Environment

August 27, 2026 9:40 AM

Death toll rises to 162 in Nepal flash floods

The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal rose to 162, leaving scores, including security personnel and foreign tourists, missing, and sweeping away properties in one of the country’s worst disasters in recent years, according to a media report. The flash floods on Wednesday wreaked hav...

August 27, 2026 9:29 AM

Light Rain, Thunderstorms Likely in Delhi-NCR

Delhi-NCR is likely to witness generally cloudy skies on Thursday, with very light to light rainfall expected during the morning and forenoon, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature across the region is likely to range between 33 and 35 degrees Celsius, whil...

August 26, 2026 5:51 PM

Nepal floods: 105 Indians, 37 NRIs among nearly 400 missing near Tibet border

At least 105 Indians and 37 NRIs are among the nearly 400 persons missing after the devastating flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district bordering Tibet swept through villages and damaged critical infrastructure on Wednesday, officials said. Most of the Indians were headed for the Kailash Manasarova...

August 26, 2026 11:52 AM

India calls for community-led restoration of rangelands at UNCCD CoP17

India has called for a community-led approach to restoring rangelands, stressing that pastoralists should be treated as custodians of these ecosystems rather than merely beneficiaries of restoration programmes. Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on “Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being o...

August 25, 2026 8:57 PM

India calls for fundamental shift in global approach to drought at CoP17 meet

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Tuesday called for a fundamental shift in the global approach to drought at the Ministerial Dialogue on ‘Accelerating Drought Resilience’, at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Deserti...