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…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The long wait for rain in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR)is likely to end on Monday as the IMD has predicted light shower later in day which is…
Agartala/Aizawl, July 14 (IANS) Over 15,000 people have shifted to relief camps and other safer places in Tripura and Mizoram due to flooding of low lying areas and villages by rain, officials said on Sunday….
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (IANS) The number of human casualties due to lightning strikes in Odisha has declined by over 31 per cent due to use of early warning communication system. Lightning deaths in the state…
Canberra, July 14 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts off northwest Australia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shallow earthquake at struck at 1.39 p.m. with a…
By Bharat Upadhyay New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The black waters of the Yamuna river on its Delhi stretch have been declared unfit for drinking and bathing purposes, but that did not deter 65-year-old newspaper…
New York, July 14 (IANS) The world must think more holistically about how it addresses renewable energy as efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The first-ever conclave of Himalayan states will be held in Uttarakhand on July 28 where the focus will be on environmental protection, Himalayan culture and economic development. It will be…
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) With flood waters entering most of the state’s national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, Assam Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Shuklabaidya on Saturday appealed to all the staff of the department to…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria on Saturday launched an advisory document on ODF Plus, and Swachh Gram Darpan mobile app, which are aimed at managing solid…
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) To improve the groundwater level in Haryana, the state government will develop big lakes in Gurugram district, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday. In this direction, the new lakes…
Patna, July 13 (IANS) Rising water levels in many rivers due to continuous rain had created flood-like situation in as many as six districts of Bihar and had affected rail services, officials said on Saturday….
Shimla, July 13 (IANS) Massive mudslides hit the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway between Parwanoo and Solan towns in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday owing to heavy overnight rains, that led to traffic snarls and posed a serious…
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam continued to worsen with new areas flooding every day even as the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Saturday said that 25 districts of the…
Patna, July 13 (IANS) After drought-like situation till last week, Bihar now fears floods as the water levels of several rivers have been rising following heavy rains in the past six days. According to a…
Bareilly, July 13 (IANS) Two wild tuskers, who crossed over into Uttar Pradesh from Nepal last month, were continuing to roam there, sending forest and wildlife experts on a wild goose chase. All efforts to…
Panaji, July 13 (IANS) A Group of Ministers (GoM) has been formed to examine vexed issue of mining in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters late on Friday. The GoM includes Union Ministers for…
Patna, July 13 (IANS) As many as 1.87 lakh families in rural Patna are still awaiting to get the reimbursement promised under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin scheme for constructing toilets in their houses. Poverty-stricken Dinanath…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday marched on the streets of Kolkata with her Cabinet colleagues, school students, civil society representatives and sportspersons to spread awareness about water conservation….