Fed building renovations at the center of Trump's fight with Powell: 5 key things to knowThe Trump administration is reportedly threatening criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over significant cost overr...
12 Jan, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
The Fed building renovations at the center of Trump's fight with Powell: Five things to knowThe Trump administration is reportedly threatening criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. This action stems from sig...
12 Jan, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Andhra government approves Rs 27 crore to restore rainwater outlets of Bhogapuram airportThe Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd (APADCL) proposed to the state government that four outlets or...
24 Nov, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Climate disasters cost India $12 billion in 2025: Why ecology is key to economic growthClimate disasters are impacting India's economy significantly. Floods and heatwaves cause substantial losses and reduce productivity. Curre...
12 Oct, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Pump it like Kolkata: What IT cities Bengaluru and Gurgaon can learn from a city that stopped sinking a decade agoGurgaon and Bengaluru’s frequent flooding reflects deeper flaws in urban planning, where natural drainage has been sacrificed for construct...
15 Jul, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Bengaluru alert: A gaping deficit amid tech and biz surplusBengaluru, India's tech hub, grapples with failing infrastructure amid rapid growth, leading to frequent flooding and poor road conditions....
20 May, 2025, 06.15 PM IST
Indian coastal cities can save Rs 505 crore annually by avoiding flood damagesNature-based solutions can help India's coastal cities. A study shows that investing in solutions like wetland restoration and green roofs ...
16 Apr, 2025, 09.03 PM IST
Toronto is planning to tax homeowners and businesses for rainUnder the proposed system, charges would be calculated based on the extent of hard surfaces on a property, such as roofs, driveways, or con...
02 Apr, 2024, 08.34 AM IST
Chennai flood: How high-tech IT hub turns into Venice with no powerChennai's prominent IT corridor, OMR, experienced severe flooding due to heavy rainfall. The inadequate stormwater drainage system and low-...
06 Dec, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Delhi may suffer losses of Rs 2.75 trillion by 2050 due to climate change: Draft action planIndia introduced its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008, following which state governments were instructed to create th...
20 Jul, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Why is Delhi witnessing flood despite no rain in 4 days? These may be some of the reasonsFloods in Delhi cannot be blamed solely on rainfall, according to a report quoting experts. Experts have highlighted the encroachment of fl...
14 Jul, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
7 ways to prevent endangered animals from extinctionMore than 1 million plant and animal species face extinction.
17 Mar, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
View: Holding back the annual delugeMumbai has an average elevation of 14 m, with some coastal areas lying 6-8 m above sea level. Low-lying creek areas are more vulnerable, as...
26 Jul, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
How Bengaluru is set to welcome this year's rainsCome monsoon, those living in and around Koramangala, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Viveka Nagar, KR Puram, Yeshwanthpur, Kurubarahalli, Kumbargu...
25 May, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
You can help your city earn $500 million by just planting trees. Here's howResearchers found that tree-based ecosystem benefits had a median annual value of $505 million, which is equivalent to $1.2 million per squ...
23 Aug, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
This pervious concrete can absorb a floodIn fact, the BBMP is spending Rs 800 crore to construct new storm-water drains and remodel existing ones using reinforced cement concrete (...
19 Jun, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
- 81 tanneries shut to prevent effluent flow in Ganga during Kumbh
With the objective of preventing discharge of untreated industrial effluent and wastewater into the Ganga during Kumbh, officials of UP Pol...
06 Dec, 2012, 10.20 PM IST