Beijing, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s National Meteorological Centre on Sunday renewed an orange alert, the second highest, for rainstorms in several regions. From 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, heavy rains are expected in…
Tokyo, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the richter scale struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, authorities said, adding that no tsunami warning was issued. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA),…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Countries in the Global South must move the issue of sanitation beyond the idea of toilets to that of effective management of faecal sludge, experts at CSE’s online global conclave…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overnight rains in several parts of the capital city resulted into waterlogging and traffic snarls on Sunday morning. The minimum temperature settled at 24.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sunday morning brought some respite to residents of Delhi from sultry weather conditions as the city received light rains since morning. The maximum temperature is predicted to rise up to…
Beijing, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rains are expected to hit China in the next three days, likely pushing water levels in some rivers above warning levels, the Ministry of Water Resources said. From Saturday to…
Srinagar, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities in Leh district of Ladakh union territory on Sunday alerted residents living downstream the Indus River of impending flooding due to the creation of an artificial lake in the Zanskar…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Remote rocky villages of Himachal Pradesh, where snowfall often damages electricity transmission lines for days and breathing kerosene fumes is the only option, are coming out of darkness…
Chennai, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Centre of the Meteorological office has forecast heavy rain in Tamil Nadu over the next few days which is likely to continue till August 25. According to information available,…
Gandhinagar, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Gujarat’s Kutch district on Saturday, said the Institute of Seismology Research (ISR), Gandhinagar. There were no reports of any casualty or damage to property, it said….
Gurugram, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A few hours of heavy rain on Saturday caused waterlogging in Gurugram, affecting the vehicular and pedestrian movementse. Light rains started at around 6.30 a.m., which gained momentum by 8 a.m….
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi received the highest rainfall in a month since 2009, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls across the national capital. The last…
Tel Aviv, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection is expanding the use of drones in an effort to fight more effectively against environmental offenders. The cameras on drones make capturing environmental offenses in…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Saturday morning witnessed heavy rainfall, bringing the mercury down but also leading to water logging in several places, causing inconvenience to the…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana government has issued orders to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for rodent control. Director of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Department Anita Rajendra directed District…
Guwahati, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two adult female elephants were electrocuted in western Assam’s Baksa district, adjoining Bhutan, on Friday and the man responsible has surrendered to police, officials said. Assam wildlife officials said that the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall, with isolated heavy falls, is very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar during next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…
New York, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Immediate and urgent globally coordinated efforts to mitigate climate change and increase resilience to extreme heat to limit additional warming can help save lives, say researchers. Extreme heat is an…
Hyderabad, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Friday certified Hyderabad as ‘Water Plus’ city under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Hyderabad has become the first city from Telangana to receive this…
New Delhi/Nashik, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nashik has become the first non-metro city in Maharashtra to sign the ‘Race To Zero’ pledge for going net zero on greenhouse gas by 2040. The pledge has already been…