Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (IANS) Odisha is fast returning to normalcy, after a cyclone and the consequent rains wreaked devastation in several coastal areas, officials said on Sunday. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi said the…
Sydney, Oct 14 (IANS) A woman in Australia’s Queensland state suffered internal injuries including a collapsed lung and broken ribs after being attacked by a wild kangaroo that her husband was feeding on Saturday night,…
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) At a time when global warming and high pollution levels have emerged as major challenges for policy planners worldwide, a number of community Durga Puja organisers in and…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Miami, Oct 14 (IANS) Amid the devastation caused by hurricane Michael, rescue operations in the southeastern US have focused on Mexico Beach and Panama City, two Florida towns that were nearly flattened and that could…
Shimla, Oct 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh would establish three companies under the state disaster response force on analogy of the National Disaster Response Force for prompt action at the time of a disaster, Chief…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday the government was trying to ensure better management of electronic waste but the implementation was tardy. “The government is trying to understand…
J0akarta, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 22 people including children were killed and 15 others wounded as flash floods and landslides struck West and North Sumatra provinces of Indonesia, officials said on Saturday. The disaster…
Kathmandu, Oct 13 (IANS) Nine climbers, including five South Korean nationals, who were part of a trekking expedition, were killed after a snowstorm destroyed their base camp on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal, the…
Miami, Oct 13 (IANS) The death toll from hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the US mainland, has increased to 17, with coastal Florida cities damaged beyond recognition, and…
By Anand K. Singh New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Aiming to become more eco-friendly, Indian Railways has decided replace wooden sleepers with composite sleepers that are not only lighter but also stronger. “The Railways has…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “It will be a…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Expressing apprehension of widespread stubble burning across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, Delhis AAP government on Friday flayed the Centre and the neighbouring state governments for not tackling the…
Gandhinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) The Ministry of Shipping has decided to develop Asia’s largest ship-breaking yard at Alang as an eco-friendly yard. The yard will be the only such place in the world where even…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) With winter approaching, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed his concern over stubble burning in neighbouring states and slammed the centre and state governments for their inaction despite…
Agra, Oct 12 (IANS) A six-foot-long Royal Snake on Friday entered the Chief Conservator of Forests’ office in Khandari in Agra, causing panic. The officials sought the expert services of the NGO Wildlife SOS. A…
Panama City (Florida), Oct 12 (IANS) The death toll from hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the US mainland, rose to 11 on Friday, with authorities warning that the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has won the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award for its achievement in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state. The…
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged up to $1 billion of emergency assistance fund to support Indonesia’s immediate budgetary needs and reconstruction efforts in areas affected by earthquakes and tsunami on…
Hamburg/Rome, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has been awarded the prestigious gold prize at global Future Policy Awards for promoting agro-ecology through policies and laws that have made it a “100 per cent organic farming” state….