Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) As part of the upcoming 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and ongoing diamond jubilee of IIT-Bombay, a whopping 100,000 students from 100 schools across India will assemble solar lamps on…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) With the prediction of heavy rainfall in 15 districts over Gangetic West Bengal including Kolkata, the state government put the districts on high alert on Friday. In a communication to the…
Gurugram, July 27 (IANS) An Indian rock python and spectacled cobra were rescued by a wildlife activist from a luxury hotel and a private cricket academy respectively here in the foothills of Aravali mountain range…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As many as 36 cows were found dead in a cowshed here on Friday, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dwarka, Anto Alphonse, said that a call reporting the incident…
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) At least 86 people have been killed and around 23 million have been affected due to floods, landslides and other natural disasters in China, official disaster relief authorities said on Friday….
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Yamuna river’s water level in Delhi is expected to touch the warning mark of 204 metres by 10 a.m. Saturday, rising from 203.88 metres at 4 p.m, a Flood…
London, July 27 (IANS) Luxury brand Burberry is facing criticism for burning unsold clothing and beauty products worth millions of pounds in order to protect its brand value. Social media users have criticised the company…
Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) Hundreds of enthusiastic skywatchers in Karnataka brace to witness the longest lunar eclipse of the century which begins on Friday night and ends early Saturday. “The lunar eclipse will begin at…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Terming Yamuna a “dead river”, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Friday said the “enormity of the water crisis” was not being recognized in India, and that 10 large…
Lima, July 27 (IANS) Peru has 186 species of animals that are facing extinction, of which 64 are critically endangered species, according to the “Red Book of the Endangered Wildlife of Peru,” launched by the…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The water level in river Yamuna here has reached 203.84 metres and is expected to touch the warning mark by Saturday morning, an official said on Friday. It is now…
Shimla, July 27 (IANS) Inclement weather on Friday forced Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to cancel his day-long visit to Himachal Pradesh. Gadkari was scheduled to inspect the construction of Rohtang tunnel, one…
Suva, July 27 (IANS) Actor, author and former professional body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger applauded Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s climate leadership and congratulated him on hosting a critical gathering of the region’s leaders. The Climate Action…
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Heavy rains battered Uttar Pradesh over the last 24-hours and claimed several lives, an official said on Friday. The rains will continue for the next 48-hours but with a lower intensity,…
Shimla, July 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Friday continued to experience heavy rains with Gohar in Mandi district recording the highest rainfall at 207 mm, an official said. Many roads in interiors of Sirmaur district…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Incessant rains overnight that lashed the national capital and its adjoining areas affected the morning traffic on Friday as the city continued to experience moderate and scattered showers. The weather…
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) Thunderstorms early on Friday left around 13,000 passengers stranded at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in China’s Sichuan province. Airport authorities said six flights were cancelled, 113 outbound flights were delayed,…
Jammu, July 27 (IANS) A small batch of 201 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of…
Ghaziabad, July 27 (IANS) Heavy rains paralysed normal life in Ghaziabad and other National Capital Region (NCR) towns in western Uttar Pradesh. Vasundhara, Khoda and Greater Noida (West) were the worst hit localities in the…
Rome, July 27 (IANS/AKI) Rapid help to herders om Horn of Africa countries – where the weather has become ever-more unpredictable – can reduce the impact of drought and avert humanitarian emergencies, a UN Food…