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September 16, 2024 4:37 PM
Monsoon is advancing after stalling for more than a week and rains are set to cover central parts of the country in the next few days, bringing relief from the heatwave in the grain-growing northern plains, two senior weather officials said. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's thir...
September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
The government has approved a funding scheme worth Rs. 7453 crore to support offshore wind energy projects. This includes Rs. 6853 crore for setting up 1 GW of wind energy projects, with 500 MW each off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Additionally, Rs. 600 crore will be used to upgrade two por...
September 16, 2024 6:17 PM
In Bangladesh, Sylhet and its neighbouring districts are facing flooding due to continuous heavy rainfall over the past three days. Nearly four lakh people in the Sylhet metropolitan area and throughout the district have been stranded. Surma, Kushiyara and Sari rivers of Sylhet region are flowing ab...
September 16, 2024 6:17 PM
Residents of the national capital and surrounding regions can expect some respite from the severe hot weather conditions around June 30, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts the arrival of the monsoon in Delhi-NCR by that time. However, dust storms and light rainfall are likely in...
June 19, 2024 1:51 PM
The European Union has said it will be "very difficult" for countries to agree on a new global treaty to tackle plastic pollution by the end of this year as planned. It is the clearest sign yet that the talks, which began in 2022 and have been beset by division over whether the treaty should limit ...
September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
India likely faces below-normal rainfall in June due to the monsoon's slow progress, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, raising concerns for its agricultural sector. Summer rains, critical to economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around ...
June 18, 2024 11:14 PM
The European Commission has drafted plans to exempt long-haul flights from rules on monitoring their non-CO2 emissions, after international carriers lobbied for an opt-out, documents showed. The EU is developing plans to require airlines to track and report their contribution to climate change from...
September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
Peak demand for power in India's hot, arid northern plains hit a record on Monday, the government said as it continues to implement measures to meet high energy consumption, although the weeks' long heatwave is forecast to abate soon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above-no...
June 18, 2024 3:03 PM
China's task of flood control has grown "severe", President Xi Jinping warned on Tuesday, as heavier-than-usual rainfall pounded provinces from the interior to the eastern coast at the beginning of the annual flood season. Torrential rain and landslides have killed nine people, with 17 missing, aut...
June 18, 2024 2:08 PM
The national capital continued to endure an intense heatwave on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for the region. The heat index, or the feels-like temperature, in Delhi soared to 50 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the IMD. Residents of Delhi, Noida...
