San Francisco, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a red flag warning for nearly all of Northern California as a heatwave combined with gusty, dry winds have heightened the risk…
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 13-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard near the Dudhwa forest range in Dhaurahra area of Lakhimpur Kheri district. The victim, a Class 8 student,…
Guwahati, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing third wave of floods in Assam further deteriorated on Sunday with 2.25 lakh people affected in nine districts, officials said. Officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) To assist the hospitality industry in their preparedness to continue operations safely and mitigate risks arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism has partnered with the Quality…
Chandigarh, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a series of measures to check stubble burning in the ongoing kharif season, the Punjab government has appointed 8,000 nodal officers in villages, besides giving 23,500 machines to farmers for…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) State-run NTPC Ltd has invited bids for procurement of biomass pellets for its various thermal plants on domestic competitive basis (DCB) as part of its endeavour to reduce burning of…
Amaravati, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ten Andhra Pradesh districts have received excess rainfall in the past four months till September 26, barring Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram with normal rainfall and Srikakulam being the lone deficient district. According…
Brij Khandelwal Agra, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) River lovers and green activists in Agra on Sunday celebrated the World Rivers Day, at the Etmauddaula view-point park, by cleaning up a stretch of Yamuna bank and taking…
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three persons have been booked by the Hathras police for allegedly beating a stray dog to death and then dragging its carcass in the area to “scare away the…
Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 200 people have been evacuated from Nandyal town and its vicinity in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district following heavy rainfall even as the district officials appealed to…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) It’s that time of the year in Punjab-Haryana-NCR. Amid the protests over farm Bills, Punjab farmers are back at burning stubble. Satellite images released by the National Aeronautics and Space…
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rains continued to lash Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana for the second consecutive day on Saturday, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting vehicular movement, and throwing normal life out of gear….
Gurugram, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The lack of facilities for proper disposal of biological waste is a challenge in India and contributes a lot to pollution and contamination of ground water resources. One such instance has…
Chennai, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Boarding the burning as well as intermittently exploding ‘MT New Diamond’ – a very large oil tanker holding about 300,000 tonnes of crude – and connecting it to a tow to…
Panaji, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) This monsoon season, Goa has recorded the highest rainfall since 1961, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Speaking to reporters on Saturday Rahul M, scientist at IMD Goa, the state witnessed 412…
Srinagar, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday even though the impact was felt only in Srinagar city and adjoining areas. Met department officials said…
Dhaka, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked the maritime ports to continue with the Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 as strong monsoon persists over the North Bay of Bengal, the media reported….
Srinagar, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, shook Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, even as the authorities said no loss or life property was reported from anywhere so…
London, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found that high levels of air pollution are forcing people to consume more electricity, subsequently causing even greater environmental problems by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The study, published in…
London, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) New research adds to the growing body of evidence that climate change increases the frequency and severity of fires in many regions of the world. Published at ScienceBrief.org, the updated review…