Red alert in Pakistan ahead of fresh monsoon spellPakistan's National Disaster Management Authority issued a red alert for heavy monsoon rains and landslides across several regions until Au...
23 Aug, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Why cloudbursts have killed hundreds in India and Pakistan this monsoon seasonCloudbursts have caused devastation in Pakistan and India during the monsoon. These intense rain events led to flash floods and landslides,...
19 Aug, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite the recent deaths of climbersDespite recent climber deaths, Pakistan hasn't issued mountaineering restrictions, according to an official, emphasizing climbers' awarenes...
17 Aug, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Pakistan issues Glacial Flood warning amid heavy monsoon rainsPakistan is on high alert for glacial floods in its northwestern regions due to above-average monsoon rainfall, raising concerns of a repea...
27 Jul, 2025, 06.15 AM IST
Indian youths at COP29 call for prioritising children's needs in climate policyYoung Indian climate activists are at COP29. They are demanding action from world leaders. They want policies that protect children from cl...
13 Nov, 2024, 07.54 PM IST
A 4.7-degree rise in temperature will make Indian economy sweat, ADB report revealsA recent ADB report predicts that India could face a 24.7% GDP loss by 2070 due to climate change, with overall regional losses reaching 16...
02 Nov, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
India may face 24.7% GDP loss by 2070 thanks to climate change: ADB reportClimate change may cause substantial GDP losses in Asia and the Pacific by 2070. India is likely to experience a 24.7 per cent GDP reductio...
31 Oct, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Glacial lake floods: A growing, unpredictable climate riskIndian rescuers are searching for over 100 missing people after a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks. Glacial lake out...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
2022 fifth or sixth warmest year on record: WMOThe global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average, making it the "fifth or sixth" w...
21 Apr, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
2015 to 2022 likely to be 8 warmest years on record: WMO reportThe report titled 'WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022' released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC on Sunday sta...
06 Nov, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
International media calls Ayodhya verdict a victory for ModiThe New York Times wrote, ‘Court backs Hindus on Ayodhya, handing Modi victory in his bid to remake India’. The article, authored by Maria ...
11 Nov, 2019, 02.11 PM IST
India offers to host quake rescue exercise with SCO nationsSingh said when the search and rescue teams engage in a joint exercise, they not only build a common understanding of internationally recog...
24 Aug, 2017, 04.19 PM IST
India-Pakistan detente requires more than PM Narendra Modi's new powerIt is unlikely Modi will wager his new-found power by reaching out to Pak. Some analysts suggest his poll win may even validate India’s har...
17 Mar, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Cyclone Hudhud caused $ 11 billion worth of losses: UNThe 41 fatalities associated with the cyclone, a Category 4 storm that hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in October, were considered "r...
26 Feb, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Lima Climate Conference: India plans an outreach with SAARC countriesEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar will be meeting with ministers from the SAARC countries and a joint statement from the region is exp...
06 Dec, 2014, 10.54 PM IST
GIC Re to scale up its operation in SAARC regionThe Indian official reinsurer has already formed reinsurance joint venture -- GIC Bhutan Re-- to develop the insurance, reinsurance industr...
07 Sep, 2014, 01.16 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