Guwahati, Sep 15 (IANS) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has recalled how a simple suggestion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in 2016 led to one of the biggest plantation drives in Assam, which turned tree planting into a people’s movement across the state.
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) A person died and three others feared washed away in three separate incidents as heavy rains lashed Hyderabad and outskirts on Sunday evening, throwing the normal life out of gear.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared an article on the Great Nicobar Island Project, highlighting its significance and also the strategic edge that the mammoth project will bring to the region in the Indian Ocean. The ambitious scheme has drawn sharp criticism from Congress, which has described it as a 'major threat' to the ecological balance of the region.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India will require over $10 trillion by 2070 for achieving its Net Zero ambitions and towards this, the country is fostering vital blended finance mechanisms that leverage public money to de-risk and accelerate private investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric mobility, waste-to-wealth and nature-based solutions, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday.
Gurdaspur, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,600 crore for flood-hit Punjab, besides Rs 12,000 crore already in the state’s kitty.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) As relentless rains batter North India, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has called the devastation “a mirror to our misplaced idea of progress”. Speaking on the eve of the launch of his forthcoming HarperCollins book 'Truth Without Apology' at India International Centre, New Delhi, he warned that calling floods and landslides ‘natural calamities’ is a dangerous denial of their man-made roots.
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and the Congress general secretary Bhupesh Bhagel on Saturday said floods in Punjab were a man-made disaster that led to a large-scale devastation in major parts of the state and timely action could have prevented major losses.
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited the flood affected areas of Anantnag district.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Yamuna floods in the national capital have impacted nearly 18,000 people for whom the Delhi government has made 35 relief camps operational, an official said on Friday, adding that nearly 5,000 people were evacuated on boats in the East District.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The upcoming lunar eclipse on Sunday (September 7) will be a rare astronomical alignment, a leading astronomer said.
