Tehran, Sep 2 (IANS) Iran has started the construction of a 10-megawatt solar power plant on Qeshm Island, the first photovoltaic power station on the Persian Gulf island, a media report said on Saturday. Hamidreza…
Shimla, Sep 2 (IANS) A massive landslide on the national highway near the state capital on Saturday buried at least six vehicles and parts of a temple, police said. However, there were no reports of…
Bengaluru, Sep 2 (IANS) It is “dangerous” to see a mere three cm of rainfall inundate the city, India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bengaluru chief said on Saturday, a day after the deluge here. “The rainfall…
Beijing, Sep 2 (IANS) Chinese authorities on Saturday activated a national disaster alert and emergency response mechanism for typhoon Mawar to help in the preparation for relief work. Mawar will be the 16th typhoon to…
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) At least 12 sewage overflows and toxic chemical spilling from about 36 industrial facilities were reported in the US city of Houston in the aftermath of the devastating hurricane Harvey that…
By Farahnaz Zahidi Stephen McCaffrey is considered “the single-most respected authority on international water law”, and is now the winner of the Stockholm Water Prize 2017. As Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of…
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) Megastar Chiranjeevi on Saturday said it was everyone’s responsibility to protect the rivers and extended his support for yogi Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s initiative “Rally For Rivers”. In a video message, Chiranjeevi…
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) China’s mono-crystalline solar cells and modules Longi Green Energy Technology will start building its Rs 1,500 crore Indian plant by the end of this year, said a senior official of its…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) It was a Cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.6 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The sky will remain cloudy throughout the day…
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Houston’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey flooding in the US will be a “multi-year project”, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said. “This is going to be a massive, massive clean-up process,” he…
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) The death toll in the catastrophic hurricane Harvey that lashed through the US state of Texas has increased to 46, the media reported. Meanwhile, Houston and other areas hit by record…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Ahead of the COP23 this November, where progress on the Paris Agreement to fight climate change is to be tracked, an UNFCCC official said that there will be dialogue with…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Central government on a plea seeking direction to to impound cows that are seen feeding on garbage on roads across the…
Ahmedabad, Sep 1 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard on Friday said it rescued eight Indian fishermen who were stranded off the Gujarat coast for three days due to bad weather. Their fishing boat Mayur Sagar…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) After the national capital witnessed pleasant weather on Friday, recording over 6 cm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, weather analysts forecast an equally cool and pleasant Saturday. Delhi…
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Expressing its anguish over the death of renowned gastroenterologist Deepak Amarapurkar in the Mumbai deluge, the Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the BMC and other respondents to file replies on…
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) Four people were killed in landslides in two different parts of Himachal Pradesh on Friday as the state experienced moderate to heavy rains, officials said. Hundreds were stranded after incessant rainfall…
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) The decision to shift the jurisdiction of the NGT court for Goa-related cases to Delhi from Pune was taken on the state government’s recommendation, said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday….
London, Sep 1 (IANS) The most rapid and extreme natural global warming event of the last 66 million years was driven by massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from volcanoes during the formation of the North…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of thunderstorms and lightning in 16 districts of Odisha on Friday evening. Thunderstorms with lightning were likely to hit Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur,…