London, June 23 (IANS) Torrential rains and flooding swamped parts of London and Britain’s southeast on Thursday, with the fire brigade inundated with more than 300 emergency calls. Flood warnings were issued for parts of…
Bengaluru, June 23 (IANS) Southwest Monsoon is progressing as per average across Karnataka, the Meteorological Centre said on Thursday, predicting rainfall all over the state. “There was widespread rainfall in coastal Karnataka and north interior…
London, June 23 (IANS) The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has entered Spanish airspace with the aim of landing in Seville to complete its Atlantic crossing, BBC reported on Thursday. Pilot Bertrand Piccard…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.6 degree celsius, a notch below the season’s average. Met has forecast the sky to remain cloudy through…
Dehradun, June 23 (IANS) Heavy rains and inclement weather have disrupted the annual ‘Char Dhaam Yatra’ which takes devotees to the shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. Heavy rains have lashed the region in…
Stockholm, June 23 (IANS) Sweden on Wednesday inaugurated a test stretch of an electric road, making it one of the first countries in the world to conduct tests with electric power for heavy transports on…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Effective communication suiting the target audience is crucial for the success of projects like the Swachh Bharat Mission and Namami Gange, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said here on…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) After a Pune court ordered sending of four “traumatised” elephants from a rescue centre back to the circus, animal welfare organisations on Wednesday launched an online petition requesting the court…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal talks to press in Guwahati in June 3, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday asked the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of people due to lightning strikes in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. “Deeply anguished by loss of lives due…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday expressed grief over reports of numerous deaths due to lightning in Bihar. Gandhi expressed the hope that the Bihar government was ensuring adequate safety…
Colombo, June 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Wednesday began exporting fishery products to the European Union after it lifted a ban on fishery products from the island-country. Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said the first consignment…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) At least 53 people including women and children were killed and dozens injured by lightning in different parts of Bihar since Tuesday, the state’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. However,…
By Imran Khan New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Men are migrating to cities, leaving behind women in villages. That’s impacting agriculture as women find it difficult to use heavy equipment used for farming. But that…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C34 carrying the Cartosat, Google company Terra…
New Delhi: Rains lash Delhi on June 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By K.S.Jayaraman Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) A high-tech monsoon experiment in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) in which British scientists will release underwater robotic…
By Imran Khan New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Bangladesh is vulnerable to climate change and many people are getting displaced because of it in the coastal areas, says noted economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, who was…
Patha, June 22 (IANS) At least 48 persons including women and children were killed and dozens injured by lightning in different parts of Bihar in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, an official said. An…
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Southwest monsoon continues to cover entire Karnataka, the Meteorological centre said on Wednesday, forecasting rainfall all across the state. “Southwest monsoon was active across Coastal Karnataka, normal in south interior Karnataka…
By Rajendra Shende Even before the entry into force of the Paris climate agreement that saw global jubilation just six months ago, we are faced with the possible risk of exit by referendum from the…