Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 : After the heavy rainfall in the catchment areas and the water level rising, the shutters of the Idukki dam were opened at 10 a.m.on Sunday. The...

Chennai, Aug 7 : After the Bhavanisagar reservoir released 1.89 lakhs cusecs of water, the delta districts of Tamil Nadu are on high alert. Officials from the state’s water resource...

Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 7 : A six-month-old baby girl, who was sleeping with her mother, has been dragged away by a leopard in a village in Bijnor’s Noorpur Arab...

By Vishal GulatiShimla, Aug 6 : Chhering Lamo, 42, lives in Komic, the world’s highest village connected with motorable road at an altitude of 4,587 m in the picturesque Spiti...

Bengaluru, Aug 6 : Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is set to hold a video conference with Deputy Commissioners and other senior officials of the rain-affected districts on Saturday. Chief Minister...

New Delhi, Aug 6 : In the ongoing conflict over the controversial liquor policy, a fresh dispute has emerged between the Delhi government and the LG after the Montenegro consulate...

Chennai, Aug 6 : As the average inflow into the Bhavanisagar in the past 24 hours increased to 19,000 cusecs, about 25,000 cusecs surplus water was released into the Bhavani...

Srinagar, Aug 6 : The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. “Partly cloudy...

Chennai 5 August : With the river Cauvery in flood for the second day in a row on Friday, 1,277 residents of 369 families are still staying in camps for...

New Delhi, Aug 5 : Residents of the capital city of India endured an extremely rough day on Friday, as intermittent rains and water-logging in low-lying areas, along with massive...

New York, Aug 5 : Alternatives to beef that are based on plants beef could aid in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, however their rise in popularity could affect the...

Thiruvananthapuram 5 Aug : As the water level in Kerala’s dams has been rising because of the torrential rainfall in the state.Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday shot off...

Berlin 5 Aug : The firefighters are fighting the flames that began to spread in Berlin’s Grunewald forest.It was followed by numerous explosions at a storage facility for police munitions.facility....

Srinagar, Aug 5 : The weather remained mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Met Department said on Friday that partly cloudy sky with...

Chennai, Aug 4 : Relief centres were opened in Erode district of Tamil Nadu as Cauvery river is in spate, officials said on Thursday, adding 2 lakh cusecs of water...

Chennai, Aug 4 : The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) officials have released audio that warns local people of the movement of elephants and tigers in the area. The warning mainly...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 : After tapering off for a day, heavy downpour returned in Kerala on Thursday bringing along landslips, flooding of dams and rivers, taking the rain-related death toll...

Barcelona, Aug 4 : As Europeans battle sweltering temperatures and rising energy prices, Spain adopted a rule mandating that air conditioning be set at or above 27 degrees Celsius in...

Reykjavik, Aug 4 : Glowing red hot lava continued to flow on Thursday after a volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, about 30 km south-west of the capital Reykjavik. Live...

Tokyo, Aug 4 : Torrential rain lashed regions in northeast and central Japan overnight through Thursday, with local authorities in Yamagata and Niigata prefectures urging residents to seek shelter. The...

Mysuru, (Karnataka) Aug 4 : Karnataka Forest Department sleuths have undertaken an operation to catch leopards prowling in Heggadadevanakote town in Mysuru district, creating fear and panic among residents. The...

Chennai, Aug 4 : The heavy southwest monsoon in the Western Ghats and constant inflow of water from reservoirs in Karnataka have led to dams in Tamil Nadu gaining full...

Bengaluru, Aug 4 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rain across Karnataka especially over the South Interior region for the next three days. Bengaluru, the...

Tokyo, Aug 4 : An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan on Thursday, the weather agency said, although no tsunami...

Chennai, Aug 4 : With Six Wetlands from Tamil Nadu getting international Ramsar recognition, the state now has 10 Ramsar sites and is at the top of the list along...

Reykjavik, Aug 4 : Emergency plans were activated in Iceland after a volcano erupted, with glowing lava flows bubbling up in an event that was widely expected after a flurry...

New Delhi, Aug 3 : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the updated NDC, India now stands...

Chennai, Aug 3 : The Tamil Nadu government has set up an expert committee to study the conflict between human beings and elephants in the Gudalur area and to come...

