Tokyo, Sep 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s east coast on Friday, weather officials said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the tremblor occurred at 9.14 a.m.,…
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The authorities sounded an alert in Hyderabad and its outskirts as incessant rains overnight flooded more residential colonies. The Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were gearing up for…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 25 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “There…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) As part of Swachh Bharat Mission, the central government has decided to organise a week-long cleanliness drive across the country from September 25, said an official statement. The initiative named…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the city and outskirts for a second consecutive day Thursday. With the met…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the city and outskirts for a second consecutive day Thursday. With the met…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Considered one of the “most unlucky” Indian elephants, Mohan (55) who was rescued from Uttar Pradesh’s Pratagarh in July finally reached his new abode – Wildlife SOS’s Elephant Care Centre…
Vijayawada, Sep 22 (IANS) Two persons were killed and four others went missing as heavy rains lashed Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, throwing rail and road transport and bringing the normal life to standstill. The incessant…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said that country’s foodgrain production is estimated to rise by nine per cent to an all-time high of 135.03 million tonnes in…
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Greenland lost nearly 2,700 gigatons of ice from 2003-2013, not about 2,500 gigatons as scientists previously thought — a 7.6 percent difference, a study says. “It’s a fairly modest correction,”…
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) Two Indian forest officials have been selected for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards which honours individuals engaging in exemplary law enforcement actions to protect wildlife, a statement…
Bangkok, Sep 22 (IANS) The toll in the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains on Indonesia’s Java province rose to 23 on Thursday, the authorities said. National disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 26 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “There would be partly…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Heavy rains continue to lash large parts of Maharashtra, with many areas recording three-digit (in millimetres) rainfall, including Mumbai and coastal districts, officials said here on Wednesday. Similar rainy weather has…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 37.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. Thursday is…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Accusing multinational companies of destroying India’s seed sovereignty by violating Indian Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws, environmentalist Vandana Shiva on Wednesday wrote to parliamentarians from mustard growing states cautioning them…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) IBM on Wednesday said it has teamed up with the Tamil Nadu government to establish an innovative, cloud-based intelligent operations command centre to better prepare for and respond to disruptive,…
London, Sep 21 (IANS) The upper depths of the world’s oceans have warmed significantly since 1995, resulting in severe hurricanes, storm surges and an increase in the number of icebergs, according to a new report….
Dehradun, Sep 21 (IANS) The regional Met department on Wednesday forecast heavy rains in the Kumaon region in the next 48 hours, an official of the state government said. Heavy rains had lashed many parts…
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Heavy overnight rains wrecked havoc in parts of Hyderabad and its suburbs as water entered some residential areas and flooded roads, officials said. The rains from Tuesday evening to the early…