New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Congress on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “neglecting” the repeated pleas of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who died a day earlier while fighting for a cleaner Ganga river….
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who was on a fast for the last 111 days demanding a clean Ganga. “The true son…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Heavy rains triggered by the Titli severe cyclonic storm has caused flood-like situations in several districts of Odisha on Friday. The situation remains vulnerable, especially in Ganjam, Rayagada and Gajapati districts…
Shimla, Oct 12 (IANS) A Shimla-based Himalayan Research Group has been invited to Finland to present the mountain solar water heating system developed by it which has got the Himachal Pradesh State Innovation Award in…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) Seasonal variations in the “hydrological load” in the Indo-Gangetic plains play a key role in the genesis of Himalayan earthquakes, a team of geophysicists from India and the…
Canberra, Oct 12 (IANS) Tornadoes and a thunderstorm “supercell” swept across Australia’s Queensland state, with reports of four people injured by tennis ball-sized hailstones, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Friday. The dangerous weather…
Mexico City, Oct 12 (IANS) A tropical storm is nearing the Mexican coast, approaching at a speed of 37 kmph, weather authorities said here. Mexico’s National Meteorological Service (SMN) said on Thursday that tropical storm…
Miami, Oct 12 (IANS) The death toll from hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the US mainland, rose to six, with authorities warning that the toll could further increase…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was a misty Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “It will be a partly…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) India has suffered economic losses of $79.5 billion due to natural disasters during the last two decades, according to the UN. Between 1998 to 2017, two of…
Kohima, Oct 11 (IANS) India has a target of 100 gigawatt (GW) installed capacity of solar energy by 2022, of which 40 GW is projected to come from rooftop solar systems, an energy expert said…
Bhopal, Oct 11 (IANS) National Law Institute University (NLIU) will get solar power for Rs 1.76 per unit in first year as against the current rate of Rs 7.40 under the rooftop solar tender for…
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) Even as the Durga Puja organisers worry about the effect of cyclone “Titli” in Gangetic West Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the gradual weakening of the…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Two fifth of China’s coal power stations are loss-making and owners could save nearly $390 billion by closing plants in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, financial think tank Carbon…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Flooding in urban areas is due to inadequate storm-water drains and large-scale encroachments along natural waterways, said Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on…
Rishikesh, Oct 11 (IANS) Environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who was on a fast for the last 111 days demanding a clean Ganga, died after a heart attack in Rishikesh on Thursday. The 86-year old former IIT-Kanpur…
Visakhapatnam/ Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IANS) A very severe cyclonic storm Titli unleashed havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south coastal Odisha on Thursday, claiming eight lives in Andhra and causing widespread destruction, officials said….
Madrid, Oct 11 (IANS) Emergency services working in the aftermath of severe flash-flooding that struck the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca on Thursday confirmed they had found two more bodies, bringing the death toll to…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered his government’s support to the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said on Thursday. “In a written message, Prime Minister…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IANS) At least six persons, including four of a family, went missing after their house got swept away by flood waters following heavy rains triggered by a severe cyclonic storm Titli in…