Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Energy is among the prime polluters and responsible for green-house gas effects in Maharashtra's three 'smart cities' -- Thane, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nagpur -- as per a new study by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), under the centre's Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) The water level of the Ganga river on Wednesday neared the danger mark at Narora barrage in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, owing to incessant rain and inflow of water from Haridwar and the Bijnor Ganga Barrage.
Chandigarh/Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of villages in Punjab located along the swollen Satluj and Beas rivers were inundated on Wednesday with the opening of floodgates of the crucial Bhakra and Pong dams as the inflow in these reservoirs has alarmingly increased owing to torrential rains in its catchment, mainly Himachal Pradesh, in the past three days.
Canberra, Aug 15 (IANS) Authorities have warned that Australia's Northern Territory (NT) is facing its worst bushfire season in over a decade.
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) Rescuers on Tuesday retrieved two more bodies from debris of a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva that collapsed due to a landslide a day earlier in Summer Hill locality of the Himachal Pradesh's capital owing to torrential rains and many feared missing.
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS) The northern Italian town of Bardonecchia experienced landslides forcing the evacuation of more than 120 people from their homes and causing significant structural damage.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) It was a normal day for Kaushik Sarkar when he was out at the crack of dawn in the Tarai region of northern Uttar Pradesh.
Los Angeles, Aug 13 (IANS) Jason Mamoa, who had recently sent his condolences to Maui residents suffering from raging wildfires, has now warned tourists to not go to the Hawaiian island due to the damage caused by the unpredictable wildfires.
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) Bad weather conditions in Tamil Nadu have forced A.R. Rahman to cancel his upcoming concert in Chennai.
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Actor Arjun Bijlani, who is currently juggling both fiction show 'Pyar Ka Pehla Adhyaya: Shiv Shakti' and reality show 'India's Got Talent', is seen in a patriotic song 'Vande Bharatam' crooned by Vishal Mishra.