Jakarta, Aug 3 : Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait has erupted with seven explosions in the last two days, unleashing hot ash by up to some 1,500 metres...

Tehran, Aug 3 : At least 90 people have been killed and eight others went missing in floods across Iran. Relief operations are underway, Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) chief...

Tehran, Aug 3 : At least 90 people have been killed and eight others went missing in floods across Iran. Relief operations are underway, Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) chief...

Tehran, Aug 3 : At least 90 people have been killed and eight others went missing in floods across Iran. Relief operations are underway, Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) chief...

Chennai, Aug 3 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in the interior areas of Tamil Nadu while light to moderate showers are expected in the state...

Islamabad, Aug 3 : The number of people killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan over the past few weeks has reached more than 500 as flash floods triggered by heavy...

Islamabad, Aug 3 : The number of people killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan over the past few weeks has reached more than 500 as flash floods triggered by heavy...

Patna, Aug 3 : Incessant rain for the past one week has worsened the situation in Bihar with rivers crossing the danger level mark and entering the villages in several...

Beijing, Aug 3 : China’s national observatory on Wednesday continued to issue a yellow alert for high temperatures as a scorching heatwave lingers in many regions of the country. During...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 : Heavy rain continued in Kerala on the fourth day also, though the intensity appeared to have lessened.The death toll has reached 13, and red alert has...

Sydney, Aug 3 : Australia’s long stretch of wet and windy weather showed little signs of easing on Wednesday with the punishing conditions continuing throughout much of the nation’s southern...

Tokyo, Aug 3 : The mercury across Japan skyrocketed with sweltering temperatures baking wide swathes from east to west, with temperatures hitting near-record highs of around 40 degrees Celsius in...

Srinagar, Aug 3 : The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday forecast dry and partly cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain...

Paris, Aug 3 : Heatwave continues to hit most parts of France this week, triggering a drought alert in the wake of the driest July in more than 60 years,...

Guwahati, Aug 2 : The police in Assam have foiled an attempt of rhino poaching in the state’s Kaziranga National Park, an official said on Tuesday. In a joint operation...

Shimla, Aug 2 : The first women faunal expedition comprising seven scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) will explore endangered and endemic faunal diversity from an altitude 2,800...

Chennai, Aug 2 : Tamil Nadu’s Water Resources Department has issued the first and second flood warnings to people living on the banks of river Vaigai as water level in...

Bengaluru, Aug 2 : Five people were killed in rain-related incidents in Karnataka on Tuesday as downpour continued to batter parts of the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has...

Tokyo, Aug 2 : The mercury across Japan skyrocketed on Tuesday with sweltering heat baking wide swathes of regions from the east to west, with temperatures hitting near-record highs of...

Washington, Aug 2 : July 2022 was the hottest month ever recorded in Salt Lake City, capital city of the US state of Utah, with an average temperature of around...

Chennai, Aug 2 : Actress Amy Jackson, who has acted in several Tamil films, has expressed her anguish and anger at the brutal slaughtering of 100 Bottle Nose dolphins on...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 : After nearly three hours of spirited fight, a wild elephant, caught in the flooded Chalakudy river in Kerala, managed to wade to safety on Tuesday. With...

Madrid, Aug 2 : High temperatures and low rainfall in Spain are likely to continue into the autumn, exacerbating wildfires and drought, according to AEMET, the country’s meteorological agency. Spain...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 : As many as 10 people have lost their lives and few others are reported missing as incessant rain continue to pummel Kerala from Sunday. On Tuesday...

San Francisco, Aug 2 : Two people were found dead as the raging McKinney Fire, that has become the largest so far this year in the drought-stricken California, has continued...

Hyderabad, Aug 2 : Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad once again on Tuesday morning, inundating roads and disrupting normal life. Roads and streets were flooded due to heavy downpour since 8...

Chennai, Aug 2 : The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) will submit a report on the electrocution deaths of elephants and other wildlife to the Madras High Court...

Srinagar, Aug 2 : Mainly dry and humid weather is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Tuesday. “Dry humid weather...

