24 states received deficient rainfall in June
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As many as 24 states in the country, including food baskets Punjab and Haryana, have received deficient rainfall in June as the sluggish pace of monsoon raises worries with 250…
Environment
SC dismisses plea for removal of encroachments on TN water bodies
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking removal of illegal encroachments on water bodies in Tamil Nadu. The encroachments, it alleged, had dried up nearly 2,000 water bodies…
In river-rich Bihar, water crisis is a man-made disaster
Patna, July 1 (IANS) It has been more than a week since the much-awaited monsoon arrived in Bihar, but the water problems of the people are far from over. Women and children waiting for hours…
Delayed monsoon leads to 40% deficit rainfall in Telugu states
Hyderabad/Vijayawada, July 1 (IANS) With about 40 percent rainfall deficit in June due to the late and sluggish southwest monsoon, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana continue to reel under drought-like conditions. According to the…
Maldives begins work to eliminate single-use plastics by 2025
Male, July 1 (IANS) The Maldives Parliament on Monday passed a resolution to completely ban the use of single-use plastics from 2025 in a bid to protect the environment. The resolution was presented to the…
Deficient rain fails to dampen Punjab, Haryana’s kharif sowing
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Rains ahead of the southwest monsoon across the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, known as the “granaries of India”, remained over 50 per cent deficient in the past one month,…
Delhi records highest-ever peak power demand at 7,241 MW
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With the heat still holding its grip, the peak power demand of the national capital crossed all the previous records to reach 7,241 MW on Monday, the State Load Dispatch…
Himachal gets 46% deficit pre-monsoon rains
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) With the southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh being delayed by at least 10 days, the pre-monsoon rains also remained 46 per cent deficient in June, the weather bureau said on Monday….
Mumbai rain: 4 killed, traffic hit for fourth day
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A person was electrocuted and three were killed afer being struck by lightning as rain pounded Mumbai and many parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day, disrupting normal life and…
SL to fit GPS collars on wild elephants to minimize deaths
Colombo, July 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) said on Monday that it had initiated a programme to fit GPS collars on wild elephants in a bid to minimize the escalating human-elephant…
Odisha receives deficit rainfall of 31.5% in June
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) Odisha experienced a rainfall deficit of 31.5 per cent in June this year, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said on Monday. Odisha got average rainfall of 148.3 mm…
Mumbai rain: Man killed, traffic hit for fourth day
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A person was electrocuted as rain pounded Mumbai and its surroundings for the fourth consecutive day, disrupting normal life and hitting air, road and rail traffic, officials said on Monday. A…
Everyone must join to fight water shortage: Priyanka
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Everyone must come together to battle the water crisis in the country or it will be too late, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on Monday. “Water shortage in Maharashtra,…
Japan resumes commercial whaling after 31 years
Tokyo, July 1 (IANS) Japanese whaling fleets set sail on Monday to hunt whales for commercial purposes for the first time in 31 years, a day after Tokyo formally withdrew from the International Whaling Commission…
Single-use plastic bags banned in New Zealand
Wellingotn, July 1 (IANS) Single-use plastic bags have been officially banned for all New Zealand retailers from Monday. As stipulated by the Waste Minimisation (Plastic Shopping Bags) Regulations 2018, which came into force on Monday,…
Sonakshi chips in for Alia’s MiSu initiative
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha has contributed some of her wardrobe items for Alia Bhatt’s initiative Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe (MiSu). The garments from Sonakshi’s wardrobe will be available on SaltScout.com, an…
Wild dog menace in UP: PAC deployed in village
Saharanpur, July 1 (IANS) A platoon of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) has been deployed in a village in Saharanpur district to protect the villagers from attacks by feral dogs. The move came after two infants…
Delhi extends summer break for students up to class VIII
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Delhi government on Sunday extended till July 8 the summer break for students up to class VIII due to the hot weather. Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said that…
Dust storm, rain likely in Delhi-NCR soon
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The national capital and its adjoining areas are expected to witness dust storms along with strong winds and a short spell of rain in the coming days. According to Skymet…
Leopard enters Uttarakhand medical college, attacks people
Dehradun, June 30 (IANS) A leopard entered the Srinagar Government Medical College in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district on Sunday, attacking a couple of persons and creating panic in the premises, an official said. The leopard, which…