Canberra, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Senate inquiry has been established to investigate the dangers posed by “forever chemicals” to the Australian public. The governing Labour Party on Thursday agreed to support independent Senator Lidia Thorpe’s…
Agartala, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in Tripura remained grim on Thursday and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) continued its red alert for all eight districts, officials said, adding that more NDRF teams have…
Kochi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) on Thursday kick-started a mangrove plantation drive to protect coastal ecosystems as part of the ‘Plant4Mother’ (Ek Ped Maa…
United Nations, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to invest in clean air to save lives and combat climate change. In his message for the International Day of Clean…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Deaths due to lightning strikes have turned into a major cause of concern in Odisha as six more persons died due to the thunderbolt in different parts of the state on…
Agartala, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in Tripura further worsened on Wednesday with the death toll rising to 10 and over 34,100 people taking shelter in 331 relief camps in all the eight districts,…
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Flooding in Punjab last year was due to peculiar rainfall patterns in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) said in a report on Wednesday. The unprecedented flooding resulted in…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Humidity, often neglected or underestimated, is a very serious problem yet it does not figure in climate change policies by governments, finds a study. Researchers from the University of Tokyo…
Seoul, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rains will continue in central regions even though Typhoon Jongdari has weakened to a tropical depression, the weather agency said on Wednesday. Jongdari passed by waters 60 kilometres southwest of the…
Agartala, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least seven persons, including three members of a family, were killed, while two persons went missing in separate incidents of landslides and drowning following incessant rainfall in Tripura since Monday,…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Coal Ministry said on Tuesday that the Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has made significant strides in environmental sustainability through the successful implementation of the Accredited…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 20 people were killed in monsoon-related incidents in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 215 till now, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported….
Beijing, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fifty people had been confirmed dead and 15 others remained missing after typhoon-induced heavy rains lashed Zixing City, central China’s Hunan Province, according to local authorities. Since late July, rainstorms unleashed…
Sydney, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities in Sydney said on Tuesday that they have detected cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in several of Sydney’s drinking water catchments for the first time. Sydney Water confirmed that testing conducted in…
Hyderabad, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A person was washed away in flood water as heavy rain lashed Hyderabad early Tuesday, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear. Water-logging on several roads disrupted the…
Seoul, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday instructed officials to closely monitor Typhoon Jongdari, which is anticipated to begin impacting the Korean Peninsula starting the day after. He urged officials…
Bali, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Climate change is significantly impacting mental health and psychosocial well-being, the World Health Organization said, while calling on countries to strengthen mental health systems and services to address this growing challenge….
Seoul, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The current heat wave is expected to worsen even though a typhoon is approaching the country, the state weather agency said on Monday. Typhoon Jongdari, located over waters some 360 kilometres…
Tokyo, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan’s weather agency on Monday said rain clouds are developing across Japan, with the Shikoku and Kyushu regions expected to see torrential thundershowers due to very unstable atmospheric conditions. According to…
Chennai, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has predicted that there will be a reduction in rainfall in various districts of Tamil Nadu. The RMC in a statement on Monday said that till…