Bengaluru witnessing sharp rise in dengue cases: Doctors say situation may worsen, women and children at greater riskHospitals in Bengaluru report a sharp rise in dengue cases, especially among women and children, with 60 new cases daily according to BBMP ...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
How Delhi plans to preserve the G20 beautyNew Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is taking steps to maintain the beautified public spaces, fountains, sculptures, and electrical installa...
12 Sep, 2023, 03.29 PM IST
Amid uptick in Covid cases, Delhi L-G tells officials to ensure genome sequencing of samplesTerming the occurrence of dengue in summer as worrisome, Saxena asked officials to consult experts and epidemiologists to ascertain if a ne...
13 Jun, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh: 13 fresh Zika cases confirmed in Kanpur, tally now 79Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day, symptoms...
07 Nov, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Top tips to maximise your fun during monsoonsWherever you go, make sure that you pay foremost attention to the water you drink. Boiled drinking water is the best.
07 Jul, 2016, 05.18 AM IST
Keep mosquitoes away by clearing stagnant water: ExpertsThe mosquito menace in Bengaluru is so severe that last year the Karnataka High Court had to intervene and direct the city municipal corpor...
05 Jul, 2016, 10.26 AM IST
Asian countries urge sick travelers to report Zika symptomsZika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the spread of the diseas...
30 Jan, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Sewage flows on roads in Bengaluru as drainages get cloggedThe roads are full of potholes and on many inner roads, asphalting has not been completed, point out Santosh TR, an employee of Anexas Cons...
27 Oct, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
Civic Apathy centre to Yelahanka's woesThe satellite town was envisioned to be a neatly laid-out modern residential area.
29 Sep, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
Bengaluru's Hoodi ward's water and infrastructure woesCommon complaints in the Hoodi ward area are the 'once-a-week' Cauvery water supply, choked drains and air and noise pollution.
25 Aug, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
- Dense population takes toll on Horamavu
The main areas of the ward are bursting at their seams with high population density.
21 Apr, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
Garbage makes it truly Jeevan Bimar Nagar in BengaluruResidents wary of rainy season as sewage lines choke. Food and fruit vendors and even residents dump garbage on roads.
07 Apr, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
Kodigehalli suffers open drain's stench mosquito menaceThe stink emanating from an open rajakaluve (stormwater drain) has made life difficult for them for years.
17 Mar, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
On climate changeThere is one group of creatures for whom global warming is a boon. Of all of the systems of nature, one of the most responsive to temperatu...
26 Nov, 2013, 05.52 AM IST
- With rains, dragonflies return to Patna
Last year one could hardly spot dragonflies within Madurai city, but they have reappeared with the recent rains here.
06 Nov, 2013, 01.40 AM IST
- Yamuna rises to 32-yr high, Delhi homes deluged
The city witnessed its worst flood since 1978 as the Yamuna touched 207.11 metres late Wednesday night and remained at that level for eight...
24 Sep, 2010, 06.26 AM IST
- Why flowers bloom late in Kerala and birds breed early
Cassia fistula, or the kani konna, the yellow flower associated with Vishu celebrations in Kerala, bloomed so late last year that it couldn...
05 Dec, 2009, 03.31 AM IST