Prague, Aug 2 : The forest fire that has been raging for nine days at the Bohemian Switzerland National Park in northern Czech Republic was brought under control, the country’s...

Shimla, Aug 1 : While hearing a suo moto petition regarding illegal construction of roads by cutting trees from dense forest areas, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a...

Toronto, Aug 1 : The proliferation of single-use plastic products — masks, disposable gloves, testing kits and hygienic wipes — which rose sharply throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, has significantly affected...

San Francisco, Aug 1 : A fast-moving wildfire, dubbed the McKinney Fire, has grown to become the largest wildfire so far this year in California within only three days. The...

Kochi, Aug 1 : Functioning of Kerala High Court was affected briefly on Monday as the proceedings started at 11 a.m instead of the scheduled 10.15 a.m owing to heavy...

New Delhi, Aug 1 : A group of elderly tourists left stranded after their flights got cancelled due to bad weather conditions in Leh reached home safe after the aviation...

Jammu, Aug 1 : A person was washed away while property worth lakhs were damaged in flash flood that hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, official sources said on Monday....

Tehran, Aug 1 : The number of deaths caused by flash floods in Iran triggered due to the heavy rain over the past one week has increased to 69, while...

Paris, Aug 1 : Four firefighters were injured while battling the raging wildfires in the city of Aubais, located in the French department of Gard, which have so far burnt...

Srinagar, Aug 1 : Mainly cloudy sky with light to moderate rain is likely in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, according to the Meteorological (MeT) department. “Mainly...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 : At least five people were killed due to the heavy rain in Kerala. While two deaths were reported on Sunday, a car while overtaking a bus...

Chennai, Aug 1 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted isolated rain with thunderstorms in many parts of Tamil Nadu from Monday to Thursday. Meanwhile, heavy rain is likely...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 : One person died and another got injured, both hailing from Tamil Nadu, after being swept away in a flash flood at a poular tourist attraction —...

Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 : Fishermen and fishing boat owners of Kerala are concerned after the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned fishermen from foraying into the sea for the next...

Seoul, July 31 : Typhoon Trases is approaching South Korea’s resort island of Jeju, packing maximum winds of 18 metres per second, the weather agency said on Sunday. The Korea...

Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 : Kerala is set to receive heavy rain for four days starting from Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, adding that it has issued a yellow...

Islamabad, July 31 : The Pakistani Meteorological Department forecasted “above-normal” rainfall in most parts of the country in August. The heavy rainfall can trigger flash flooding in hilly areas of...

Ankara, July 31 : For people living in Turkey’s big cities, the electric scooter has become essential to their everyday lives as it offers an alternative to public transport amid...

Phnom Penh, July 31 : Cambodia has seen the successful sale of carbon credits in the global voluntary carbon market, earning $11.6 million from 2016 to 2020, a senior official...

Panaji, July 30 : In the backdrop of concerns raised by some MLAs from coastline areas, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday urged Indian Institute of Technology, Goa (IIT-Goa) to...

Srinagar, July 30 : The weather department on Saturday forecast a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain at scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24...

Los Angeles, July 30 : At least 162 structures have been destroyed by an explosive wildfire near the Yosemite National Park in US western state of California, authorities said. The...

New Delhi, July 29 : Water samples from Ghaziabad’s Kaushambi failed in the quality test with the amount of chloride detected twice and TDS (total dissolved solids) four times above...

Chennai, July 29 : The Tamil Nadu State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (TNSEIAA) is to make a final decision regarding a new stone quarry at Gobichettipalayam in Erode district.This follows...

New Delhi, July 29 : Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for climate action in developing countries reached $83.3 billion in 2020, a new OECD analysis said on...

Agra, July 29 : A five-foot long mugger crocodile lost its way and was found wandering in a village in Firozabad district. Shocked villagers in Nangla Chattu village promptly alerted...

Chennai, July 29 : On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Friday announced that Chennai would host the ‘TN Global Tiger Summit’ in October....

Prague, July 29 : A forest fire in Czech Republic’s Bohemian Switzerland National Park has been contained to an area of about 1,000 hectares after raging for five days. Firefighters...

San Francisco, July 29 : A strong majority of people in California have said that the effects of climate change have begun, a new poll has revealed. According to the...

