'Day turned into night': Watch giant wall of dust swallowing China's Harbin as rare sandstorm darkens skies with 13-level winds, flying debris and near-zero visibilityHarbin, China, was struck by a severe sandstorm on Sunday, with winds reaching level 13, uprooting trees and reducing visibility to under 1...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Why travellers are turning to the zodiac for vacation planningPeople are increasingly using astrocartography to guide major life choices. This practice, which maps planetary influences on locations, he...
08 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
China's record heat strains power gridAuthorities will send alerts to notify electricity suppliers if measures such as peak shaving and cross-regional dispatching of power are c...
23 Jul, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning signal amid heavy rain forecastThe Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning signal following sustained heavy rainfall exceeding 30 mm per hour. Residents a...
17 Jun, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
Over 16,000 evacuated as Typhoon Wutip threatens flash floods in China's HainanTyphoon Wutip is expected to make landfall on Hainan Island, prompting Chinese authorities to evacuate over 16,000 people from vulnerable a...
13 Jun, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
Chinese employers ordered to limit outdoor work as country struggles with heat, flooding and droughtRescuers were looking Monday for seven people missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains while employers across much of China wer...
10 Jul, 2023, 11.13 AM IST
Central Army commander reviews operations in super high altitude area along China borderBeyond Uttarakhand, the China border becomes the responsibility of the Eastern Command.
10 Nov, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
China reportedly building weather modification system, Centre alertedHimanta Biswa Sarma claimed the neighbouring country's interference in the natural ecosystem in Tibet was leaving an adverse impact on Assa...
28 Mar, 2018, 09.07 PM IST
China drives away smog to ensure clear sky for Trump's visitFollowing the smoggy weather in the past few days, Beijing on Wednesday woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. China's environment ministry ...
09 Nov, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
China extends orange alert as thick smog chokes BeijingThe orange alert, the second highest after red which was originally effective from Friday to yesterday, will not be lifted until Wednesday ...
02 Jan, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
Beijing city issues first air pollution alertBeijing issued its first yellow alert for air pollution this year. The alert puts restrictions on work at construction sites, outdoor barbe...
02 Oct, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
China issues first alert for pollution in 2016The weather observatory upgraded its fog alert from yellow to orange for Saturday evening to Sunday morning under China's four-tier warning...
02 Jan, 2016, 08.21 PM IST
Year's worst pollution engulfs Beijing on Christmas DayBeijing was today enveloped by this year's worst air pollution with the smog level crossing the most hazardous mark, two days after a red a...
25 Dec, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
40 Chinese cities hit by worst smog of the yearBeijing, together with the cities of Baoding, Handan, Langfang and Xingtai in the neighbouring Hebei Province, have issued red alerts, the ...
22 Dec, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Year's worst smog to hit north China; second red alert likelyChina's National Meteorological Centre said, the air pollution will last through the following Tuesday and be worse than the spell between ...
17 Dec, 2015, 09.34 PM IST
China issues this year's first heavy smog alertThe reading for the PM 2.5, airborne particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter, hit 274 micrograms per cubic meter today in most parts...
29 Nov, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
Snowstorms hit China; flights, bullet trains affectedHeavy snowstorms hit a vast area of north China today, slowing down bullet trains and grounding flights here besides disrupting traffic flo...
22 Nov, 2015, 07.31 PM IST