Raises Hope Of Normal Rains This Yr

178 Districts Have Received Scanty Or Deficient Rainfall

Stuck over south India for almost a week, the monsoon is set to stir again on the back of a fresh surge.

Biggest Boost For Feline In Recent Years

NEW DELHI: As world leaders met in Paris on Monday to commit to a united fight against climate change, the capitals of India and China remained blanketed in heavy smog triggered by pollution.

Uncontrolled burning of paddy stubbles by Punjab farmers appears to be again putting the health of residents in the National Capital Region at risk, with Delhi's air quality falling sharply in the

Many Dealers Held For Selling Fake Pesticide

India finally has an estimate of its most populous and elusive large predator, the leopard.

August ended with a higher-than-anticipated rainfall deficit of 22% and with top India Meteorological Department officials saying the monsoon could start withdrawing in the next few days, the chanc

Sub-par rainfall across India for more than two weeks has pushed the monsoon deficit to 10% below normal, increasing worries of a second successive drought year in the country .