Severe weather expected in J&K, Ladakh from Friday evening
Srinagar: Night temperatures continued to remain several notches below the freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as the weather office forecast snow and rain during the next three days. Leh was at minus 13.1, Kargil minus 17.8 and Drass minus 21.6 as the night’s lowest temperature “A fresh western disturbance is likely More...
Take action to cut methane emissions from oil, gas sector: IEA
New Delhi: Methane emissions from the global oil and gas industry fell by an estimated 10 per cent in 2020 as producers slashed output in response to the historic shock of the Covid-19 crisis, the International More...
After 25 years, Srinagar records minus 8.4 degrees at night
Srinagar: Srinagar city recorded its coldest night on Thursday as the minimum temperature plummeted to minus 8.4 degrees Celsius, a record broken after 25 years. This night was the coldest in Srinagar in 25 years Weather More...
Fog and frost affect normal life in J&K
Srinagar: Fog and frost on Sunday affected the pedestrian and vehicular movement in Jammu and Kashmir as the weather office said there would be improvement as the day advances. Srinagar recorded minus 2.6 degrees More...
Week-long battle against wildfire continues in Nagaland, Manipur
Kohima/Imphal: The combined forces of Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), para-military and state authorities along with hundreds of volunteers and locals on Monday continued to battle the raging week-long wildfire in More...
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir and Ladakh, more to follow
Srinagar: Moderate to heavy snowfall started on Sunday in Kashmir and Ladakh while rains lashed the Jammu division. Srinagar had minus 1.5, Pahalgam also had minus 1.5 while Gulmarg had minus 5.0 as the minimum More...
Rain to continue in NCR-Delhi, parts of Haryana, UP and Rajasthan
New Delhi: Delhi and its adjoining areas and parts of Haryana, UP and Rajasthan will continue to receive moderate to heavy rain along with thunderstorms for the next few days, the India Meteorological Department More...
Shimla gets season’s first snowfall, several roads blocked
Shimla: After a long wait, the Himachal Pradesh capital witnessed the season’s first snowfall on Monday, which snapped road links but tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another. Tourist spots More...
Are earthquakes to blame for Arctic warming?
Moscow: The Arctic’s rapid warming could have been triggered by a series of great earthquakes, suggests new research. One of the factors driving climate warming is the release of methane from permafrost In More...
Delhi’s air quality turns severe, to improve on Christmas
New Delhi: The pollution levels in the national capital shot up on Wednesday and mounted to severe category, prompting the Ministry of Earth Sciences to advise people to avoid outdoor physical activities and wear More...