Thundershowers, heavy rains in Andhra over next 4 days: IMD
Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thundershowers with lightning at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Yanam over the next four days. A cyclonic circulation lying over west central Bay of Bengal off AP coast The IMD has also forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in coastal AP and Yanam on Sunday More...
65% Delhi-NCR households have 1 or more individuals with pollution-related ailments
New Delhi: About 65 per cent households of Delhi have one or more individuals who have already started experiencing pollution-related ailments, a survey has revealed. Only 12 per cent citizens of Delhi-NCR will More...
Two-day holiday for rain-battered Greater Hyderabad residents
Hyderabad: The Telangana government declared a holiday on Wednesday and Thursday within Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Greater Hyderabad in the wake of incessant rains. All efforts are being made to get the city back More...
NGT pulls up NHAI for dumping muck in J-K’s Chenab River
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and its contactors for dumping muck in Chenab River in the course of four laning of Udhampur to Banihal national More...
Heavy rain cuts off Bengal-Sikkim highway after landslides
Kolkata: Multiple landslides due to heavy rain have resulted in the closing of a stretch of a national highway that connects Sikkim with Darjeeling district of West Bengal, resulting in massive traffic jams, officials More...
SC sets asides NGT order barring sale of fuel to vehicles sans PUC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the National Green Tribunal (NGT) direction which said that vehicles not complying with the requirement of possessing and/or displaying a valid Pollution Under Control More...
Central team to visit Assam to assess flood damage
Guwahati: A six-member central team would arrive in Assam on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the monsoon floods that affected 57 lakh people and killed at least 113 people between May 22 and August 20, More...
India can emerge as major player in global organic markets
New Delhi: With the largest number of growers, India can emerge as a major player in global organic markets amid increasing demand for healthy and safe food across the world battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, said More...
Cloudburst in Uttarakhand, Army rushed to carry out rescue operations
New Delhi: Indian Army troops have been rushed to Uttarakhand’s border Pithoragarh district for rescue operations after heavy rains caused havoc in the area. Seeing the havoc, the Indian Army was called out More...
Assam flood situation improves but over 22 lakh still in distress
Guwahati: One more person died in Assam’s Golaghat district, taking the death toll to 103, even as the overall flood situation in the state further improved on Monday, officials said. Brahmaputra river has More...