Cotton sowing begins in Vidarbha

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 13:55

Cotton is grown in about two lakh hectare of cultivation area here out of a total of 4.75 lakh hectares, she said.

Farmers wait for monsoon in rain-fed areas to begin sowing

Last Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2015, 13:28

As per the Union Agriculture Ministry data, sowing so far in this kharif season is higher in case of paddy and oilseeds, but the area is lagging behind in pulses, coarse cereals, cotton and jute.

Goverment talks of contingency plan to tackle power woes

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 16:15

"Today, we have stocks which can run these power plants for almost 20-22 days continously...," the minister said, adding that the buffer stock has been built up. "Power plants are ready to produce more. They have sufficient capacity in the system. Sufficient contingency plans have been drawn up," the minister said.

High Court bars Glenmark from making anti-diabetes drugs

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 17:34

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained Indian firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from manufacturing, marketing or selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, saying it has "prima facie" infringed the patent of US drug major Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD).

Minimum temperatures hover above normal in Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 12:25

The minimum temperatures hovered a few notches above normal across Punjab and Haryana on Monday.

New York, New Jersey ready for Super Bowl close-up with Broncos-Seahawks matchup

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 21:18

Some 80,000 football fans from around the world are set to pack into New Jersey`s Met Life Stadium on Sunday for the first NFL Super Bowl championship played in the New York area, an event that has shone a fresh spotlight on the region.

Foggy morning in Delhi, clear day ahead

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:16

The national capital Sunday was wrapped under a dense fog with very low visibility. The Met Office has forecast a clear day ahead.

Fog hits normal life in Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:18

A thick blanket of fog in most parts of Punjab and Haryana today again disrupted normal life adversely affecting air, rail and road traffic.

Kargil records season`s lowest night temperature

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:24

Kargil, in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded lowest night temperature as mercury settled 21 degrees below freezing point even as MeT Department has predicted fresh snowfall in the region.

Cold snap continues in north India; 1 dies in avalanche in J&K

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 20:59

Cold conditions persisted in north India with mercury plummeting slightly and fog enveloping several parts of the region, affecting normal life.

Bright sunny day in Kashmir, night temp dips

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 14:07

It was a bright sunny morning in Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day today though there was no respite from cold in the night as mercury dipped below freezing point.

Cold conditions renew in Punjab, Haryana after overnight rains

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 14:03

The cold conditions, which had abated in past few days, were renewed today in most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with mercury plummeting by up to two degrees after overnight rains.