Category: Environment

North Bengal remains cut off, floods toll touches 12

Cooch Behar (West Bengal), Aug 15 (IANS) The toll in northern West Bengal due to floods and heavy rains rose…

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29 killed as floods ravage Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug 15 (IANS) At least 29 people have died in the last few days in floods caused by heavy…

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Bengaluru sees heaviest August rainfall since 1890

Bengaluru, Aug 15 (IANS) Bengaluru early on Tuesday witnessed a record 180 mm rainfall in barely three hours, the heaviest…

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286 bodies recovered in Sierra Leone mudslide

Freetown, Aug 15 (IANS) At least 286 bodies have been recovered from a devastating mudslide in Sierra Leone's capital, officials…

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6.5 mn hit by floods in Bihar, over 40 dead

Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) More than 6.5 million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, that have claimed the…

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Seven Indian companies among 200 in green energy revenues

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) India is among the top 11 countries as seven of its companies are among a…

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Agra needs freedom from filth, say residents

Agra, Aug 15 (IANS) India's Independence Day was celebrated here on Tuesday, with residents underlining that the Taj Mahal town…

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Death toll in Nepal floods reaches 91

Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) Massive floods following incessant rains in the past few days have claimed 91 lives in Nepal,…

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Thunderstorms destroy 30,000 hectares of forests in Poland

Warsaw, Aug 15 (IANS) Some 30,000 hectares of forests have been completely destroyed after strong winds and thunderstorms hit Poland…

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NE states remain cut off due to floods, over 30 lakh people hit in Assam

Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) Over 30 lakh people in Assam have been affected by the devastating wave of floods that…

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Mercury rise, no rain on Independence Day

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) There is a possibility of mercury rising by a degree over Monday's maximum temperature of…

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Floods cut off rail-road connectivity with north Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Rail and road connectivity between the northern West Bengal districts and the rest of the state…

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Death toll in Nepal floods reaches 80

Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) Massive floods following incessant rains in the past few days have claimed 80 lives in Nepal,…

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Over 200 feared dead in Sierra Leone flooding

Freetown, Aug 14 (IANS) Over 200 people have died due to heavy rainfall and flooding in Sierra Leone, a media…

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Nearly 2 million affected by floods in Bihar

Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Monday, with many rivers breaching their banks and embankments…

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Special team at Red Fort on I-Day to ensure no snakes in grass

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) To ensure there are no reptiles at Red Fort during the 71st Independence Day celebrations,…

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Himachal mudslide: Rescue operations continue, one still missing

Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Rescuers on Monday resumed search operations for the second day in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district where…

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Heavy rains, water released by Nepal maroon hundreds in UP

Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) At least two persons were killed and two others washed away in a deluge induced by…

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Earth’s largest volcanic region discovered in Antartica

London, Aug 14 (IANS) The largest volcanic region on Earth -- with nearly 100 volcanoes -- has been discovered two…

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Elephant electrocuted in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Aug 14 (IANS) An elephant died due to electrocution in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district on Monday, police said. The…

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