Srinagar, July 29 : Generally cloudy sky with light rain at scattered places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours, the MeT department said on Friday. Srinagar recorded...

Chennai, July 29 : The Green power producers in the state are sore as the Tangedco has submitted a proposal to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to raise the...

Jammu, July 29 : Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained blocked on Friday for the second consecutive day because of shooting stones in Ramban district. Traffic department officials said shooting stones in...

Vienna, July 29 : Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has said that an embargo on Russian gas in the European Union (EU) is “impossible” due to EU countries’ heavy dependence on...

Algiers, July 29 : Algeria, Niger and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a gas pipeline across the Sahara Desert that will supply Europe...

United Nations, July 29 : The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring access to clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal human right. Adapting a similar resolution from...

Gurugram, July 29 : To boost nature conservation and protection of natural resources to attain a sustainable ecosystem and spread awareness, M3M Foundation has started the ‘Sankalp’ programme, which was...

Jaipur, July 28 : Rajasthan has received 66 per cent surplus rains this monsoon, said Meteorological Department officials, adding that Banswara was the wettest city after recording a rainfall of...

Nagpur, July 28 : The leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit Pawar, on Thursday demanded that a “wet drought” be declared in the rain-affected districts of the state. The...

Srinagar, July 28 : Incessant rains in the Jammu division and flash floods triggered by cloudburst in Kargil district of Ladakh UT on Thursday damaged agricultural fields, private property and...

Bhopal, July 28 : A video surfaced on social media, in which over a dozen students, including girls from a village in Madhya Pradesh, are seen crossing a bridge as...

Geneva, July 28 : The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday highlighted the need to fully understand the scope and scale of the challenge for the key industrial sectors and...

Chandigarh, July 28 : In an initiative to check global warming, the Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for becoming the member of the global network called...

Chandigarh, July 28 : In an initiative to check global warming, the Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for becoming the member of the global network called...

Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 : Passengers on a sleeper coach of the Trivandrum-Nizamuddin express train had a harrowing time when a snake was spotted inside the coach on Wednesday late evening....

Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 : Passengers on a sleeper coach of the Trivandrum-Nizamuddin express train had a harrowing time when a snake was spotted inside the coach on Wednesday late evening....

Jammu, July 28 : Due to incessant rains in the last 12 hours, river Chenab on Thursday crossed the danger mark and authorities sounded an alert throughout the areas close...

Paris, July 28 : Wildfires in France’s department of Ardeche have burnt 900 hectares of land and forced evacuation in different cities. According to the Le Figaro newspaper, a total...

Vijayawada, July 28 : A troop of caged monkeys have been rescued and set free by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department. The monkeys were being kept in a cage on...

Srinagar, July 28 : Widespread light to moderate rain is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours, the MeT department predicted on Thursday. Srinagar recorded 19.4 degrees...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), July 28 : A tiger attacked and injured a 55-year-old farmer in his sugarcane field near Maheshpur range forests under south Kheri Forest division in Dudhwa Tiger...

Phnom Penh, July 28 : The demand for petroleum products in Cambodia is projected to rise to 4.8 million ton in 2030, up from 2.8 million ton in 2020, the...

Jaipur, July 27 : Heavy rains continue to batter Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Wednesday, leaving the city flooded. According to the Meteorological Centre, the city recorded 119 mm of rain during...

Hailakandi (Assam), July 27 : Telkatapunji village in Assam’s Hailakandi district, nearly 350 km away from the state capital, lacks the facility of drinking water even after 75 years of...

New Delhi, July 27 : Proposals to establish a definitive and consistent global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits, published for consultation on Wednesday, aim to build trust and unlock urgently-needed...

Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 : While the country cultivated around 34,000 tonnes of seaweed in 2021, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has identified 342 farming sites for its cultivation,...

Rome, July 27 : The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will fast track an impact-oriented project in Central America and in sub-Saharan Africa for digital soil...

Rome, July 27 : The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will fast track an impact-oriented project in Central America and in sub-Saharan Africa for digital soil...

Chandigarh, July 27 : The Haryana government is ensuring laying of sewerage lines and construction of sewerage treatment plants to control the pollution level in rivers and to rejuvenate them....

