Dino Morea excited to take Pet Fed to Bengaluru
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Actor Dino Morea is happy that Pet Fed, a pet festival, will debut in Bengaluru this year, and says it will be a fun experience for all. After Delhi and Mumbai,…
Environment
164 dead in Kerala floods, massive rescue underway
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) More than a dozen helicopters, hundreds of defence personnel, NDRF teams and ordinary fishermen with their motor boats on Friday launched a massive rescue operation in Kerala as rains subsided but…
Reserve Bank of Australia warns of drought impact
Canberra, Aug 17 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of Australia on Friday warned of the impact of an ongoing drought, one of the worst in recent decades, on the country’s economy. The drought, which comes in…
Kerala death toll rises to 154, massive rescue underway
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) More than a dozen helicopters, hundreds of defence personnel, NDRF teams and ordinary fishermen with their motor boats on Friday launched a massive rescue operation in Kerala as rains subdued and…
Typhoon Rumbia makes landfall in Shanghai
Shanghai, Aug 17 (IANS) Typhoon Rumbia made landfall in Shanghai on Friday bringing torrential rains and strong winds of up to 23 metres per second, according to the National Meteorological Centre (NMC). The tropical storm…
Modi discusses flood situation with Kerala CM
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he discussed the flood situation in Kerala with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. “Had a telephone conversation with Kerala Chief Minister just now….
Partly cloudy Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.9 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky will…
Minister seeks increase in flow of water in Shukratal Ghat
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The government on Thursday instructed officials of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand irrigation departments to submit proposals for the augmentation of flows at Shukratal Ghat in Muzaffarnagar district. “The flow of…
4 dead in Karnataka due to heavy rain
Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IANS) Four people have died due to the heavy rain lashing the coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka over the past few days, an official said on Thursday. “Two persons in…
Kerala hikes liquor excise to collect revenue for flood relief
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Even as Kerala grapples with its worst floods in nearly a century, Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Thursday announced a hike in excise duty on liquor to raise additional funds for…
Environment report for redevelopment project copy-pasted, expert tells HC
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Several portions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report which cleared the redevelopment of a residential project here was copy-pasted from an EIA report seeking clearance for a Tamil Nadu…
India’s first Humboldt Penguin born in Mumbai Zoo, to be displayed by Nov
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Nature lovers were thrilled as India’s first Humboldt Penguin chick was hatched at the Mumbai Zoo, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said on Thursday. “The Humboldt Penguin chick hatched at 8.02…
Flood misery in Kerala: Death toll touches 114; armed forces mount massive recue operation
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) With the death toll in the devastating floods rising to 114 in Kerala, and more than one lakh people living in relief camps across the state, the Centre on Thursday deployed…
Cochin Naval air base gets nod for commercial operations
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday agreed to open the Cochin Naval air base for commercial operations following a request by the Kerala government, officials said. On Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi…
Karnataka to shift flood-hit people to safer places
Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IANS) With heavy rains upto 25 cm lashing coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka, the state is working to shift people stranded in flood-hit regions, an official statement said on Thursday….
Konkan Railway cancels 5 trains from flood-hit Kerala
Panaji, Aug 16 (IANS) Konkan Railway on Thursday cancelled five trains emanating from Kerala, following the flash-floods in the southern state, a spokesperson said. The cancelled trains are train no. 12202 KCVL-LTT Garib Rath, train…
Share rainfall data on real-time basis, TN CM tells Kerala counterpart
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday alleged that his state officials were not being permitted to gauge the rainfall in the catchment area of Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala and…
Antarctic seas emit higher CO2 levels than previously thought: Study
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) The open water nearest to the sea ice surrounding Antarctica releases significantly more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed, showed a study conducted using an array of robotic floats….
Thousands cry out for help in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Thousands of flood-affected people in Kerala — mostly in Pathanamthitta and parts of Ernakulam and Thrissur — have been stranded as rescuers battle heavy rains to reach out to them even…
Rahul seeks increase in Army, Navy deployment in flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Kerala floods and requested for a “massive increase” in the number of armed personnel deployed there…