Odisha gears up as cyclone 'Dana' set to make landfall on Oct 24; Bengal also alert

IANS | October 23, 2024 1:08 AM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha and the neighbouring state of West Bengal are on a 'high alert mode' as the cyclonic storm 'Dana' likely to be formed in Bay of Bengal on Wednesday is expected to make landfall in Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar islands during the night of October 24 and early morning of October 25.

Bengaluru rains: Three bodies recovered, 17 feared trapped as under-construction building collapses

IANS | October 22, 2024 7:45 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 22 (IANS) An under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, following heavy rains that continued to lash the city. According to sources, about 17 construction labourers are feared trapped inside the debris.

Stubble burning: Haryana suspends 24 officials for laxity, 6 farmers booked

IANS | October 22, 2024 4:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Cracking the whip against lax officials, the Haryana government placed 24 Agriculture Department employees, including seven supervisors and three inspectors, under suspension for failure to act against farmers indulging in stubble burning, an official said on Tuesday.

India is multiplying renewable energy investment: Harjeet Singh

IANS | October 22, 2024 3:29 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Harjeet Singh, Global Engagement Director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative said on Tuesday acknowledged scaled up investments in the renewable energy sector and said that it was contributing to the country's efforts in combating climate change.

India leading global south in offering climate solutions: UK High Commissioner

IANS | October 22, 2024 1:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Over the next decade, India can take a lead in developing low-cost green technology and transferring it for the benefit of the global south, said Lindy Cameron, the UK High Commissioner to India, on Tuesday.

Impending cyclone threat: Odisha CM says govt fully prepared, urges people not to panic

IANS | October 21, 2024 11:28 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday asserted that the state government is fully prepared to face the impending severe cyclonic storm 'Dana', expected to hit the Odisha coast on October 24.

'Clean energy is the need of the hour': PM Modi highlights India's 'Go Green' initiatives

IANS | October 21, 2024 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) In a significant reaffirmation of India's dedication to clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the nation's major and crucial achievements in this direction. In his post on X, the Prime Minister stressed the need for sustainable practices globally in present circumstances.

Delhi air quality plummets to 'very poor' category

IANS | October 21, 2024 7:50 AM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Air Quality Index (AQI) plummeted to the 'very poor' category in the national capital on Monday.

Alternative fuels can drastically cut logistics costs, air pollution: Nitin Gadkari

IANS | October 17, 2024 2:02 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Highlighting the importance of biofuels in achieving energy independence while tackling air pollution caused by stubble burning, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Thursday that the logistics costs in the country can be drastically reduced by using alternative fuels such as methanol, ethanol and bio-CNG.

'Can we control nature,' Dy CM Shivakumar to Oppn on rain havoc in Bengaluru

IANS | October 16, 2024 2:15 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, on Wednesday, said the opposition should stop tarnishing the state's reputation and asked "if nature can be controlled or cyclones be stopped".

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Odisha gears up as cyclone 'Dana' set to make landfall on Oct 24; Bengal also alert

Bengaluru rains: Three bodies recovered, 17 feared trapped as under-construction building collapses

Stubble burning: Haryana suspends 24 officials for laxity, 6 farmers booked

India is multiplying renewable energy investment: Harjeet Singh

India leading global south in offering climate solutions: UK High Commissioner

Impending cyclone threat: Odisha CM says govt fully prepared, urges people not to panic

'Clean energy is the need of the hour': PM Modi highlights India's 'Go Green' initiatives

Delhi air quality plummets to 'very poor' category

Alternative fuels can drastically cut logistics costs, air pollution: Nitin Gadkari

'Can we control nature,' Dy CM Shivakumar to Oppn on rain havoc in Bengaluru

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