Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The country’s financial capital received the highest rainfall on Tuesday, while half a dozen districts went completely dry, as per the district-wise data of Maharashtra released on Wednesday by the IMD….
Chiang Rai (Thailand), July 11 (IANS) A Thai medical team said on Wednesday that the 12 boys and their coach rescued from a cave in northern Thailand have lost approximately two kg of weight each…
Imphal, July 11 (IANS) At least nine persons, including five children, died after a landslide hit Manipur’s Tamenglong district early on Wednesday. Among the victims were three girls and two boys, while two more children…
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, causing landslides and road blocks in some areas, while all the major rivers and their tributaries were once again…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) It was clear sky in national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 30 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “It will…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to the Central and Uttarakhand governments, asking them what actions they have taken for the disposal of refuse generated during construction…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Who is responsible for clearing the “mountain loads of garbage” – those answerable to the Delhi Lt Governor or the Chief Minister, asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday while seeking…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) At least two persons were killed in rain-related accidents in Maharashtra’s Palghar while road, rail traffic and flights were severely hit as the country’s commercial capital and many parts of the…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday directed government agencies that there should be no waterlogging on Delhi’s roads when the capital is battered by monsoon rains. Jain…
Tokyo, July 10 (IANS) At least 157 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in western Japan as rescuers are digging through mud and rubble in a race to find survivors,…
New Delhi,, July 10 (IANS) With rains continuing to be elusive, peak power demand in Delhi broke all records on Tuesday to breach the 7,000 megawatt (MW) mark and touch the high of 7,016 MW…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Road, rail traffic and flights were hit as the country’s commercial capital and many parts of Maharashtra continued to be hammered by incessant rains for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday,…
Shimla, July 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat on Tuesday said the zero budget natural farming technique has been successful even on a large-scale too and is a perfect example for increasing farm income….
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced a ban on the use of plastic in the state from October 2, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. In the first phase,…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) US-based Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Wild Seve programme, which helps farmers living around Karnataka’s two national parks recoup crops or livestock losses caused by wildlife, this week filed its 10,000th…
New York, July 10 (IANS) Illegal ivory has been found on sale in 10 European countries, contravening international efforts to cut down on the trade. The New York-based campaigning group Avaaz bought 109 items containing…
Tokyo, July 10 (IANS) At least 141 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Japan as rescuers are digging through mud and rubble in a…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Road and rail traffic was disrupted as heavy rains continued to batter Mumbai, its surroundings areas and large parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, officials said. Mumbai’s…
Canberra, July 10 (IANS) Park rangers in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) have caught one of the region’s biggest crocodiles after a decade-long hunt. The male saltwater crocodile measuring 4.71 metres in length and weighing in…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy sky in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather office said….