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Insurers not liable for accident compensation if driver's licence was invalid: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled insurance companies are not liable for accidents with unlicensed drivers. Driving without a valid license can lead ...- Landslides disrupt traffic on Kedarnath Highway in Rudraprayag; restoration underwayHeavy rainfall caused landslides and erosion along the Kedarnath Highway in Rudraprayag district. District officials inspected the affected...
- Heavy rain swells Uttarakhand rivers, Char Dham Yatra remains suspendedHeavy rains caused major Uttarakhand rivers to swell significantly on Wednesday. Authorities suspended the Char Dham Yatra and are battling...
- Heavy landslides damage Thannamandi-DKG-Bufliaz road in J&K; BRO continues restoration on war footingHeavy rainfall and a cloudburst caused massive landslides on the Thannamandi-DKG-Bufliaz Road. This vital route connecting Rajouri and Poon...
- In 1982, a deadly flood exposed one of America's worst toxic disasters. Here's what happened to Times Beach, MissouriTimes Beach faced a major environmental disaster due to dioxin-contaminated waste oil. Flooding in 1982 spread the toxic contamination acro...
- In 2003, an Iraqi engineer left California to re-flood wetlands Saddam had turned into desert; up to 60% of the ancient marshes later returnedAzzam Alwash embarked on a mission to restore the ravaged Mesopotamian Marshes upon his return to Iraq. By implementing a straightforward p...
- A Seattle veteran was told he had four months to live; he began cleaning polluted Hamm Creek, and salmon, beavers and river otters later returnedA Vietnam veteran found a new purpose cleaning a polluted creek near his home. This personal mission extended his life by twenty-seven year...
- Dehradun's Rs 16 crore bridge gets big hole in just 17 days after rain; probe on to determine the causeA newly built Dehradun bridge lost its approach road just seventeen days after its opening. Overnight rainfall eroded the soil supporting t...
- Mehbooba Mufti announces protest on seventh anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, apologizes for Jantar Mantar remarkThe PDP will protest on August 5, demanding Article 370 and 35A restoration. The party also seeks the release of all political prisoners an...
- Texas released 3 million captive-bred eggs to save this endangered amphibian. It may be workingA male Houston toad was sighted in Bastrop County, Texas, after a 50-year absence. This sighting follows the release of millions of captive...
- Appleton Tornado: Homes ripped apart, cars flipped as powerful twister tears through WisconsinAppleton Tornado: A tornado struck Wisconsin, damaging homes and toppling trees and power lines. Thousands of residents lost electricity as...
- Manipur: 35 courier bags of postal department allegedly looted and burnt in Ukhrul districtThirty-five postal courier bags were allegedly looted and burned by unidentified individuals in Ukhrul district. A convoy escort team was s...
- Monsoon rains continue to hamper Himachal; 108 roads remain blockedMonsoon rains continue to disrupt normal life across Himachal Pradesh on Monday. One hundred and eight roads remain blocked due to landslid...
- Graffiti that captured a generation's anger painted over at Jantar MantarMunicipal workers cleaned graffiti from walls around Jantar Mantar on Sunday. The visual marks of a student-led protest were erased by sani...
- Rescue efforts intensify in Nagaland, 180 stranded people evacuated amid rain-triggered landslidesIn Nagaland, rescue operations are in full swing as the region grapples with rain-induced landslides. Over 180 individuals stranded due to ...
- 3M India temporarily shuts Ahmedabad plant amid heavy rains; operations at other facilities remain unaffected3M India has temporarily suspended its Ahmedabad plant operations due to severe weather conditions. Heavy rainfall and flooding in the regi...
- A juice company dumped 1,000 truckloads of orange peel on dead Costa Rican pastures in 1997; 16 years later, the plot had 176% more biomass than the land beside itA Costa Rican juice company's waste helped restore a degraded pasture. Discarded orange peels and pulp enriched the soil, fostering new gro...
- In 2011, the US began tearing down two century-old dams on Washington's Elwha River, the largest dam removal in US history at the time, freeing over 20 million cubic yards of trapped sedimentThe Elwha River dams were dismantled after nearly a century of operation. This significant engineering project restored over ninety miles o...
- Nagaland releases Rs 70 lakh ex-gratia for landslide victims in Mon district after July 2026 floodsNagaland government released Rs 70 lakhs ex-gratia and relief for flood and landslide victims. The Chief Minister also provided Rs 10 lakhs...
- NC protests in Delhi, demands Centre honour promise on J&K statehood restorationFarooq Abdullah, the president of Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference, spearheaded a protest in Delhi on Monday at J&K House. The gathe...
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