State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Environment
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British Council plans an eventful eco fest
They are some of the world's most renowned wildlife filmmakers and conservationists who will journey through India to promote UK's creative excellence in the field of environment films and
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Maharashtra drought: Munde hits out at DF
Taking serious exception to the ruling Democratic Front's repeated charges that the Centre has not bothered to come to the Maharashtra State's rescue in tackling the severe drought situation, the
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Flood kills 953 in the state
Due to heavy rain, flood and other natural calamities, 953 persons and 3184 cattle heads have lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh so far. The dependents of deceased have been provided the gratuitous
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Crops worth crores lost in floods
Crop loss in Srikakulam district due to heavy rains is expected to run into hundreds of crores even as the flood affected areas are slowly returning to
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Mopping up the Chennai muck
A beachcomber is whizzing away litter from the sands at Marina beach, making it spotlessly clean. Having demolisehd all eyesores and dilapidated structures on the Marina earlier this month, the
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Ravaged by a river
Malda district in West Bengal has lost huge swathes of land to the fury of the Ganga, and thousands of families have been deprived of their homes and
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Hunger deaths in Union Food Minister's constituency
Madhepura in Bihar is no ordinary constituency: in the last elections, it rejected Laloo Prasad Yadav to send Sharad Yadav to Delhi where he is today the Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies.
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Ravana, the real villan
Dussehra might be over but it's hangover is still lingering in the air. Official figures of the Central Pollution Control Board suggest the at air pollution levels have gone up post- Dussehra. The
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State seeks policy on drought proofing
The Minister for Water Resources, H.K. Patil, requested the Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, "to urge the Prime Minister, A.B Vajpayee, to formulate a national weather modification policy". He
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Now, a green touch to Assembly polls
For the sake of protecting the environment, major political parties have been urged to prevent tainted politicians, said to be involved in the destruction of forests, from getting elected as