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August 13, 2026 11:27 AM
Delhi and several parts of northwest India are likely to witness widespread rainfall over the coming days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting rain over Haryana, Chandigarh and the national capital during August 14-15. Rainfall activity is expected to increase across parts of...
August 13, 2026 8:26 AM
Widespread rainfall is likely across Tamil Nadu till August 17, with several districts expected to experience thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai said on Thursday. The wet spell is being attributed to a weak low-level atmospheric circulation over ...
August 12, 2026 5:29 PM
More than 50,000 saplings were planted across 31 states on Wednesday as part of a nationwide plantation campaign led by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in collaboration with the Vriksh Mitra Parivar. The campaign, held on the occasion of...
August 12, 2026 3:17 PM
Describing the flood situation in Assam as “terrifying”, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to the neighbouring state to help it deal with the crisis. He said more than 100 people had died in the floods in Assam, with which Wes...
August 12, 2026 3:02 PM
A rare solitary Himalayan bee, Colletes bhutanicus, has been recorded for the first time in India from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), officials said. The species was recorded during a recent survey in Tawang by ZSI scientists Dibyajyoti G...
August 12, 2026 1:33 PM
The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) has imposed a strict ban on single-use plastic items and plastic carry bags below 120 microns, officials said on Wednesday. In an order issued by IMC Joint Commissioner Khoda Lasa, commercial establishments, shops, supermarkets, hotels, eateries and street v...
August 12, 2026 1:17 PM
The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal could trigger heavy rainfall across Odisha till August 17. The weather system is likely to be more marked and move northwestwards during the next 48 hours, the IMD said in a morning bulletin. “...
August 12, 2026 12:43 PM
On the occasion of World Elephant Day 2026, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, reaffirmed India’s commitment to securing a shared future for elephants and people. In a post on X, the Minister noted that India has 33 Elephant Reserves across 14 States and 1...
August 12, 2026 11:41 AM
A ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Cycle Yatra’ was held at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in the national capital on Wednesday as part of the Independence Day celebrations, with Union Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya participating in the event. More than 1,000 MY Bharat volunteers joined the cycle rally, which aimed...
August 12, 2026 9:48 AM
Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people. The 7.4-magnitude quake, the most devastating to...
