Environment

August 7, 2026 12:25 PM

IMD warns of intense monsoon spell; Odisha on alert for extremely heavy rain

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a widespread rainfall warning for several parts of the country over the next 24 hours, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall across multiple states and isolated spells of extremely heavy rainfall over Odisha. According to the IMD's lates...

August 6, 2026 4:39 PM

Over 10,000 saplings planted across 289 government ITIs in Gujarat

More than 10,000 saplings were planted across 289 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Gujarat on Thursday as part of a statewide plantation drive jointly organised by the state's Labour, Skill Development and Employment Department and the Forest Department. The initiative aimed to p...