Heavy rains lashed India’s south and a major airport shut operations as cyclone Fengal made landfall on Saturday. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific — are a regular and deadly menace in the northern Indian Ocean. India’s weather bureau said “the forward sector of spiral…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that all Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV measures except relating to schools will continue to be in place untill next hearing on December 2. The apex court also said that action against officials for ‘serious lapse’ in implementation of GRAP-IV measures needs to be expedited.“We make it…
J AIPUR: A tagged Siberian Demoiselle crane has soared further in the pecking order of long flights, taking a detour to wing over 3,676km to Rajasthan and setting a new distance record for migratory birds arriving in the state.Nicknamed Sukpak, the crane swooped down to Khichan in Phalodi district. It was clicked by an Australian…
Chandni Raina (Reuters photo) BAKU/NEW DELHI: India’s historic stand of rejecting the climate finance outcome at COP29 on Sunday triggered similar reactions from other developing countries and experts, who viewed India as a champion of the entire Global South.The moment came during the final plenary where India’s negotiator, Chandni Raina, led the charge against what…
The gharials, which were four to six inches long at the time of their rescue, have now grown up to 1 to 2 feet, Divisional Forest Officer of Satkosia Wildlife Division, Saroj Kumar Panda, said. ANGUL: A total of 12 baby gharials rescued during the monsoon have been released into Satkosia gorge, a forest official…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced on Thursday that it has signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) to bolster cooperation on space activities, particularly focusing on the Gaganyaan mission, India’s first crewed spaceflight program.The agreement, signed on November 20 by D K Singh, Director of Isro’s Human Space Flight…
BAKU: India slipped from 7th rank a year ago to 10th in the latest Climate Change Performance Index, but the country along with the UK (6th) are the only G20 nations on the high-performers list, showed an annual report released on the sidelines of CO on Wednesday.Despite the drop, India remains on the list of…
SpaceX’s Falcon-9 carrying Gsat-20 being lifted off (L) and Isro’s Gsat-20 satellite being released into space (R) Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has set a global record and India has become part of that historic achievement. In just 20 hours, SpaceX on Tuesday became the first space agency in the world to successfully launch three Falcon 9…
BAKU: The air pollution crisis in Delhi was discussed here on the sidelines of UN climate talks COP29 on Monday, with experts from the global health community urging India to chart a future that is not dependent on fossil fuels. They also called for reforms to ensure climate policies prioritise people, not polluters, by transitioning…
Bangladesh will seek the extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina who was toppled in a revolution in August and fled to India, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said. Dhaka has already issued an arrest warrant for 77-year-old Hasina — last seen arriving in neighbouring India after fleeing by helicopter as crowds stormed her palace….