Bhopal, July 27 : A five-year-old tiger named – ‘Pancham’, who was living at rehabilitation centre of Van Vihar National Park located in Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal, was transported...

Manila, July 27 : A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday morning killed at least four people and injured some 60 others, Interior...

New Delhi, July 27 : The National Green Tribunal has observed that the close monitoring by the tribunal even in recent years shows that the progress in preventing the discharge...

Manila, July 27 : A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday killed at least two and injured some 30 others. The National Disaster...

Hyderabad, July 27 : Two bridges across Musi river in Hyderabad were closed for traffic on Wednesday as flood water was overflowing them. With the Musi in spate due to...

Srinagar, July 27 : The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday forecast cloudy weather with rain and thundershowers during the next 24 hours for Jammu and Kashmir. Weather was generally cloudy...

Manila, July 27 : The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology revised down to 7 the magnitude and relocated the epicentre of the earthquake that rattled Abra province in the...

Srinagar, July 27 : The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and shooting stones at Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, Police said on Wednesday....

Prague, July 27 : Slovakia, Poland and Italy have offered to send firefighting aircraft to the Czech Republic to help the country to contain a large forest fire in a...

Los Angeles, July 27 : At least 41 structures have been destroyed by the Oak Fire, now the largest wildfire this year in US western state of California, authorities said....

New Delhi, July 26 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Ludhiana Municipal Corporation to deposit Rs 100 crore with the District Magistrate as interim compensation in relation to...

New Delhi, July 26 : India ranks third after the US and China in terms of the size of the startup ecosystem with over 61,000 startups having been recognised and...

Hyderabad, July 26 : With heavy rain continuing in different parts of Telangana, the state government has alerted all the districts. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar directed all the officials to...

Amaravati, July 26 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday visited the flood-affected areas in B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema district. Accompanied by ministers, local MLAs and other leaders, he...

Hyderabad, July 26 : Heavy rain lashed several parts of Hyderabad, inundating low-lying areas and throwing vehicular traffic out of gear. A two-wheeler was washed away in Mallepally area, while...

Srinagar, July 26 : Weather remained generally cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours.However, the MeT department said on Tuesday that mainly dry weather is expected in...

Berlin, July 26 : The planned construction of 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals would “far exceed demand”, and could even jeopardise Germany’s climate targets, a study published by Greenpeace...

Berlin, July 26 : German gas supplies are solid again as the country’s storage facilities are filled to almost two-thirds of capacity, Klaus Mueller, President of the country’s Federal Network...

Phnom Penh, July 26 : Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk have donated a total of $1.5 million to support the government’s mine clearance...

Bhopal, July 25 : Continued rain for the three days in several parts of Madhya Pradesh has prompted the authorities to make the people alert with flood-like situation.Almost big and...

Washington, July 25 : In the wake of a persistent heat wave, more than 85 million Americans are under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories, according to the US National...

Beijing, July 25 : China on Monday renewed an orange alert, the second highest, for high temperatures as intense heat waves were sweeping across many regions of the country. According...

Amaravati, July 25 : A leopard killed a calf in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Monday, local officials said. The incident occurred early in the morning in Vitlampalli village of...

Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 : A snake wrapped itself around the leg of a Class 4 student after she accidentally stepped on it in her classroom in Palakkad district of Kerala...

Tokyo, July 25 : The Sakurajima volcano in Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture erupted for a second straight day on Monday, after evacuation orders were issued the previous day, the weather agency...

Bengaluru, July 25 : Forest officials on Monday launched an operation to catch a tiger prowling in residential areas of Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district in Karnataka. The people have...

Srinagar, July 25 : The Meteorological department on Monday forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. “Weather is expected to remain...

Kanpur, July 25 : A hyena, spotted on the outskirts of Kanpur in Rehnus village in Maharajpur area, has finally been caught after a chase. People working in the fields...

Bhopal, July 24 : To mark ‘International Tiger Day’ on July 29, the Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation (MPTF) has announced to organise a three-day quiz competition. The quiz, which will...

