Assam floods: Ten more die, death toll reach 49
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IANS) Ten more people died due to flood-related incidents across Assam in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 49, officials said on Thursday. The second wave of floods in…
Environment
Stakeholders deliberate on Najafgarh drain issue
Gurgaon, Aug 17 (IANS) In an attempt to lay the future road map for water security, stakeholders on Thursday came together on a common platform to deliberate on the issue of the Najafgarh drain. The…
Government launches campaign for pollution-free Diwali
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Union Government on Thursday launched a campaign urging people to celebrate a pollution-free Diwali, an official statement said. Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the “Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali” campaign…
Volkswagen submits roadmap for recalling 3.23 lakh vehicles to NGT
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) German vehicles manufacturer Volkswagen on Thursday submitted a roadmap to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on recallling its 3.23 lakh vehicles for violating India’s emission norms. The automobile major is…
Thunderstorm, lightning warning in Odisha’s 16 districts
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 16 districts in Odisha. The Met office in Bhubaneswar issued the alert for Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Bolangir,…
Floods disrupt train services in northeast
Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 17 (IANS) Due to severe floods in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, the northeastern region has been cut off by rail from the rest of India for about a week, officials said on…
Thousands living under open sky in flood-hit Bihar
By Imran Khan Bagaha/Purnea (Bihar), Aug 17 (IANS) Sundari Devi and her family of seven, including an elderly mother-in-law and children, are struggling to survive along an elevated road here for the last three days….
Over 100 people evacuated in Portugal as wildfire rages
Lisbon, Aug 17 (IANS) Some 133 people were evacuated from Macao in Portugal as an intense wildfire raged outside the town on Thursday. According to the National Authority for Civil Protection (ProCiv), 970 firefighters, 260…
500 trees to be trimmed in Meghalaya
Shillong, Aug 17 (IANS) As many as 500 vulnerable trees would soon be trimmed in Meghalaya to avoid accidents, Deputy Chief Minister Roytre Christopher Laloo said on Thursday. The government’s decision to trim vulnerable trees…
No river, no us: B-Town bats to save rivers
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Salman Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Anupam Kher are among Bollywood celebrities who have extended their support to Rally for Rivers campaign, urging fans and followers to help save the country’s rivers….
Bus services resume in flood-hit Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Bus services to and from northern West Bengal, which is reeling under floods, resumed on Thursday even as the situation continued to be “serious” in certain districts, a minister said. “Bus…
Camera trap records 30 large mammal species in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Aug 17 (IANS) A camera trap has recorded the presence of 30 large mammal species in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a statement on Thursday. The biodiversity…
Mexican marine biologist works to save great white sharks
Mexico City, Aug 17 (IANS) A Mexican marine biologist is using his new book to spread the message for protection of great white sharks, an animal that he contends is nearly perfect. “When we see…
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky…
Merkel reaffirms target of 1 mn electric cars by 2020
Berlin, Aug 17 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed the goal of 1 million electric cars running on German roads by 2020, the media reported. “I have not pulled it back. I said that we…
Kenya to host UN Environment Assembly in December
Nairobi, Aug 17 (IANS) The third edition of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will be held in Nairobi from December 4 to 6, officials said. According to the Deputy Director of UN Environment Ibrahim Thiaw on…
Cabinet nod to complete North Koel reservoir project
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to complete the remaining work on the North Koel reservoir project that will provide irrigation water for 1,11,521 hectares of land in most…
World Bank pledges $24 mn to enhance India’s forest ecosystem services
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for ecosystem service improvement…
UP floods: 400 evacuated from India-Nepal border area
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal has evacuated 400 people from the flood-affected Uttar Pradesh villages along the India-Nepal border, an official said on Wednesday. “Our rescue and relief team of sector…
Bihar flood victims protest over lack of relief materials
Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of flood victims in Bihar’s worst hit Kishanganj and West Champaran district on Wednesday staged protests demanding adequate distribution of relief materials and assistance. There also were reports of anger…