New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Wednesday announced that eggs of nine critically endangered Siamese crocodiles have been hatched in Cambodia. Listed on International Union for Conservation of Nature’s…
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A chronic state of incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal for the remainder of the 21st century, thanks to increasingly common extreme temperatures, new research suggests. The findings, published…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The MeT has predicted a partly cloudy…
Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Two mild quakes were recorded simultaneously on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba region, which witnessed tremors for three consecutive days in May, an official said. “Two earthquake measuring 3.5 and 4.1…
Freetown, Aug 16 (IANS) Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with immediate effect, the media reported. The President made the announcement on Tuesday after a devastating…
Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) The toll in Nepal’s floods soared to 120 as the disaster caused havoc mostly in the country’s southern plains in the Terai, officials said on Tuesday. According to Nepal’s Ministry of…
Bengaluru, Aug 15 (IANS) Bengaluru early on Tuesday witnessed a record 180mm rainfall in barely three hours, the heaviest downpour in August since 1890, an official said. The heavy rain wreaked havoc across the city,…
Cooch Behar (West Bengal), Aug 15 (IANS) The toll in northern West Bengal due to floods and heavy rains rose to 12 as rail and road connectivity with the rest of the state continued to…
Dhaka, Aug 15 (IANS) At least 29 people have died in the last few days in floods caused by heavy rainfall in Bangladesh, officials said. The floods have affected almost a third of the country,…
Bengaluru, Aug 15 (IANS) Bengaluru early on Tuesday witnessed a record 180 mm rainfall in barely three hours, the heaviest downpour in August in over 100 years. The rains wreaked havoc across the city, crippling…
Freetown, Aug 15 (IANS) At least 286 bodies have been recovered from a devastating mudslide in Sierra Leone’s capital, officials said. A total of 286 bodies were brought to a local hospital on Tuesday, Xinhua…
Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) More than 6.5 million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, that have claimed the lives of over 40 people so far, washed away thousands of huts, badly damaged buildings,…
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) India is among the top 11 countries as seven of its companies are among a list of the 200 largest publicly traded entities that are making significant revenue from clean…
Agra, Aug 15 (IANS) India’s Independence Day was celebrated here on Tuesday, with residents underlining that the Taj Mahal town needed freedom from garbage and filth. A number of flag hoisting functions were held in…
Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) Massive floods following incessant rains in the past few days have claimed 91 lives in Nepal, while thousands of people have been displaced across the country, officials said on Monday. Prime…
Warsaw, Aug 15 (IANS) Some 30,000 hectares of forests have been completely destroyed after strong winds and thunderstorms hit Poland on the night of August 11. The total loss, however, might be even higher, as…
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) Over 30 lakh people in Assam have been affected by the devastating wave of floods that affected the state in the last few days leading to death of over 20 people…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) There is a possibility of mercury rising by a degree over Monday’s maximum temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius while rains will not spoil the 71st Independence Day celebrations in the…
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Rail and road connectivity between the northern West Bengal districts and the rest of the state continued to be cut off on Monday as flash flood and landslides due to incessant…
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) Massive floods following incessant rains in the past few days have claimed 80 lives in Nepal, while thousands of people have been displaced across the country, officials said on Monday. According…