UN chief urges global efforts for drought, desertification
byUnited Nations, June 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts,…
Environment
Five missing, over 50 houses swept away in western Nepal
byKathmandu, June 17 (IANS) At least five people were missing and 65 families rendered homeless after floods and landslides, triggered by incessant rainfall over…
Flood prone areas being evacuated in Delhi
byNew Delhi: The Delhi government today began evacuating people from low-lying areas along the banks of the Yamuna river after 8.06 lac cusecs of water…
Widespread June rains cheer Maharashtra
byMumbai, June 17 (IANS) Spelling cheer for the people, farmers and industry, Maharashtra has received an average of nearly one-fourth of its total annual…
Heavy rains hit life in north India, wreak havoc in Uttarakhand
byNew Delhi: Heavy rains hit life in north India, and wrought havoc in Uttarakhand where 11 people died, nearly 50 were missing and thousands stranded…
Heavy rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, flood warning in UP, Delhi
byNew Delhi: Heavy, continuous rains hit life in several north India states and wrought havoc in Uttarakhand where the death toll has reached 29 while…
Yamuna to rise in Delhi tomorrow as Haryana releases 8 lakh cusecs
byChandigarh/New Delhi: The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi would start rising tomorrow evening as an unprecedented over eight lakh cusecs of flood water…
India helps save 26 crew from sinking ship near Yemen
byMumbai, June 17 (IANS) In a humanitarian gesture, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Mumbai, coordinated operations to help rescue 26 sailors from a massive…
Sunny afternoon in Delhi today, rains to return tomorrow
byNew Delhi: After a cloudy morning that saw intermittent rain, Delhi had a sunny and pleasant afternoon today as the maximum temperature settled nine notches…
North India power hit as Himachal hydro plants shut
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s two major hydropower projects remained shut today due to high silt level in the Sutlej river, sparking a power crisis in Punjab,…