United Nations, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization said that the latest findings of the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) report make clear that the risk of famine persists…
Chennai, October 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has predicted heavy rains in six districts of Tamil Nadu on Friday. The RMC also said that Chennai will get a breather from heavy rains but…
Chennai, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A flood alert has been issued in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, and Tiruvannamalai districts, through which the Thenpennai River flows, following heavy rains in its catchment areas. The respective district administrations…
Haveri (Karnataka), Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a tragic incident, a 12-year-old boy was washed away in an overflowing open drain in Haveri district of Karnataka on Thursday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Nivedan…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Highlighting the importance of biofuels in achieving energy independence while tackling air pollution caused by stubble burning, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Thursday that…
Chennai, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the southwest monsoon receding and the arrival of the northeast monsoon, Tamil Nadu has been receiving copious rains for the past few days. This has led to a reduction in…
Amaravati, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rain continued to lash parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema regions under the impact of depression over the Bay of Bengal which crossed the coast between Puducherry and…
Chennai, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has lowered the Red alert for Chennai and adjoining districts to an Orange alert, as rains in these areas are expected to be moderate. However, the…
Istanbul, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sea traffic in the Bosphorus Strait, one of the busiest waterways in the world, was suspended due to heavy fog, authorities said. According to a statement from Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure…
Chennai, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite the northeast monsoon hitting Tamil Nadu and several parts of the state receiving copious rains, the farmers of the state’s Tirunelveli district are demanding 150 cusecs water from the Kodayar…
Chennai, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday said that rainwater has fully receded in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) areas. He also referred to this as the “White Paper”…
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Punjab government is aiming to meet 20 per cent of the state’s fuel demand through biofuels by 2035, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources Aman Arora said on Wednesday….
New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday called for a personal affidavit from Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena, who functions as Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Chairman ex-officio, over felling of trees in…
New Delhi, 16 Oct (SocialNews.XYZ) The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute has established Darjeeling’s first ever Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). It is named Swachhata Se Samriddhi and it can treat 1,000 litres of wastewater per day. This…
Chennai, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The water level in Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district has risen and reached 92 feet after the inflow into the dam increased following heavy rains in the catchment areas,…
Tirupati, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati affected flight operations at Renigunta Airport and triggered landslides on the hill road to Tirumala temple on Wednesday. Due to water stagnation on the runway,…
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, on Wednesday, said the opposition should stop tarnishing the state’s reputation and asked “if nature can be controlled or cyclones be stopped”. He said this…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned the Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Haryana governments over non-compliance with the directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a statutory…
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rain inundated several localities in Bengaluru on Wednesday after which authorities pressed two tractors into service to ferry affected residents from one point to another. The weather office has forecast…
Amaravati, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday, directed the administration to be on alert in the wake of heavy rain lashing the state. The Chief Minister reviewed the situation…