declared the snow leopard as its national symbol, underscoring its commitment to conservation and ecological balance. A decree signed by President Sadyr Zhaparov of the Kyrgyz Republic, states: “The sn...

January 5, 2024 11:11 AM

Indore, Bhopal, and Udaipur nominated for international Wetland City accreditation

India has nominated three cities for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, according to a statement by the environment ministry on Thursday. The cities are Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), and Udai...

January 4, 2024 8:24 PM

Europe grapples with weather extremes

Europe is grappling with extreme weather conditions. While Scandinavia battles frigid temperatures and snowstorms disrupting daily life and transportation, western Europe faces the onslaught of powerful winds and heavy rainfall, resulting in floods. ...

January 4, 2024 10:03 AM

Delhi-NCR shivers in biting cold as temperature dips further, AQI remains ‘very poor’

The cold wave continues to tighten its grip over Delhi-NCR with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.3 degrees on Thursday morning, as per India Meteorological Department data. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 15 degrees in the natio...

January 3, 2024 11:00 AM

Cold wave conditions coupled with dense fog continue to sweep North India

North India is currently experiencing extremely cold weather and dense fog, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Very dense fog has been observed in specific areas of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Western Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. West U...

January 2, 2024 1:17 PM

Cold day to severe cold day conditions expected to continue in parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Severe fog is anticipated in various parts of northern India from January 2nd to 6th, 2024. Punjab is likely to experience dense to very dense fog during night and morning hours throughout this peri...

January 1, 2024 12:34 PM

Delhi records mild New Year’s morning at 10.1°C, dense fog blankets northern region

The national capital recorded a temperature of 10.1 degrees Celsius on New Year’s morning, three notches above the season's average. The India Meteorological Department reported a visibility of 700 meters at Safdarjung and 1,200 meters at Palam du...

December 29, 2023 1:51 PM

California coastline battered by rough surf; meteorologists warn worse is yet to come

Massive waves battered the coast of California on Thursday (December 28) with meteorologists warning that the worse is yet to come. Storms in the Pacific Ocean whipped up coastal swells that led to flooding and evacuation orders were in place in sev...

December 29, 2023 1:12 PM

Dense fog blankets most part of north India; alert issued for states

Several states in India woke up to a thick blanket of fog on Friday, December 29. The states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Tamil Nadu reported very dense fog at 8:30 am on Friday morning. Meanwhile, dense...

December 28, 2023 2:09 PM

Namdapha Flying Squirrel resurfaces in Arunachal Pradesh after 42 years

The Namdapha Flying Squirrel, missing for four decades, has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh. Last documented in 1981, this nocturnal flying squirrel is indigenous to the Changlang district and endemic to Arunachal Pradesh, specifically the Namdapha N...

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