Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) With larger extreme weather events in the picture, such as the floods that ravaged India and Bangladesh, the countries need to think about short-term adaptation to protect people, says noted atmospheric…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Stressing on limiting consumption of natural resources, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan told key UN and business leaders here on Thursday that India will not disappoint the world on environment…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Explosions were heard on Thursday and black smoke was seen rising from a chemical plant near Houston city in the US state of Texas, compromised by flooding from the catastrophic hurricane…
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Atmospheric scientist and MIT Professor Ronald G. Prinn, whose group’s findings the Donald Trump administration used to justify pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, hopes the US exit from the…
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed and several injured as heavy rain continued to lash Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi. Torrential rain coupled with gusty winds hit the city late…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Large-scale misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms in India coupled with poor waste management is leading to multi-drug resistant bacteria, a new study by the CSE said on Thursday. The…
By Vishal Gulati Dehradun, Aug 31 (IANS) Unscientific harvesting of the caterpillar fungus, one of the world’s highest-prized biological commodities and globally dubbed the “Himalayan Viagra”, may lead to the extinction of the species in…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The death toll in the catastrophic hurricane Harvey that lashed through the US state of Texas has increased to 37, the media reported. The unrelenting storm that made landfall on August…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A multi-storeyed residential building collapsed near J.J. Hospital in south Mumbai trapping many on Thursday, an official said. At least five persons were rescued from the debris within an hour of…
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Pakistani port city of Karachi resulting in the cancellation of trains and flights, weather officials said on Thursday. Torrential rains, coupled with gusty winds, hit the city on…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.6 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The MeT has predicted light rains. “It will be a generally…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A four-storeyed residential building collapsed near J.J. Hospital in south Mumbai on Thursday, officials said. More than two dozen people were living in the old and dilapidated Arsiwala building on Maulana…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The catastrophic hurricane Harvey has weakened to a tropical depression with its centre now located in southwest Louisiana, but continues to cause heavy rains, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) announced….
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian-Americans who are living in safer Texas neighbourhoods are helping people affected by the devastating Hurricane Harvey by offering them shelter, preparing food for thousands and distributing essential relief aid. A…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) To ensure that no untreated sewage flows in Ganga, the government has finalised modalities and awarded work to construct sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the Hindu holy cities of Varanasi…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) A devastating storm that swept through the US state of Texas made a second landfall in Louisiana state on Wednesday, dousing the region with heavy rains that officials warned could lead…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A day after the Tuesday deluge which claimed five lives, Mumbai struggled on Wednesday to get back on its feet, with many thousands reaching their homes after being stranded for over…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Wednesday apprised of a MoU signed between India and Brazil for cooperation in the fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics…
Shillong, Aug 30 (IANS) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the Modi government was mulling to disband the National Green Tribunal (NGT). “We are going through difficult years and the dissolution may have disastrous…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey made a second landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border in the US on Wednesday, dousing the region with heavy rain that could lead to “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding”. The rainfall…