Environment

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...

September 16, 2024 5:45 PM

Monsoon rains arrive early in Kerala

Monsoon rains hit India's southernmost Kerala coast a few days earlier than expected on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, boosting prospects for bumper harvests that could spur farm and economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy. Summer rains usually begin to lash coast...

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 1:34 PM

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu spews ash cloud 6 km high, villages evacuated

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted in the early hours of Monday (May 27) morning, sending black and grey volcanic ash columns 6 km (3.5 miles) into the sky, according to the country’s volcanology agency, PVMBG. At least 1,800 residents in seven villages were evacuated, according to local authorities...

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...