New Delhi, July 24 : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged that an event organised by the Delhi government was hijacked on the directions of Prime Minister’s Office...

Chennai, July 24 : The Regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here has predicted heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu till July 27. Heavy rains are likely in Nilgiris,...

New Delhi, July 24 : As the electric vehicle (EV) makers grapple with continuous fire incidents, a new report has shown that the sales penetration of electric two-wheelers is expected...

Srinagar, July 24 : Weather remained inclement in Jammu and Kashmir during the previous 24 hours as the Met Department forecast on Sunday that generally cloudy sky with light to...

by Nivedita KhandekarKanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu), July 23 : Seven months after India embarked on a path of ambitious renewable energy (RE) targets, questions about how equipped the power infrastructure is...

Hyderabad, July 23 : With the met department’s forecast of heavy rains over next 2-3 days in Telangana, the state government on Saturday alerted all the districts, especially those along...

Hyderabad, July 23 : For the second time in less than two weeks, Telangana is witnessing flood-like situation with heavy rains leaving rivulets, lakes and reservoirs in a spate. Incessant...

Hyderabad, July 23 : Authorities on Saturday opened gates of twin reservoirs on the outskirts of Hyderabad due to huge inflows following heavy rains since Friday. Hyderabad Metro Water Supply...

Copenhagen, July 23 : As the Europe reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires and escalating record-breaking high temperatures, regional governments have...

Hyderabad, July 23 : Two persons were killed and one injured in a building collapse in Telangana’s Warangal town in the early hours of Saturday. The incident occurred in the...

New Delhi, July 23 : A special three-day meeting to advance an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework agreement to bend the curve on nature loss will take place in Montreal, Canada,...

Srinagar, July 23 : The MeT department on Saturday forecast light to moderate rain with thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. An official of the MeT...

Hyderabad, July 22 : Heavy rains lashed Hyderabad and several other parts of Telangana on Friday, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting normal life. Vehicular traffic was thrown out of gear...

Ramanagara (Karnataka), July 22 : The people of Doddanahalli and surrounding areas in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district were tense and slammed the forest officials for repeated elephant menace in the region....

Johannesburg, July 22 : South Africa’s mobiliser for financing has said it is finalising the first draft of a investment plan to guide the use of funds offered by Just...

Patna, July 22 : As many as 40 venomous snakes were found at an abandoned house in a village in Bihar’s Katihar district. The reptiles were discovered after a 5-year-old...

Surat, July 21 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT-West region bench) has issued notices to the Deen Dayal Port Trust (DDPT) in Kandla, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, the Central government...

Beijing, July 21 : A tornado struck Lianyungang City in east China’s Jiangsu Province, resulting in one fatality and 25 injured, local emergency management bureau said Thursday. The tornado swept...

Hong Kong, July 21 : An An, the world’s longest-living male giant panda under human care, died Thursday in Hong Kong at the age of 35, the equivalent of 105...

Lucknow, July 21 : The Lucknow zoo has lost Jason, a chimpanzee that was one of its most popular inmates. A pall of gloom descended on the zoo after Jason’s...

Washington, July 21 : One US Army Reserve soldier died and nine others were injured after a lightning bolt struck a training area at Fort Gordon in the southeastern state...

Sydney, July 21 : The unpredictable stormy conditions that have plagued much of Australia’s east coast throughout a record-breaking cold snap are expected to continue throughout the coming days. The...

Srinagar, July 21 : The Meteorological department (MeT) on Thursday predicted a generally cloudy weather with light rain and thundershowers during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. “Light...

Berlin, July 21 : The heat wave that is sweeping across Europe continues to wreak havoc in Germany, the country’s meteorological service (DWD) has said here. The “focus of the...

By Nivedita KhandekarKanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), July 21 : India may have taken great strides in utility scale deployment of renewable energy (RE), but the 2030 targets — as promised by...

Paris, July 21 : Two massive wildfires raging in southwestern France over the past week have evacuated at least 36,000 people from home and burned 20,600 hectares of land, French...

By Ashok NilakantanNew York, July 20 : The US has come under a “Heat Wave Warning” from the National Weather Service saying “Dangerous Levels” could be reached this week affecting...

