Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) Heavy rains on Wednesday left around 9,000 people stranded at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in China’s Sichuan province. Airport authorities said 34 flights were cancelled, 98 delayed and 30 landed…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 5 (IANS) The Kerala government on Wednesday decided that despite the Congress-led opposition’s opinion about KPMG, an international professional service company, selected as consultant partner for rebuilding the flood-ravaged state, it will stick…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) It was a rainy morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office said….
Tokyo, Sep 5 (IANS) At least nine persons have been killed by Typhoon Jebi, the worst storm to hit Japan in 25 years. It has left a trail of destruction across the west coast, hitting…
Canberra, Sep 5 (IANS) A controversial funding handed to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF) will be rescinded if the opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) wins in the next election. The Australian government in April…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The All India Mahila Congress on Tuesday handed over cheques/drafts for Rs 25 lakh collected for relief work in Kerala to Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the party said. Rahul Gandhi…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) To cut down use of plastic water bottles, BJP leader Shazia Ilmi on Tuesday inaugurated water ATMs in New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) areas that would dispense safe drinking water…
Tokyo, Sep 4 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed and over 200 injured as typhoon Jebi, the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, made landfall in the country’s western part on…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) In order to deal with air pollution in the city, the Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to provide financial incentives to industries and eateries using environment-friendly fuels. The…
Itanagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday wrote to Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking an inter-ministerial meeting to assess the situation around the Siang river where certain areas are facing…
Bangkok, Sep 4 (IANS) Negotiators from nearly 190 countries, including India, gathered here on Tuesday for the six-day resumed sessions of the UNFCCC’s subsidiary bodies and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the 2015 Paris…
Sydney, Sep 4 (IANS) Protectionist groups on Tuesday warned that Australia’s use of drumlines under the country’s Shark Control Programme in the Great Barrier Reef is killing endangered shark species. Humane Society International and the…
Hanoi, Sep 4 (IANS) Flash floods and landslides caused by downpours in Vietnam since late last week have killed at least 14 people, officials said on Tuesday. Besides, four persons are missing following the floods,…
London, Sep 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough move, British scientists have used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen by mixing biological components and man-made technologies. The team led by academics at the…
Tokyo, Sep 4 (IANS) Typhoon Jebi, the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, made landfall in Tokushima Prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, the weather office said. The typhoon has heavily disrupted transportation services,…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Tamil Nadu government’s plea for an urgent hearing of its appeal against an NGT order permitting mining major Vedanta to access the company’s administrative…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Microsoft on Tuesday announced it has selected seven Indian grantees for its $50 million “AI for Earth” programme aimed at empowering people and organisations to solve environmental challenges through the…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Sep 4 (IANS) Three years of efforts of four-laning in the first phase of the national highway in Himachal Pradesh between Parwanoo to Solan towns have again virtually been washed away…
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Rains continued to wreck havoc in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, with flooding reported from seven districts, an official said. Rains have been battering most parts of the state…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) It was a humid morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said….