China cancels schools and flights as it braces for Ragasa, one of the strongest typhoons in yearsSouthern China is bracing for Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, prompting school and business closures, and flight cance...
23 Sep, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
Hong Kong halts trading, closes schools post-typhoonMore than 150 millimetres were recorded over most parts of the territory since midnight Monday, and rainfall exceeded 300 millimetres over ...
09 Oct, 2023, 07.50 AM IST
Vietjet to operate direct flights between Trichy-Ho Chi Minh City from Nov 2From Ho Chi Minh City, tourists would be able to further explore other parts of Vietnam like some of the popular coastal destinations inclu...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.39 PM IST
Asian coastal cities sinking fast: StudyRapid urbanisation has seen these cities draw heavily on groundwater to service their burgeoning populations, according to research by Sing...
23 Sep, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
China central bank expands digital yuan pilot scheme to more citiesTianjin, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen and six cities in the coastal Zhejiang province will be added to the existing 10 major "pilot...
03 Apr, 2022, 12.17 PM IST
7-fold surge in Indians at risk due to sea levelBy 2050, 36 million Indians may be at affected by flooding and inundation due to sea level rise by 2050, according to a new study published...
31 Oct, 2019, 01.46 PM IST
7-fold surge in Indians at risk due to rising sea levelThat projection is a seven-fold rise from a previous estimate of 5 million for the country, and the impact is likely to be concentrated in ...
31 Oct, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
India's population along low-elevation coastlines to grow 3- fold: ReportUnder a business-as-usual scenario, a six degree Celsius temperature increase is projected over the Asian land mass by the end of the centu...
16 Jul, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: StudyAccording to the report, Asia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding from possible storm surge events, particularly in the Pe...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: StudyUnabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
ADB to double annual climate financing to $6 bn by 2020Six of the 10 nations most vulnerable to climate change in 2013 are in Asia-Pacific (Philippines, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Lao PDR, Vietn...
25 Sep, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
- China sets up two drone bases to step up maritime surveillance
China has set up two drone bases in the northeastern Liaoning province for real time surveillance on coastal waters.
20 Oct, 2012, 07.54 PM IST
- At least 8 killed in twin blasts in Karachi
Two explosions hit a famed Sufi shrine in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 8 people and wounding 20 oth...
07 Oct, 2010, 09.25 PM IST
- Citi VC to buy 17.7% in Coastal Projects
Private equit firm Citigroup Venture Capital International is picking up a 17.7% stake in Hyderabad-based infrastructure company Coastal Pr...
21 Jan, 2009, 02.52 AM IST
- China, Singapore agree on free trade accord
China and Singapore concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement, China's first with another Asian country, news reports said Friday.
05 Sep, 2008, 11.33 AM IST
- Kolkata tops deluge list in Asia
The impact of climate change and urban development is set to more than triple the number of people exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, a s...
24 Dec, 2007, 06.21 PM IST
- Kolkata, Mumbai vulnerable
Climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people in the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, with Kol...
06 Dec, 2007, 01.55 AM IST