Lucknow: Scattered rain in several parts of the city on Tuesday afternoon brought relief from humid conditions, but also led to waterlogging in some areas. India Meteorological Department has forecast hot and humid weather on Wednesday, with no widespread rainfall likely over next few days.Weather changed around 3 pm as dark clouds gathered over the…
Recent showers turn Pune into a picturesque city Pune: Monsoon revival over large parts of the country is unlikely for at least the next week. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) extended-range forecast, however, suggests subdued monsoon conditions could persist through July 22.Although the meteorologists are keeping a close watch on a possible weather system that…
Guwahati: Kaziranga Tiger Reserve has emerged as an avian hotspot, with a new study by the reserve’s authorities reporting it hosts 45% of India’s raptor species and six of the country’s eight stork species. It also recorded the nation’s highest concentration of nesting sites for the rare Pallas’s fish eagle.Most of the species recorded are…
Guwahati: Alang, a female Amur falcon fitted with a satellite tag in Manipur in Nov last year, has returned to the northeast after wintering in southern Africa, adding an unexpected first to the species’ tracked migration story — a stopover in Bhutan.Researchers following the bird’s signal say Alang has covered more than 20,000 km in…
New Delhi: The avian story involving an adult female Oriental Pied Hornbill and Grey Hornbills that has recently gripped birders at Lodhi Garden on Tuesday took an interesting turn. The Oriental Pied Hornbill, which has been feeding a Grey Hornbill family that is not her own, has been taking care of at least two such…
New Delhi: At dawn in Lodhi Garden, birders and walkers have found themselves following an avian story for over 10 days with all the ingredients of a soap opera. At the centre of the ongoing spectacle is an unlikely cast: an adult female oriental pied hornbill, a pair of resident Indian grey hornbills and at…
