Partial lunar eclipse on Nov 19
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A partial eclipse of the moon will occur on November 19 and a small span of the partial phase of the eclipse towards the end would be visible from parts…
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Rotary to convene climate summit to help build local economies: Int’l President
BY VISHAL GULATI Glasgow, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the culmination of the pivotal two-week-long UN Climate Change Conference COP26, Rotary will convene its own summit in a week’s time in the Philippines with focus on…
Minimum temperatures in central India still on the higher side
By Nivedita Khandekar New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Minimum temperature in the areas near Western Ghats around Pune have witnessed a dip below 10 degrees Celsius for the first time this season, but this is…
Chennai airport partially closed, incoming flights diverted
Chennai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Airports Authority of India has suspended arrival of flights at Chennai airport till 6 p.m. but departures will function as usual. Chennai airport Director Dr Sharad Kumar, in a statement,…
Over 12 cr people due for 2nd dose of Covid vaccine in India: Mandaviya
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 12 crore people are due for their second Covid-19 vaccine shot in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. Of the total eligible adult population, only…
TN floods: Governor speaks to CM, expresses thanks to Modi
Chennai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Thursday spoke to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and took stock of the rescue and relief operations undertaken by the state government in Chennai and other…
UK funding to support developing cities, regions transition to net zero by 2050
BY VISHAL GULATI Glasgow, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK government on Thursday launched the new Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP) to support the cities and regions in developing countries most impacted by climate change to…
Aus state issues road warning ahead of flood forecast
Sydney, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Motorists across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have been warned on Thursday to stay off the roads due to severe weather forecasts and flood warnings. NSW Deputy Premier…
Farah Khan Kunder’s daughter Anya wins PETA India award
Mumbai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) In time for Children’s Day (November 14), a Compassionate Kid Award is on the way from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to 13-year-old Anya Kunder, daughter of…
6.1 magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s province of West Papua on Thursday, but no preliminary report on damages or casualties was issued, the meteorology agency said. The tremors did not potentially trigger…
‘Message in a bottle’ for COP26 leaders
BY VISHAL GULATI Glasgow, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the penultimate day of COP26, scientists have deployed plastic pollution tracking devices into the ocean around Scotland. The devices will help scientists understand how plastic bottles move…
Odisha: Leopard skin seized, 2 held
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Odisha Police has seized a leopard skin in Boudh district and arrested two persons involved in the wildlife trade, officials said on Thursday. With the help of forest officials, the…
Rain fury: 75,000 police personnel ready for emergency in TN
Chennai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 75,000 police personnel drawn from local police, armed reserve, Tamil Nadu Special Police and Home Guards gave been kept ready in the wake of heavy rains lashing Chennai…
Delhi’s minimum temperature to dip to 11 degrees this week: IMD
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The minimum temperature in the national capital this week will drop to 11 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest update on Thursday. With a minimum…
Heavy rain continue to lash Chennai
Chennai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rain continued to lash Chennai on Thursday morning since the previous night due to the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal, which according to the IMD is expected to cross…
Incessant rain fill up hundreds of lakes at K’taka’s Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Chamarajanagar, (Karnataka) Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Due to the incessant rain since the past one week, a total of 363 lakes in 13 divisions of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka have been…
UP farmer killed in tiger attack
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asha Ram, a 52-year-old farmer, was killed by a tiger near the Mailani range forests, under the Dudhwa buffer zone. His partially eaten body was recovered from an…
Despite strain, US, China pledge to enhance climate action at COP26
By Vishal Gulati Glasgow, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite strained relations, the US and China — world’s top two polluters — just ahead of the culmination of the 12-day-long UN climate change negotiations on Wednesday in…
India pledges to accelerate transition to zero emission vehicles
By Vishal Gulati Glasgow, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Wednesday, India, the fourth-largest auto market in the world, has committed to accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles…
‘Just like bank for money, every village should have indigenous seed bank’
By Nivedita Khandekar New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) “I don’t know how to read or write, how will I label the pots of seeds?” That she does not know how to read and write did…