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July 22, 2024 4:20 PM
India will apply for licences to explore for deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Ocean as it competes to secure supplies of minerals critical for energy transition technologies, a top government scientist told Reuters. The UN-backed International Seabed Authority (ISA) has issued 31 deep-sea explorati...
July 19, 2024 3:12 PM
The United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet on Monday to consider new rules allowing firms to extract minerals from the ocean floor, despite mounting concerns about the economic and environmental risks. Supporters say deep sea mining will help boost supplies of raw materials ...
September 16, 2024 5:54 PM
Rainfall swept through parts of Delhi on Thursday, offering relief from the humid weather. Visuals from 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi showed light drizzle. The national capital recorded its highest rainfall in 88 years last month. As per the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi received 228 mm of ...
September 16, 2024 5:54 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several districts in Kerala due to heavy rainfall. Consequently, authorities have directed the closure of educational institutions across the state on Wednesday. The district administrations in eight districts—Kannur, Kozhikode,...
July 15, 2024 1:33 PM
The United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet on Monday to consider new rules allowing firms to extract minerals from the ocean floor, despite mounting concerns about the economic and environmental risks. Supporters say deep sea mining will help boost supplies of raw materials ...
September 16, 2024 6:01 PM
The rapid rise in water levels in the Bagmati River has caused floodwaters to enter hundreds of houses in 18 panchayats in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Due to this, lakhs of people in those panchayats have lost contact with the block headquarters and district headquarters, causing significant ...
July 12, 2024 11:44 AM
China suffered direct economic loss worth 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half of this year due to natural disasters, the government said on Friday. This is the deepest first-half disaster-related loss since 2019, according to data available on the Emergency Management Ministry web...
September 16, 2024 6:01 PM
As Foreign Ministers from the BIMSTEC member countries gathered in the national capital for a two-day retreat meeting on Thursday to bolster cooperation among Bay of Bengal countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the discussions will be helpful in infusing new energies, resources...
July 11, 2024 6:03 PM
Torrential rain in the megacity of Chongqing in southwestern China triggered mudslides and flooding that killed at least six people and caused widespread disruption, Chinese state media reported. Extreme rainfall has hit southern, central and eastern parts of China in a flood season that started ea...
July 11, 2024 2:35 PM
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy rains in several northern and eastern states, where flash floods have already claimed several lives, inundated farms, and destroyed residential areas. The weather agency has issued 'orange' and 'red' alerts for Bihar and parts of Uttar...
