Assam flood situation improves, death count now 83

Jul 26, 2019, at 08:13 pm

Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has improved with the water levels in the flood-hit areas receding. However, over 27 lakh people are still bearing the brunt of the flood.

Assam floods: 78 dead, 35 lakh affected

Jul 25, 2019, at 06:32 pm

Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS): As many as 35 lakh people have been affected in the Assam floods and 78 people have died.

Assam flood: Water submerges more villages, death toll now 71

Jul 23, 2019, at 07:47 pm

Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): Floodwaters have submerged more villages in Assam following heavy rain over the past 34 hours.

Southwest monsoon turn vigorous over coastal and hilly districts of Karnataka

Jul 23, 2019, at 05:43 pm

Bengaluru, Jul 23 (UNI) Southwest monsoon turned vigorous over coastal and districts coming under Western ghats causing landslips, affected movement of traffic and several rivers witnessed huge inflows causing flooding.

UN Youth envoy launches coding competition to help solve climate crisis and ‘Reboot the Earth’

Jul 23, 2019, at 09:19 am

New York, July 23 (IBNS): Can young coders help solve the climate crisis? The UN’s Youth Envoy launched a global competition earlier this month, “Reboot The Earth”, in collaboration with the Office of Information & Communications Technology, to try and answer that question, fostering collaboration between the United Nations, academia, civil society, and young people to address the climate emergency.

Assam floods death toll rises to 69

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:37 pm

Guwahati, July 22 (IBNS): The death toll Assam flood has risen to 69 as still over 30.55 lakh people of 18 districts continue to face lot of problems. 

35 die in Uttar Pradesh thunderstorm

Jul 21, 2019, at 10:55 pm

Lucknow, July 21(UNI): As many as 35 people have lost their lives while 13 sustained injuries in a severe thunderstorm that struck Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.

Assam flood death toll rises to 67

Jul 21, 2019, at 07:19 pm

Guwahati, July 21 (IBNS): The death toll in monsoon flooding in Assam has risen to 67 as still over 38 lakh people continue to face a lot of problems.

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Athens, no casualty

Jul 19, 2019, at 06:06 pm

Athens, July 19 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Greece capital Athens on Friday, as per  United States Geological Survey website.

4.9 magnitude earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh, tremors felt in north-east states

Jul 19, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Shillong, July 19 (UNI/IBNS) An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale hit Arunachal Pradesh as tremors of it were also felt across North-East states, officials said.

Assam villagers risk their lives to cross river by using rope after flood waters wash away the only bamboo bridge

Jul 19, 2019, at 04:49 pm

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): After the only bamboo bridge was washed away by the flood waters, the villagers of Jogipara area in Assam’s Darrang district have been forced to cross a river with the help of a rope by taking risk their lives.

Minimum trees should be cut for development work: Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary

Jul 17, 2019, at 09:55 pm

Srinagar, July 17 (UNI) Emphasising on closely monitoring development works in forest areas, chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Wednesday said the bare minimum trees should be cut as far as possible while compensatory afforestation should be done on alternate land in lieu of diversion of forest land.

Assam flood: Brahmaputra water level receding towards upstream but overall grim situation

Jul 17, 2019, at 01:04 pm

Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river is receding in some parts of the state, but the overall flood situation in Assam is still grim with over 52.59 lakh people have been affected.

Kaziranga flood: 39 animals including five rhinos died

Jul 17, 2019, at 01:01 pm

Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): At least 39 wild animals including five rhinos have died in the devastating deluge in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.

Assam flood: Union Jal Shakti minister conducts aerial review, around 43 lakh people affect

Jul 16, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday conducted an aerial review of the flood situation in Assam.

6.2-magnitude quake hits 25 km north of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Jul 15, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Sydney, Jul 15 (Xinhua/UNI) A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 25 km north of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on Monday, according to US. Geological Survey.

Assam: Brahmaputra flows 1.17 metre above danger level mark in Guwahati

Jul 15, 2019, at 03:45 pm

Guwahati, July 15 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river has gradually increased and it is flowing above the danger level mark in Guwahati city of Assam.

Assam flood: Over 26.45 lakh people of 28 districts affected, death toll rises to 11

Jul 14, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has worsened with 11 people dead and over 26.45 lakh people affected in Assam's 28 districts.

Assam flood : Over 14.17 lakh people of 25 districts affected, eight people die

Jul 14, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS) : Eight people were killed and over 14.17 lakh people were affected as flood situation worsened in 25 out of 33 districts in Assam.  

Rainwater harvesting to be made compulsory in old houses also: Puducherry CM

Jul 12, 2019, at 05:40 pm

Puducherry, July 12 (UNI): Chief minister V. Narayanasamy on Friday said in a bid to harvest rain water, the government would make it compulsory that the facility be arranged in old houses also.

Assam floods: Three deed, over 2.07 lakh people in 11 districts affected

Jul 10, 2019, at 07:51 pm

Guwahati, July 10 (IBNS): The floods in Assam have claimed three lives in the past 24 hours and affected over 2.07 lakh people in 11 districts of the state.

Several missing, 800 stranded after flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh

Jul 09, 2019, at 02:47 pm

Guwahati, July 9 (IBNS): A devastating cloudburst lead to flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday evening.

5.7 magnitude earthquake hits SW Iran

Jul 08, 2019, at 03:54 pm

Tehran, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) A 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Richter scale struck Masjid Soleiman region in southwest Iran's Khuzestan province on Monday, Iranian Seismological Center reported.

Monsoon showers lash parts of Himachal Pradesh

Jul 06, 2019, at 05:07 pm

Shimla, Jul 6 (UNI) The southwest monsoon showers lashed many parts of Himachal Pradesh in past 24 hrs as it advanced in the hill state, MeT office said on Saturday.

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Southern California

Jul 05, 2019, at 10:18 am

Los Angeles, Jul 4 (Xinhua/UNI) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted 12 km southwest of Searles Valley in the U.S. state of California 17:33:48 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Odisha to plant 6 crore trees this monsoon, to distribute 4 crore more

Jul 03, 2019, at 09:48 pm

Bhubaneswar, July 3 (UNI): Odisha's forest department will plant six crore trees during the current rainy season, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said here today.

June 2019 was hottest month ever on record: European satellite agency

Jul 03, 2019, at 09:56 am

London, July 3 (IBNS): Summer has barely begun, but temperature records are already being broken. Data released today show that the European-average temperature for June 2019 was higher than for any other June on record.

Rain mayhem: 32 lives lost in Maharashtra, holiday declared today

Jul 02, 2019, at 03:55 pm

Mumbai, Jul 2 (UNI) At least 32 people were killed in various rain-related incidents, including wall collapses in this financial capital, Thane and Pune, and over 75 injured or missing on Tuesday, as rains battered parts of Maharashtra.

Jalandhar moves to build green, plastic-free future

Jul 01, 2019, at 08:12 pm

Jalandhar, Jul 1 (UNI): In order to make the district garbage-free, the administration and Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar will work jointly to encourage the residents to give their whole-hearted support for clean and green Jalandhar, by sensitising them under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Heavy rainfall, flood prediction during G20 Summit

Jun 27, 2019, at 01:56 pm

Osaka, Japan, Jun 27 (Sputnik): The authorities of Japan’s Osaka, which will host the G20 Summit on Friday and Saturday, warned on Thursday that the city may face heavy rainfall, floods and landslides following a tropical cyclone that is currently approaching the Kansai region.