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…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tura (Meghalaya), Aug 16 (IANS) Over one lakh persons have been affected by floods in the Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers, the waters of which have inundated 136 villages in western Meghalaya, an official said on…
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IANS) The flood fury continued in Assam as the toll rose to 39 in the second wave of floods and over 3.3 million people continued to be marooned in 24 districts of…
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The flood situation in parts of northern West Bengal continued to be “alarming” despite a let up in the incessant rains as many rivers in the area were still flowing well…