Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 40, water, power still outCyclone Gezani has claimed 40 lives in Madagascar. The storm caused widespread destruction, leaving many without power and water. Aid worke...
14 Feb, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Hundreds feared dead on France's Mayotte after Cyclone ChidoCyclone Chido has caused widespread devastation across Mayotte, with officials estimating the death toll could reach several hundred or eve...
16 Dec, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
India gifts 2 more interceptor boats to MozambiqueIndia delivered two Fast Interceptor Craft to Mozambique. The vessels will help Mozambique combat maritime terrorism and insurgency. India ...
09 Nov, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Oil PSUs' output from overseas fields up a tadThe share of India's state companies in oil and gas production from overseas fields increased to 19.9 million metric tonnes of oil equivale...
27 Apr, 2024, 01.17 AM IST
Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
02 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
OVL gets extension for five projectsONGC Videsh has been present in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, South Sudan and Columbia for years. In some projects, it has made discoveries...
23 May, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
World 'nowhere near' meeting Paris Agreement targets: ExpertsBut slowing down warming will require countries to do much more than they are currently doing to address climate change. “If we want to ach...
03 Dec, 2019, 09.22 PM IST
UN agency praises India on minimising loss of life from Cyclone FaniThe powerful cyclone, strongest to hit India in 20 years, made landfall at around 8 AM in India's eastern state of Odisha, killing at least...
04 May, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
Indian Navy’s Chetak helicopters playing a major role in relief operations in MozambiqueThe Chetaks are being employed for evacuating the local population and dropping supplies, such as food and water.
29 Mar, 2019, 09.34 PM IST
Over 200 dead in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, millions hitMozambique's President Filipe Nyusi said in a televised statement that the death toll after Cylone Idai now stood at more than 200, up from...
20 Mar, 2019, 09.28 AM IST
India extracts more groundwater than China-US, says studyA total of 163 million people in India have no access to clean water close to home, or 15 per cent of all rural residents and seven per cen...
05 Jun, 2018, 06.41 PM IST
India extends tsunami warning services to Sri Lanka, SeychellesThe warning system has been developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, in collaboration with R...
10 Jul, 2015, 09.58 PM IST
Food Ministry in favour of 7.5 per cent import duty on pulsesThe Food Ministry is in favour of a 7.5% import duty on pulses as against 10 per cent suggested by the Commission for Agriculture Costs and...
08 Jul, 2013, 02.56 PM IST
- India's pulses imports likely to rebound this year, says USDA
India's pulses imports are likely to rebound this fiscal on account of an expected decline in kharif pulses production and continued strong...
17 Oct, 2011, 02.57 PM IST
- Tata Steel's raw material costs to go up to USD 7 bn in FY'11
The costs on inputs are expected to escalate further by around 15% next fiscal over 2010-11 levels due to higher iron ore, coking coal pric...
10 Mar, 2011, 02.22 PM IST
- Commonwealth warns of devastating impact of global warming
Global-warming and its devastating environmental effects were to top the agenda of a two-day meeting of finance ministers from more than 50...
15 Oct, 2007, 09.30 AM IST
- India working out moves to address climate change
At a time when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is about to complete synthesis report on climate change worldwide.
09 Feb, 2007, 02.58 AM IST