Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
GUWAHATI: The sudden heat in the middle of July-making temperatures soar to 38 degree Celsius in the capital-has not only taken everyone by surprise but also left them in a state of panic when five deaths were reported from different parts of the state on Friday. It has, however, not …
Kermit the frog declared that it is difficult to be green. Obviously, he was referring to the colour, rather than to the condition of being environmentally conscious. But for soldiers it is also not always easy to be pro-environmental. By their very nature traditional military activities, like fighting wars, are …
The ongoing Akpo-Mbaraoye Achina-Ogwu Nganga-Onne-Agbudu-Ogboji road awarded by former Governor Peter Obi and inherited by Governor Willie Obiano has been cut off by gully erosion. Flash flood causing gullies on the road necessitated by the abandonment of the road project in Achina Community, Aguata council area of Anambra state led …
Margibi County – Hundreds of residents, mostly women and children in lower Margibi County are currently faced with challenged of safe drinking water and food due to flood disaster. Report by Willie N. Tokpah, willie.tokpah@frontpageafricaonline.com The flood has held resident of over seven towns in hostage after the river which …
HANOI (Reuters) - Tropical storm Son Tinh has killed 20 people, left 16 missing and injured 14 in Vietnam, the country’s rescue committee said on Saturday. Floods triggered by heavy rains hit northern Vietnam after tropical storm Son Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas on Thursday, while the capital …
TEHRAN, Iran - After being jolted by two strong earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks in less than 12 hours, people in several parts of Iran remained in a state of panic on Sunday. Parts of southern and western Iran experienced two strong earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 5.9 magnitude, apart from …
The temperature rose to a record 41.1 Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) in a city northwest of Tokyo on Monday, as a heat wave in Japan that has killed at least 23 people and sent thousands to hospital showed no sign of significant easing. Records go back to varying dates for different …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake on Sunday was experienced by thousands of people on both of New Zealand’s islands. The quake struck central New Zealand’s Picton at a depth of 73 kilometres at about 3.15 pm on Sunday. It was centered 20 kilometres east of Nelson in …
Heavy rain threw normal life out of gear in several parts of the state, triggering landslides, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply. About six roads in the interior areas of Sirmaur were blocked due to landslides and a car was washed away on the Dadahu-Koti-Deman road. Hundreds of vehicles and …
43,675 people in relief camps; holiday for educational institutions today District administration entrusts deputy collector with coordination of relief operations Sea erosion also reported in battered coastal areas The worst floods to hit in the last two decades have ravaged the Kuttanad region. The floodwater has submerged the entire region …
Countries in all regions of the world are continuing to make strides in their efforts to improve e-government and to provide public services online according to a new report launched by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. In a 2018 ranking of countries on e-government development, Denmark, …
Cloudburst at two places in Chamoli district led to extensive damage to property and blockade of 32 internal roads early on Monday. The cloudburst that occurred in Kundi (Ghat Tehsil) village and Ratgaon (Tharali tehsil) between 1.30 am and 2.30 am extensively damaged more than a dozen houses and vehicles. …
Due to heavy rain and flood in Mendhar area of district Poonch during early hours today, a culvert was washed away snapping road connectivity to three villages while water supply was also affected as main water supply pipe to the area was also washed away in flood. Official sources said …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An interim report submitted by a team of scientists to study landslides in Kozhikode revealed that the landslides were man-made though intense rains added to the woes. The scientists also recommend Japanese model offshore barriers to protect seawalls along Kerala coast to check coastal erosion and flash floods, while …
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Droughts, frosts and other unfavorable conditions are expected to cause late damage to the European Union’s rapeseed harvest, cutting output in leading producers Germany, France and Poland, experts said on Thursday. The market was now expecting the overall EU 2018 crop to bring in around or less …
The estimate for Argentina’s drought-hit corn crop may be cut further from the 32 million tonnes currently expected to be harvested this season, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange and the country’s main farmers group said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Farmer Bernardo Romano stands in a corn field in a drought-affected …
Municipal workers in western Japan struggled on Friday to restore water supplies a week after floods caused by a record downpour killed more than 200 people in the worst such disaster in 36 years. Communities that grappled with rising floodwaters last week now find themselves battling scorching summer temperatures well …
Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S. West, with the area burned in Colorado already four times the size of last year's total, as rising temperatures, drought and a buildup of forest fuels supercharge blazes. So far this year, 3.3 million acres have burned in U.S. forests, …
Rain-induced floods have killed three people and affected 932,000 in 62 cities, districts and counties in Sichuan province, with direct economic losses amounting to 2.4 billion yuan ($360 million). Gansu province was hit even harder, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. The floods, caused by heavy rainfall that started …
Good news for the drought-stricken Western Cape came in the form of a dramatic increase in the province's dam levels. According to the Department of Water Affairs, dam levels increased from 45% to 51.7% in seven days, thanks to recent torrential rains in large parts of the province. And that's …
