Category: Environment

Two months on, Mizoram’s local communities still to overcome havoc caused by flash floods

By Saket Suman Lunglei (Mizoram), Aug 16 (IANS) Even two months after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wreaked havoc…

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Overflowing rivers inundate new areas in Bihar

Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) The overall flood situation in Bihar continued to be grim on Wednesday with major rivers in…

8 years ago

Critically endangered Siamese crocodile eggs hatched in Cambodia

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Wednesday announced that eggs of nine critically endangered…

8 years ago

Incomplete drought recovery could be new normal

Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A chronic state of incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal for the remainder of…

8 years ago

Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28…

8 years ago

Two mild quakes hit Chamba in Himachal

Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Two mild quakes were recorded simultaneously on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba region, which witnessed tremors…

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Sierra Leone declares 7-day mourning for mudslide victims

Freetown, Aug 16 (IANS) Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with…

8 years ago

Toll in Nepal floods rises to 120

Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) The toll in Nepal's floods soared to 120 as the disaster caused havoc mostly in the…

8 years ago

Bengaluru records heaviest August rainfall since 1890

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

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago



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