Washington, April 27 (IANS/DPA) Dozens of tornadoes tore across the US Midwest and flattened entire neighbourhoods, particularly in and around the city of Omaha in the state of Nebraska. “Numerous houses” in western Douglas County,…
Chennai, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) With most of the reservoirs in the drought-prone districts of Vellore, Ranipet, Thirupathur and Tiruvannamalai left with only 55 per cent of water, farmers have been advised to shift to crops…
Jammu, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over 350 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K’s) Ramban District abandoned their homes on Saturday after destruction of the houses due to land subsidence. Reports said that 30 houses were completed…
United Nations, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has unveiled a new initiative aimed at integrating fairness, sustainability, and human rights into the procurement and use of essential minerals for the clean energy transition….
Bhubaneswar, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The IMD regional centre here on Thursday issued a red alert for several districts of Odisha, warning people about severe heat wave conditions over the next two days – on April…
Lucknow, April 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Battling the impact of climate change, the mango yield in northern India, including Uttar Pradesh (UP), may be hit by the earlier-than-usual summer this year, said experts at Lucknow’s ICAR-Central Institute…
Lucknow, April 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lucknow district administration has changed the timings of all schools in view of rising temperatures. The timing of all government, aided and private schools up to Class 12 has been…
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court has ordered authorities to immediately clean the river bed of the Yamuna in Agra. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the…
Agartala, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the state buffeted by a heat wave, the Tripura government on Wednesday declared a holiday in all schools for four days from Wednesday to provide respite to children. Tripura’s Additional…
Strasbourg, April 24 (IANS/DPA) The European Parliament is set to vote Wednesday on stricter limit values against air pollution. New upper limits are to apply from 2030 for particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulphur…
Lucknow, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) With temperatures soaring past 40 degrees Celsius in several cities in Uttar Pradesh, the impact is visible on electioneering. Most of the candidates are avoiding large meetings and focussing on door-to-door…
Ottawa, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), opened in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The…
Helsinki, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall struck Finland’s capital Helsinki, disrupting commuter traffic, tram operations, and flight schedules. The Finnish Meteorological Institute reported that between Monday morning and Tuesday morning, 10 to…
Chandigarh, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab’s Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his government’s failure to provide compensation to farmers for crops damaged in the hailstorms. “Before the…
New Delhi, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight people, including six minors, sustained minor injuries after a wall on the top floor of a house in south Delhi collapsed due to the sudden rainfall and storm on…
New Delhi, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the…
Guwahati, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Popularly known as ‘Elephant Girl’ (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Baruah is India’s first woman mahout (elephant keeper) who was conferred the Padma Shri award on Monday in recognition of…
New Delhi, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artificial intelligence (AI) models developed by tech giants like Google, Nvidia, and Huawei, can quickly and accurately predict the path and intensity of major storms, a new study said on…
Mumbai, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff observed the Earth Day on Monday. Allu, who is awaiting the release of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, the sequel to the box-office…
Beijing, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people were killed and 10 others remain missing after continuous heavy rainfall hit many parts of south China’s Guangdong Province in recent days, local authorities said Monday. Of the total,…