New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Global Climate Action Summit, taking place in September in San Francisco, has announced inclusion of China’s Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs Xie Zhenhua as its fifth Co-Chair. Mahindra…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Rains lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday with the minimum temperature being recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met said….
Dehradun, July 25 (IANS) A “heavy to very heavy rain” alert was issued on Wednesday in Uttarakhand for the next 48 hours by the Regional Met Office. After a brief respite on Tuesday, the skies…
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Software major Wipro would work with the Karnataka government to fight air pollution in the state, especially Bengaluru, said an official statement on Tuesday. “Wipro Chairman Azim Premji assured Chief Minister…
Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’, a plantation drive under which 2 crore saplings will be planted along the Mahanadi river and its tributaries. The…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government, in its first draft report of its ‘Vision Document’ on protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal submitted on Tuesday before the Supreme Court, suggested that…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme under which farmers in the national capital can lease out part of their agricultural land for setting up solar panels for additional…
Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency has declared the heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. According to official figures released on Tuesday, more…
Vientiane, July 24 (IANS) Several people have been killed, hundreds remain missing and around 6,600 are homeless after a hydroelectric dam under construction collapsed in Laos, authorities said on Tuesday. Officials did not specify the…
Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday said there is no flood threat in the Mahanadi and the Baitarani with floodwater receding in these rivers. Flood water in Baitarani river which had marginally…
Bhopal, July 24 (IANS) Despite heavy rains across Madhya Pradesh, there are still 17 dams that have not reached their maximum water level capacity, officials said on Tueday. The major dams that are still not…
By Mayank Aggarwal Dehradun, July 24 (IANS/Mongabay) Once a haven for pilgrims, the quiet town of Kedarnath in the northern state of Uttarakhand is now abuzz with the sound of helicopters. Hundreds of tourists are…
Athens, July 24 (IANS) At least 50 people have died and 156 have been injured in forest fires raging near Athens, the Greek Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday. Emergency services said that 11 of…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka is the new national leader in renewable energy generation, US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Tuesday. It has overtaken Tamil Nadu that had long…
Hanoi, July 24 (IANS) At least 27 people have been killed in Vietnam’s following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Son Tinh that has also left seven missing and 26 injured, the government said…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, said the Met office….
Athens, July 24 (IANS) Forest fires raging across Greece have killed at least 20 people, the government said on Tuesday, as the authorities sought international assistance. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos confirmed the death toll and…
Trieste (Italy), July 24 (IANS/AKI) Fincantieri will build two new cruise ships for Carnival Corporation – the biggest ever to be constructed in Italy and which will be primarily fuelled by Liquified Natural Gas, the…
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) The 15th Finance Commission will be carrying out a robust study for restructuring of the national disaster funds utilization, its chairman N.K. Singh said on Monday. As Gujarat and many other…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In major step to curb vehicular pollution, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that sale and manufacture of BS-VI non-compliant vehicles in India should not be allowed from…