Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said that Bengaluru and Yelahanka have not seen such unprecedented rainfall in the past 120 years.
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) Train services in the Eastern Railways' Sealdah division will remain suspended for 14 hours from Thursday night as a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Dana's landfall, officials said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted that the impending cyclonic storm Dana is expected to hit the Odisha coast between Bhitarkanika of Kendrapara district and Dhamara area of Bhadrak district on October 24 and 25.
Ranchi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Met Department has issued an orange alert for Jharkhand as Cyclone 'Dana', originating from the Bay of Bengal, is set to impact the state, with heavy rains, accompanied by thunderstorms, expected in several parts, particularly the Kolhan division, from Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) The deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Dana' and is likely to hit Odisha and West Bengal coasts a day later.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A layer of smog enveloped the Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning as the air quality index (AQI) continued to be 'very poor'.
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, 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.
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.
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.
