San Francisco, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fast-growing Sites wildfire in Northern California remained just 5 per cent contained, officials said. The Sites Fire, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento, the capital city of the western…
Patna, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar received light to moderate rain on Thursday bringing respite to the people from the scorching hot weather conditions. Rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning hit parts of the Kishanganj and…
Lucknow, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign that aims at maximising rainwater conservation is progressing rapidly in Uttar Pradesh, a state government spokesperson said. Pilibhit, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, and Gonda are the…
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh will soon have the world’s first conservation and breeding centre for Asian king vultures in Maharajganj. The facility aims to improve the population of the species, which…
Colombo, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has revealed plans to create a new commercial bank, an economic commission and an institute called “Enterprise Sri Lanka” to promote a competitive and digitalised green…
Guwahati/Itanagar, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Incessant monsoon rains during the past few days triggered landslides, floods and water-logging in several northeastern states, affecting around 3.20 lakh people and badly affecting normal life besides damaging public and…
New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects at a total outlay of Rs 7,453…
Beirut, June 19 (IANS/DPA) Dozens of Muslims have died during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia this year due to heat-related medical issues amid scorching temperatures, according to figures released by several countries….
Lucknow, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh government, under the direction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will commence the Sarus census on Thursday. The counting of Sarus cranes, which is the state bird, occurs twice…
New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) As heat waves continue in north India, doctors are witnessing a surge in cases of ‘lupus’, an autoimmune disease in which the body’s own system is targeted, leading to multiple…
Washington, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre paused her daily briefing on Tuesday to check on a reporter who passed out because of severe heat conditions sweeping through Washington and other states in…
Chandigarh, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) With two state-of-the-art water quality laboratories established in Gurugram and Kurukshetra, enhancing the capacity for water quality testing and monitoring, Haryana Chief Secretary, TVSN Prasad on Wednesday said the Union government…
Kanpur (UP), June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a worrying factor, several bats were found dead in the Nana Rao Park in Kanpur due to the intense heatwave that has gripped the region. The carcasses were found…
New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The average rainfall for the country as a whole is most likely to be below normal in June as the progress of the monsoon has slowed, according to an India…
Baghdad, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A heatwave is hitting Iraq as several provinces witnessed a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius, the Iraqi Meteorological Organisation and Seismology said in a statement. The hottest temperature, 51 degrees Celsius,…
Itanagar, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Incessant monsoon rains during the past two days triggered landslides, flash floods and water logging in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh, badly affecting normal life in several districts, officials said on…
Bhopal, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least six persons were killed while four others, including two children, sustained injuries due to lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Four persons were killed in the Dabra region…
Shimla, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday cancelled the leave of all employees and officers of the Jal Shakti Department as the drought situation worsened owing to the prevailing heatwave. It has…
Athens, June 18 (IANS/DPA) At least five tourists have died in Greece and others are missing as temperatures soar, according to media reports, with a heatwave also set to hit Italy in the coming days….
New Delhi, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as northern India reels under scorching heat, the Met Office has predicted respite for the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely…