By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) Offshore wind — plentiful along the coast of southern India — can be a potential source to meet the increasing energy demand in this region, scientists at the…
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) Harvey, which made landfall on Texas’ Gulf coast as the most powerful storm to strike the US in 12 years, has left cities devastated and threatened to bring flooding with water…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) It was a pleasant and cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded 24.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain overcast throughout the…
Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government in Goa should commission environment and social impact assessment studies before agreeing to nationalise six major rivers in the state, state Congress president Shantaram…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey, the biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 years, slammed into Texas spawning tornadoes, flooding, fires and widespread power outages across the state on Saturday. The storm,…
Tokyo, Aug 26 (IANS) Japanese researchers have developed an antibody that induces immune responses, which significantly suppresses malignant cancers in dogs as well as increases their survival rate. As seen in humans, dogs too have…
Purnea (Bihar), Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a Rs 500 crore relief package for Bihar after conducting an aerial survey of the flood-hit regions in the state. “Announced a package…
Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit districts in Bihar and later reviewed the situation, officials said. Modi along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and…
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh capital and many adjoining areas woke up to heavy rains on Saturday, bringing some respite from the humid weather. The Met Office said that rains would continue with…
Dehradun, Aug 26 (IANS) The Met department on Saturday forecast heavy rains in many parts of Uttarakhand in the next 48 hours to Monday morning. While there was scanty rainfall in the hill state on…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey has made landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said. Harvey is the first Category 4…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “It will be generally cloudy sky with possibility…
Rieti (Italy), Aug 26 (IANS/AKI) A pine forest in Italy’s Lazio that spelled out the world ‘Dux’, the Latin nickname given to wartime fascist dictator Benito Mussolini by his followers was severely damaged by a…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Despite drizzling in the national capital, it remained a warm and humid day on Friday here, with the maximum temperature rising slightly to 35.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above the…
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Aug 25 (IANS) More than 200,000 people around the world have signed a call to ensure that snow leopard landscapes are secured with the involvement of local communities through long-term management plans, it…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A clutch of Gambhira folk performers in flood-ravaged Malda district of West Bengal are chipping in to gather funds for flood relief through their art form, officials said on Friday. According…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Asking the government if it wanted to wind up the National Green Tribunal, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a public interest litigation…
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury Long considered one of the global leaders in disaster management, the deaths from this year’s floods have been traumatic for Bangladesh — with many happening in areas not considered to be…
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Texas is expected to experience “life-threatening” floods from the heavy rains and storm surge accompanying Hurricane Harvey, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has announced. At 9 p.m. (local time) on…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The national capital saw a humid Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The India Meteorological Department forecast a generally…