Urban built-up footprint in India’s top eight cities doubles since 1995India's top eight cities have witnessed a doubling of their urban built-up area since 1995, reaching 4,308 sq km by 2025. Projections indic...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
More than 100 Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorchesIn April, over 100 temperature records were broken in Vietnam amid a deadly heatwave engulfing South and Southeast Asia. The extreme heatwa...
04 May, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via EuropeRecord-breaking heatwaves are forecast around the world, with the US, Europe, Japan and Morocco already battling high temperatures. Italy i...
16 Jul, 2023, 10.03 AM IST
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Gales, heavy rain lash India, Pakistan as severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy approachesCyclone Biparjoy is set to hit the Saurashtra and Kutch coasts in Gujarat and the adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi and Karachi, nea...
15 Jun, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Cyclone Biparjoy: 62,000 people evacuated from Pakistan's Sindh provinceAround 62,000 people have been evacuated to safer places in Pakistan's southern Sindh province ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy's expected landfal...
15 Jun, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
NCLAT upholds NCLT order dismissing Wave Megacity's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against itselfIn June last year, the Delhi-based Principal bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) rejected the plea filed by Wave Megacity Cen...
05 Jan, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid: Top doctorThe steep rise in infections came after years of hardline restrictions were abruptly loosened last month with little warning or preparation...
03 Jan, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
Why China's Covid wave is stirring fearChina has only reported 15 Covid deaths since it began unwinding restrictions on December 7, shortly after which it narrowed the criteria b...
03 Jan, 2023, 08.43 AM IST
China reports 10,000 new Covid 19 cases, capital closes parksWith the bulk of Beijing's 21 million people undergoing near daily testing, another 118 new cases were recorded in the sprawling city. Many...
11 Nov, 2022, 09.36 AM IST
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on recordExperts have said the intensity, scope and duration of the heatwave could make it one of the worst recorded in global history. A chart from...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Industrial corridors: Arteries of economic growthAn economic ecosystem linking two major economic centres, an industrial corridor, invigorates economic activity along the transportation co...
15 Jul, 2022, 10.38 PM IST
NCLT directs investigation against Wave Megacity for alleged siphoning of homebuyers' moneyNCLT also imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Wave Megacity for attempting to play fraud on thousands of homebuyers by filing a petition under ...
08 Jun, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
World's biggest Covid crisis brings Modi face to face with a real testThe second wave of the coronavirus has since grown into a tsunami. India is now the global coronavirus hotspot, setting records for the wor...
25 Apr, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Coronavirus lockdowns around the world as vaccine efforts stumbleEvery weekend from Saturday until the end of April, Maharashtra's 125 million people will be confined to their homes unless travelling or s...
10 Apr, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Itchy feet? Forget Europe, try these Lonely Planet's 'Best in Asia' spotsIt will also leave you stumped with choices, and a problem of plenty: from bustling lively cities, to gorgeous and endless coastlines.
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- Delhi turns 100: Transition of a chaotic, charismatic, restless & relentless metropolis
For a city Delhi's age, 100 years is a blip. But the century gone by mirrors all that India's capital stands for — a metropolis that is cha...
10 Dec, 2011, 02.25 PM IST