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Can't win today's warfare with outdated weapons: CDS General Anil Chauhan seeks upgradation of India's defence system | Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth after his 18-day mission to space | India's Got Latent host Samay Raina, other influencers appear in SC over remarks mocking disabled | Drunk teenager who rammed Porsche into two-wheeler leaving two dead won't be tried as an adult | Jaishankar calls on China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing | Jaishankar calls on China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing | Supreme Court slams cartoonist Hemant Malviya for 'inflammatory' cartoon of PM Modi, RSS | Donald Trump threatens Russia with 'very severe tariffs' if no Ukraine negotiations within 50 days | 'We tried everything but there is a limit to what we can do': Govt on Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen | 'India-China open exchange of views and perspectives is very important': Jaishankar in Beijing

Delhi witnesses heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring above 40.2 degrees Celsius

Apr 07, 2025, at 09:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Monday recorded its highest temperature of the season, with the mercury touching 40.2 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement.

Madhya Pradesh: After pelting stones at cheetahs, Indian villagers now offer water to animals

Apr 05, 2025, at 07:18 pm

A week after a female cheetah and its cubs attacked a calf, forcing villagers in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh to pelt stones at them, a video has now emerged online where a person could be seen offering water to the animals, an incident reflecting a change in the equation between the two sides.

Arunachal Pradesh: Retracing a century-old biodiversity in Siang Valley

Apr 04, 2025, at 11:15 am

A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river basin hosts 12 different types of forests, with a diversity of habitats that fosters rich biodiversity. The disappearance of habitats, in the form of deforestation and development, are among the biggest threats to biodiversity, conservationists say. Mongabay India writer Simrin Sirur reports

Over 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 10 days, claims UNICEF

Apr 01, 2025, at 09:17 am

Israel's renewed offensive in Gaza has reportedly left 322 children dead and 609 injured in the region in the past 10 days, as confirmed by the United Nations Children's Fund on Monday.

USA: Growing wildfire in California prompts evacuations

Mar 31, 2025, at 06:23 pm

A wildfire is raging through the Eastern Sierra in the US state of California that has prompted authorities to evacuate multiple counties in the region.

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts

Mar 30, 2025, at 04:26 pm

Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.

Myanmar earthquake toll rises to 1,600; India rushes aid with Operation Brahma, USGS warns fatalities could top 10,000

Mar 29, 2025, at 10:27 pm

Yangon: The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and parts of neighbouring Thailand has climbed to 1,600, news agency AFP reported, citing Myanmar’s Junta government. Over 3,400 people have been injured, and many remain missing.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Myanmar, a day after deadly tremors

Mar 29, 2025, at 06:06 pm

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw city on Saturday, a day after a deadly 7.7 magnitude quake rocked the country, leaving 1,000 people dead.

Myanmar earthquake: Death toll crosses 1,000

Mar 29, 2025, at 04:40 pm

The death toll due to the deadly earthquake that rocked Myanmar on Friday has crossed 1000, media reports said on Saturday.

More than 150 killed, hundreds injured as 6 earthquakes devastate Myanmar, tremors felt in Bangkok

Mar 28, 2025, at 10:55 pm

Over 150 people were killed and hundreds injured after six earthquakes, including one with a 7.7 magnitude, hit near Sagaing in central Myanmar at 12.50 pm (local time) Friday, state-run broadcaster MRTV said.

Several feared dead as 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok

Mar 28, 2025, at 06:47 pm

Many people are feared dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit northwestern Myanmar on Friday, with the strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's Bangkok city where a 30-storey under-construction building collapsed, leaving 81 labourers trapped under debris.

Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake hits Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok

Mar 28, 2025, at 02:33 pm

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's capital, Bangkok city, media reports said.

UN experts claim several glaciers will not survive this century

Mar 21, 2025, at 09:32 am

Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.

India Vision Institute and Plastic Odyssey partner to transform recycled plastic into sustainable eyewear

Mar 18, 2025, at 10:00 am

India Vision Institute (IVI) has announced a partnership with Plastic Odyssey, a global initiative dedicated to combating plastic pollution through innovative recycling. Together, they will explore the feasibility of making spectacle frames, cases and accessories from recycled plastic waste.

Holi 2025 to coincide with a total lunar eclipse, but India will miss the spectacle

Mar 13, 2025, at 10:39 pm

New Delhi: The vibrant festivities of Holi on March 14 will coincide with a rare celestial phenomenon—a total lunar eclipse.

Weak La Niña weather event is likely to be brief, says World Meteorological Organization

Mar 07, 2025, at 06:05 pm

The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced.

Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost to protect flora, fauna

Mar 02, 2025, at 07:57 pm

Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.

Earthquake measuring 6.1 on Richter Scale hits Nepal, tremors felt in Bihar

Feb 28, 2025, at 10:34 am

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Friday, with tremors felt in parts of India's Bihar state, media reports said.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal, tremors felt in Kolkata

Feb 25, 2025, at 09:37 am

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Bay of Bengal region with tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Indian wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman features in Time's Women of Year 2025 list

Feb 22, 2025, at 06:33 pm

Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman, who is from the northeast Indian state of Assam, was named in the Time's Women of the Year 2025 list.

Magnitude 4 earthquake hits Delhi, PM Modi urges people to stay calm

Feb 17, 2025, at 09:13 am

An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Delhi and adjoining areas forcing people to rush out from their residences on Monday.

January was the warmest on record, announces World Meteorological Organization

Feb 07, 2025, at 03:18 pm

The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service

New study shows ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s

Jan 29, 2025, at 09:48 am

The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown.

UN General Assembly declares 2025 as International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation

Jan 22, 2025, at 05:27 pm

As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).

GRAP-4 restrictions back in Delhi after AQI inches closer to 'severe' category

Jan 15, 2025, at 11:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As the air quality index in Delhi is coming close to the 'severe' category once again, the Commission for Air Quality Management, has reimposed stricter pollution curbs in the capital and the National Capital Region, under GRAP-3 and GRAP-4.

Death toll due to Los Angeles wildfires rises to 24, firefighters continue battle to bring blaze under control

Jan 13, 2025, at 10:52 am

The death toll in the Los Angeles, USA, wildfires has touched 24 with firefighters struggling to contain the blaze that has ravaged the region.

World Meteorological Organization confirms 2024 was the hottest year on record

Jan 11, 2025, at 08:51 am

UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures.

2024 is the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, say scientists 

Jan 10, 2025, at 03:27 pm

2024 is the first calendar year that has reached more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, as per the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Death toll from Tibet earthquake rises to 126, rescuers brave biting cold weather to save those trapped under debris

Jan 08, 2025, at 03:52 pm

The death toll due to the deadly multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, that rocked Tibet's Xizang region touched 126 with rescue workers braving biting cold weather condition to rescue those under debris, media reports said.

Multiple earthquakes rock Tibet's Xizang region, 95 dead

Jan 07, 2025, at 03:54 pm

At least 95 people died and 130 others were injured after multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, hit Tibet's Xizang region, close to the Nepal border on Tuesday, Chinese media reports said.