New Delhi, July 20 : British Cabinet minister and India-born Alok Sharma, who led the UN climate summit (COP26), will travel to India from July 21-22, it was announced on...

New Delhi, July 20 : The heavy downpour in the national capital on Wednesday brought some respite from the summer heat but disrupted the normal life. As per reports, the...

Aizawl, July 20 : A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale, jolted parts of Mizoram along India-Myanmar border on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The...

London, July 20 : The record-breaking heat in the UK has led to cooling-related outages at the Google Cloud and Oracle servers, leaving the customers flummoxed as they never experience...

Srinagar, July 20 : The Meteorological department (MeT) on Wednesday forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain and thundershowers during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. “Partly cloudy...

Tunis, July 20 : A huge wildfire broke out in Hammam-Lif town in the northeastern Tunisian province of Ben Arous, nearly 20 km away from the capital Tunis. The fire...

Gorakhpur, July 20 : A group of people organised a wedding of frogs to appease the rain god, Lord Indra. The ‘wedding’ was held on Tuesday night with all rituals....

Srinagar, July 20 : The Jammu-Srinagar National highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and shooting stones, officials said on Wednesday. “Jammu -Srinagar NHW (NH-44) blocked at...

Panaji, July 19 : Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday assured the house to resume the mining operation in next five months provided the auction takes place in next...

Chandigarh, July 19 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said besides planting more and more saplings, the people should also take a pledge to preserve and protect...

Shimla, July 19 : A cloudburst was reported at Shalakhar village under Pooh block of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh after which eight drains were flooded, creating panic in the...

Hyderabad, July 19 : The Telangana government on Tuesday blamed Polavaram project under construction in Andhra Pradesh for recent floods in Godavari, triggering a new inter-state row. Transport minister P.Ajay...

Chennai, July 19 : The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in 12 districts of Tamil Nadu till Wednesday. The weather office has forecast heavy rains for...

Tumakuru (Karnataka), July 19 : A family that rears parrots at home here have announced Rs 50,000 cash for those who can find their favourite bird which went missing. According...

Kabul, July 19 : A quake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses. According to US geological survey, the quake...

Lhasa, July 19 : Tsonyi, the world’s highest county in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the...

New Delhi, July 19 : As heatwave strikes the UK, and Indian cities battle with record temperatures, a recent report from Christian Aid highlights how the climate crisis is increasing...

Lisbon, July 19 : The charred bodies of an elderly couple were found inside a burnt-out car after they tried to flee a wildfire ravaging the municipality of Murca in...

Madrid, July 19 : Spain’s Health Ministry has said that 510 people died from heat-related causes in the first week of a heatwave when the mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius...

Algiers, July 19 : Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria for a one-day visit, during which he is expected to finalise deals to increase Algeria’s natural gas supply...

New Delhi, July 18 : The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday said that they have busted an inter-state gang engaged in illegal wildlife trade with the arrest of three...

Shillong, July 18 : After Sikkim, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AH & VD) of the Meghalaya government has prohibited the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for...

Hyderabad, July 18 : The flood levels in the Godavari river at Bhadrachalam in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district receded on Monday but the river was still flowing above the danger...

Madrid, July 18 : Wildfires have so far burnt more than 22,000 hectares of woodland and scrub in Spain since the start of the heatwave over a week ago, emergency...

Kanpur Dehat/Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), July 18 : Women are ploughing fields and men are writing letters to Lord Indra, praying for rains to end the current spell of drought. In...

Colombo, July 18 : Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) have reduced the retail price of fuel. The two state-owned oil companies...

Jerusalem, July 18 : The Israeli government has approved the establishment of a national climate calculation centre to predict the regional impact of global warming. The new research centre will...

Lisbon, July 18 : After controlling the fire caused by the heatwave, Portugal’s Ministry of Internal Administration announced that the country will lower the fire danger rating from the “contingency...

Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab), July 17 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced the launch of a statewide campaign to clean rivers and drains. Addressing a gathering here during...

Amreli (Gujarat), July 17 : Three people suffered minor injuries when a lioness attacked them in Babarkot of the Shetrunji Forest Range early Sunday. All three have suffered minor injuries...