School Holiday October 29: State-wise list of closures amid Cyclone Montha, heavy rain, and festive breaksSchools across India faced a mixed reopening on October 29, 2025. While many northern states resumed classes after Chhath Puja, southern re...
29 Oct, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
NCC to build Barnar reservoir in Bihar with Rs 2,000 crore investmentNCC Limited has secured a Rs 2,090 crore project from the Water Resource Department for the construction of the Barnar reservoir in Bihar's...
15 Sep, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
15th September 2025 school holiday alert: Which states are closed due to rains and festivals?Most Indian schools resume regular schedules on September 15, 2025, despite Engineer's Day. While major breaks are expected later this mont...
15 Sep, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Flood situation along the Ganga river continues, school in Varanasi shut for two daysFlooding persists in Ganga's northern regions, Varanasi, and Patna, leading to evacuations. The Ganga's floodwaters are shifting eastward t...
05 Aug, 2025, 08.56 AM IST
Flood risk in 21 locations; 4 sites under severe condition, says govt water bodyThe Central Water Commission has issued flood alerts for 21 river monitoring sites across India, with four locations in Assam and Bihar exc...
10 Jul, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Centre pushes for mandatory floodplain zoning law as only 4 states complyWith only four states enacting floodplain zoning legislation, the Centre plans to make it mandatory for accessing central flood management ...
28 Jul, 2024, 11.04 AM IST
Sikkim flash floods: IMD warns of heavy rainfall in the state and sub-Himalayan West BengalSikkim is expected to receive more rainfall, exacerbating the flash flood situation in the region, according to the India Meteorological De...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Punjab farmers' 'rail roko' stir ends, movement of nearly 600 trains hitThe 'rail roko' stir by Punjab farmers, demanding compensation for flood-damaged crops, a legal guarantee on MSP, and a debt waiver, entere...
30 Sep, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
Studies should be conducted through satellite application on increasing strains on river systems: Amit ShahA large area in India is prone to flood in which Ganga and the Brahmaputra are main flood basins and Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West B...
16 Jun, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
Digital outreach: BJP likely to launch Atmanirbhar Bihar, RJD takes to booth-level WhatsApp campaignsThe party on Saturday started conducting social media training workshops for nearly 1,090 mandal heads that saw the virtual participation o...
06 Sep, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
- Floods fail to hamper National Register of Citizens updation process in Assam
Supreme Court-monitored final NRC will be published on July 31. Last year, due to flood final draft publication of NRC was delayed by a mon...
17 Jul, 2019, 09.10 PM IST
- World Bank interested in expanding satellite-based flood insurance scheme: IWMI
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) After the success of the pilot project on Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) for farmers in Bihar, the World Bank has ...
23 Feb, 2018, 02.52 PM IST
Multi-phase assembly poll likely in Bihar: SourcesThe Commission is said to be looking at a window before festival season starts to squeeze some phases between Dussehra and Diwali for holdi...
19 Jul, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir floods: Social networking sites aid rescue, relief workPeople are sharing pictures and information of the affected areas and rescue and relief efforts being undertaken by the central and state a...
08 Sep, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
Australia updates its travel advisory for India after Uttarakhand floodsDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade revised the advisory saying, "It contains new information under Natural disasters, severe weather a...
20 Jun, 2013, 09.43 AM IST
- Officials from India, Nepal to meet on floods
Senior officials of India and Nepal will meet in Kathmandu to look at long-term solutions to the recurring problem.
28 Sep, 2008, 03.00 PM IST
- 'Food shortage looms in flood-hit S Asia'
South Asian nations, including India, face "serious" threats of food shortage, says UN.
18 Aug, 2007, 09.30 AM IST