Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Hollywood star and environment activist Leonardo DiCaprio has applauded the efforts in searching for lost species in a natural park in Madagascar in eastern Africa.
Imphal, July 30 (IANS) A potentially catastrophic train accident was averted due to the swift action of Territorial Army personnel in Manipur's Noney district on Tuesday, officials said.
Kozhikode, July 30 (IANS) Kerala experienced its "worst-ever" natural disaster in the hilly Wayanad district early on Tuesday as a series of devastating landslides, amid heavy rain, left at least 120 people dead, 98 others reported missing while around 160 people were being treated in a few hospitals in the affected district even as rescue operations continue to locate the missing and evacuate those marooned, officials said.
Manali, July 30 (IANS) Several shops, houses, and a bridge were damaged in popular trekking destination Tosh in Himachal Pradesh's Parvati Valley after a cloudburst on early Tuesday. However, no loss of human life has been reported, officials said.
Srinagar, July 29 (IANS) Unprecedented sweltering heat has adversely affected normal life in Kashmir valley. Authorities, on Monday, closed schools up to primary classes to protect children from heat stroke and dehydration.
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city recorded the season's highest maximum and fourth all-time highest maximum temperature of 36.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the weather office said, adding the Kashmir Valley has been reeling under an unprecedented heatwave for over two weeks.
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 (IANS) A delegation of Kerala MPs led by AICC General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, called on Union Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, at his office on Friday.
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday questioned the government over issues of carbon emissions and global warming, while citing the global consensus of the 1992 Earth Summit.
Ahmedabad, July 24 (IANS) Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday said their visit will further strengthen the friendship ties between Bhutan and Bharat, as they wrapped up the three-day visit to Gujarat where they also visited the Adani Group-operated world's largest Renewable Energy (RE) site at Khavda and Mundra Port.
Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay on Tuesday visited the world's largest Renewable Energy (RE) site at Khavda in Gujarat which is operated by the Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), the country's largest and one of the world's leading RE companies.
