Climate Change

May 31, 2024 4:15 PM

46th Antarctic Treaty meeting concludes in Kochi

The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM-46) and the 26th Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP-26) concluded on Thursday in Kochi, Kerala. The meetings, which began on May 20, brought together over 400 delegates from 56 countries to discuss various issues related to the Antarctic r...

October 25, 2024 4:52 PM

Delhi swelters in record heat for second day

Record heat seared parts of the national capital for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, reaching a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius (126.14 degrees Fahrenheit), as an unprecedented heat wave continued to parch some northwestern regions. The unusually high summer temperatures have brought "he...

May 28, 2024 5:24 PM

India announces USD 1 million relief aid for landslide-hit Papua New Guinea

India on Tuesday announced an immediate relief assistance totaling USD 1 million for Papua New Guinea, where over 2000 people are feared to have been buried by a massive landslide. "As a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and as a gesture of solid...

May 27, 2024 12:46 PM

Cyclone Remal kills four, snaps power links to millions in India, Bangladesh

Strong gales and heavy rain brought by cyclone Remal lashed the coastlines of India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least four people and cutting electricity supply to millions before losing intensity. The year's first cyclone in the region is the latest of the frequent storms that have pounde...

May 27, 2024 12:10 PM

More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, local authorities

More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. The numbers of those buried around Yambali vi...

May 25, 2024 1:44 PM

Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal is likely intensify further: BMD

The deep depression over Bay of Bengala is likely to intensify and move North-Eastwards further. In a Special Weather Bulletin on Saturday morning, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the Deep Depression over East-Central bay and adjoining West-Central bay moved North-NorthEastwards over t...