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'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
The rupee at record low will end India’s cheap-money eraElevated energy import costs have pushed the Indian rupee to a record low, prompting urgent questions about Reserve Bank of India rate hike...
Indian officials see Iran war oil shock as disruptive as CovidIndia is drawing on its Covid-era playbook to cushion the economic blow from the Iran war, with officials warning the disruption to energy ...
Correct this ongoing Himalayan blunderMonsoon 2025 has caused widespread destruction in West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Assam. Landslides and floods have claimed...
India's changing rain pattern is leaving dry Rajasthan and Ladakh with a surplus while Meghalaya faces a deficitNorth India experiences its wettest monsoon since 2013, exceeding normal rainfall by 21%, accompanied by a surge in 'extremely heavy' rain ...
Dog sensed what humans could not. It saved 67 lives in Himachal before landslide hit the villageTorrential rains in Himachal Pradesh caused widespread destruction, but a heroic dog saved 67 villagers in Siyathi. The dog's frantic barki...
Himachal monsoon toll rises to 75, including 45 rain-related death, 288 injuredHimachal Pradesh has been ravaged by the ongoing monsoon season, with the death toll reaching 75, including rain-related incidents and acci...
Lightning strikes kill 23 people in eastern IndiaThe deaths in Bihar state occurred during fierce weather between Wednesday and Friday, with the victims largely being farmers and labourers...
Govt to table weapons of mass destruction Bill in Rajya Sabha todayThe Upper House will also make obituary reference to the passing away of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, legendary Santoor playe...
UN Chief Antonio Guterres saddened by loss of life, destruction due to heavy rains in India, South East AsiaNational disaster response teams are carrying out search-and-rescue operations and some 20,000 people are sheltered in dozens of relief cam...
Meteorological Department warns of thunderstorms till SaturdayDelhi and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana are expected to see thunderstorm accompanied by gusty winds till Saturday, the Met offi...
Weather office issues ‘multi-hazard warning’ of hailstorms, strong winds“An intense western disturbance currently lying over Iran and the neighbourhood would affect the Indian subcontinent from 11th (March),” th...
Congress has become politically bankrupt, destructive opposition: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi alleged that congress has become "politically bankrupt" as it played the role of "obstructionist and destructive" opposition during t...
Floods or weak monsoon: Effects of sharp swings in rainfall patterns may become stronger in futureComparisons are already being made with the heavy flooding in Uttarakhand in June last year as well as episodes of flash flooding in Leh in...
- Heavy rains in Kerala caused by global warming: Scientist
Global warming could be responsible for unprecendent heavy rains that is being witnessed this summer in Kerala and wreaked havoc there, a t...
- Centre debates contingency if monsoon fails
Worried over the slow progress of the monsoon, KV Thomas held a meeting on Thursday on the likelihood of less rains and subsequent drought-...
- Monsoon's return washes away fears of spurt in food prices
With monsoons reviving after a lull, fears of another spike in food inflation have been dispelled for now. Monsoons have advanced over the ...