Disaster

Over 37,000 alien species, comprising India’s hyacinth, pose threat to nature globally: IPBES

IANS | September 4, 2023 7:16 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) In a groundbreaking findings, over 37,000 alien species, comprising India’s hyacinth and Lantana, have been introduced by many human activities to regions and biomes around the world, a major new report made public on Monday by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) said.

Generosity flows amidst disaster-hit Himachal; state collects Rs 163 crore relief fund

IANS | September 3, 2023 4:45 PM

Shimla, Sep 3 (IANS) Soma Devi, a resident of Panthaghati on the suburbs of the Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla, came all through to meet Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to present him a cheque for Rs 61,000, her one month pension, as a contribution towards the Chief Minister’s relief fund to help disaster-hit people.

63 dead in Johannesburg building inferno

IANS | August 31, 2023 1:06 PM

Johannesburg, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 63 people were killed and 43 others injured on Thursday after a massive fire ripped through a five-storey building in Johannesburg, according to the South African city’s emergency services.

Five die after inhaling toxic gas at MP factory

IANS | August 30, 2023 3:56 PM

Bhopal, Aug 30 (IANS) At least five persons were reported dead on Wednesday after inhaling toxic gas emanating from a tank at a food factory in Madhya Pradesh's Morena.

Leopard mom, 2 cubs electrocuted in Maha’s Gondia, 4 poachers arrested

IANS | August 29, 2023 3:01 PM

Nagpur, Aug 29 (IANS) A big cat family comprising a mother leopard and her two cubs were electrocuted by live wires laid to kill wild boars in the forests of Maharashtra's Gondia district, officials said here on Tuesday.

Seven feared dead in firecracker factory blast in Bengal’s Duttapukur

IANS | August 27, 2023 1:07 PM

Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) At least seven people are killed and several others injured following a massive blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Duttapukur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Sunday.

One day session of Manipur assembly to be held on Tuesday

IANS | August 26, 2023 8:38 PM

Imphal, Aug 26 (IANS) A vital one day session of the Manipur assembly, which is expected to discuss the prevailing ethnic situation in the state, will be held on Tuesday.

Mizoram: 17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses

IANS | August 23, 2023 12:30 PM

Aizawl, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, officials said.

TN contributes 10 cr for Himachal relief work, Stalin expresses solidarity

IANS | August 22, 2023 11:44 PM

Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written a letter to the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister on Tuesday expressing solidarity with the people of that state who are suffering from natural calamities.

Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in California

IANS | August 21, 2023 7:07 AM

Los Angeles, Aug 21 (IANS) Tropical Storm Hilary has made landfall in southern California, where at least nine million people are under flash-flood warnings.

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