Kathmandu, July 16 (IANS) Amid devastating floods caused by torrential rain that have killed 67 people in Nepal, over 260 climate scientists gathered in Kathmandu to discuss the impact of climate change on the Himalayan…
New York, July 16 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel statistical model for prediction of floods and its duration. It also accurately determines the timescale of flooding. “It is possible to predict the duration of…
By Arjun Sharma Leh, July 16 (101Reporters/IANS) Blame global warming, and Ladakh is one of those places where its more evident than elsewhere. Extending from the Siachen glacier to the Himalayas, the picturesque region evokes…
Ranchi, July 16 (IANS) A 10-year-old girl and her mother were on Tuesday trampled to death by elephants in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. According to police, a herd of rampaging tuskers entered into Kosi-Kenjhia village and…
Bareilly, July 16 (IANS) The two wild elephants, wandering from one spot to another since the past 20 days, have reached Uttar Pradesh’s district, where it attacked and killed another person. The incident took place…
Bareilly, July 16 (IANS) The lone bull elephant, Gajraj, who had been brought to Bareilly from Dudhwa Tiger Reserve along with three cow elephants for assisting in rescue operation of two wild elephants, had to…
Patna, July 16 (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar continued to remain grim on Tuesday with over 2.5 million people affected by it across the 12 districts of the state, officials said. In the last…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The southwest monsoon that was elusive for last 10 days made a comeback on Monday, recording 28.8 mm of rainfall in just one spell, bringing much-needed relief to the people…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Heavy rains affected normal life in various north and northeastern states, cut road and rail links and forced evacuation of thousands of people from their inundated houses to safer areas,…
Dehra Dun, July 15 (IANS) Heavy rains across Uttarakhand on Monday continued to affect normal life and led to an ‘orange’ alert – the second-highest category of weather warning – being issued across the hill…
Agartala, July 15 (IANS) Over 22,000 people have been shifted to relief camps and other safer places in Tripura and Mizoram due to flooding of low-lying areas and villages by uninterrupted rains over the past…
Patna, July 15 (IANS) From villages to cities, entire north Bihar is facing a serious flood situation, forcing people to abandon their inundated houses to seek shelter at safer places, even as water levels of…
Panaji, July 15 (IANS) The commissioning of the upcoming Mopa international airport will be delayed by a year on account of a Supreme Court order, which has impeded on-site work, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said…
Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone and took stock of the ongoing flood situation in the state, where 15 people have been…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Farm and green activists on Monday demanded that strict action be taken against those behind illegal distribution of Genetically Modified (GM) seeds, terming cultivation of such crops as “anti-national” and…
Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) With the flood waters submerging 90 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park, the Assam government has imposed speed restrictions on a stretch of National Highway 37 and prohibitory orders to…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday suggested an all-party meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to evolve a consensus and formulate a national strategy for tackling the deteriorating water…
Panaji, July 15 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that a scientific agency would be soon appointed to study the phenomenon of beach erosion which washes away beach stretches across Goa’s coastline…
Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the ongoing flood situation in the state, which have killed nine people and have affected…
Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and several others were reported missing after a cloudburst caused flash flooding in Pakistan’s Neelum Valley, an official said on Monday. The cloudburst caused large-scale…