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Meghalaya signs Starlink deal to bring internet to remote areasMeghalaya has partnered with Starlink India to pilot satellite-based internet in its remote hill regions, aiming to improve connectivity in...
Meghalaya mine blast toll rises to 25 in East Jaintia HillsThe blast took place inside an unauthorised mine in the Mynsyngat-Thangskai area, under the jurisdiction of the Umpleng police outpost.
Who is Lila Bonner? Texas flood victim at Camp Mystic, who had a dream of opening an animal rescueThe Texas Hill Country floods on July 4, 2025, claimed the lives of at least 119 people, including 9-year-old Lila Bonner, a Camp Mystic ca...
Centre supports idea of limiting tourists at hill stations across all 13 Himalayan states in IndiaThe Indian government has supported a plea to determine the carrying capacity of hill stations, cities, and eco-sensitive zones in the Hima...
SC to set up panel to study 'carrying capacity of overcrowded' hill stations in Uttarakhand, Himachal, other statesThe panel of experts will assess the environmental and ecological concerns in overcrowded hill stations in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, a...
'Himalayan Task': NDRF to station permanent teams in hills for high-altitude rescue operationsThe federal contingency force has initiated a slew of measures to prepare its saviours for tackling natural and man-made catastrophes in th...
Showing Disaster Without Baring BonesThe blizzard raging across the US, particularly in the city of Buffalo in New York state, is not a dreamy landscape fit for a greetings car...
Meghalaya to launch Police Infrastructure Renovation Fund soonChief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that all the police stations would be strengthened with computers and IT set ups, and cranes and ambula...
Floods affect nearly 2 lakh people in AssamAround 55 relief camps have been opened in seven districts, sheltering 32,959 people. Another 12 relief distribution centres are also opera...
Guessing a hazard: India's more or less ready for storms, but what about landslides and flash floods?While India was more or less prepared for the multiple heat waves and five cyclones that made landfall during the pandemic, mainly due to b...
Six labourers feared trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in MeghalayaMeghalaya police in a statement stated based on information received from Superintendent of Police, Silchar about six mine workers being tr...
Maharashtra: Club asked to shut down golf course after Anil Ambani walkThe notice issued by Mahabaleshwar Council chief officer Pallavi Patil warned of action under the Disaster Management Act, Indian Penal Cod...
India to establish regional climate centre for Himalayas, to benefit country, neighbours: IMD chiefConsidering the size of the Himalayas and its role in India's hydrology, meteorology, disaster management, ecosystem and many other activit...
Nine killed in fire mishap at Telangana underground power plantSix bodies have been recovered by rescue teams so far and efforts were on to pull out the others from the underground plant, Nagarkurnool D...
Why are Meghalaya miners not rescued yet: SCThe private illegal mining in very small areas, traditionally practised in the hills of Meghalaya, are contemptuously referred to as rathol...
Bus carrying university staff falls into gorge in Maharashtra; 33 killedfell into a 500-feet deep gorge at Ambenali Ghat near Poladpur town, around 180 km from Mumbai.
Intense heat dampens tourism in hills; tour operators and hoteliers say business down 20%Tour operators and hoteliers say business is down 15-20% and more cancellations are expected if the heat persists.