UK scientists developing computer to predict accurate weather

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 10:44

British computer scientists have been working on three new projects aimed at unlocking the potential of cutting-edge computer processors which could contribute to applications including more accurate weather predictions.

No respite from cold in UP, Kanpur shivers at 0.7 C

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 22:29

Cold wave continued in Uttar Pradesh as temperatures in most parts of the state remained below normal.

Now, get extreme weather alerts on cell phones

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:01

In a path-breaking discovery, a system has been developed through which extreme weather alerts on your mobile phone can avert casualties.

Now, get extreme weather alerts on cell phones

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:30

In a path-breaking discovery, a system has been developed through which extreme weather alerts on your mobile phone can avert casualties.

Slight relief from cold in Kashmir, snowfall expected again

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 14:15

Residents of Kashmir got a slight respite from the intense cold wave conditions as the mercury rose in most parts of the Valley due to overcast conditions, leading to the possibility of fresh snowfall.

No respite from icy winds, Churu shivers at 1.7 degree C

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 14:08

There was no respite from the shivering icy winds in Rajasthan as Churu remained the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 1.7 degrees C, about 5 degrees below normal.

UP MLAs on study tour, Samajwadi Party leaders busy with Saifai Mahotsav as poor suffer

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 09:53

Even as thousands of people continue to suffer due to inappropriate management by the Uttar Pradesh government to fight chilling cold, the ruling Samajwadi Party continues to party in Saifai - the ancestral village of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 02:30

A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for homeless people.

Cold tightens grip on Himachal Pradesh

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 22:12

The biting cold wave sweeping most parts of Himachal Pradesh further tightened its grip as tribal areas and other higher reaches received more snow.

Adampur coldest at minus 0.5 C as cold wave continues

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 13:06

There was no let up in biting cold wave sweeping Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with mercury plummeting to minus 0.5 degrees Celsius at Adampur Tuesday.