Weather experts blame late withdrawal of monsoon for heavy rainfall and flash floods in Uttarakhand

Monsoon rainfall patterns have changed in India affecting the monsoon withdrawal dates. This year, the monsoon withdrawal has been delayed...

PM Modi urges Indians to buy ‘Made in India’ products, promote ‘Vocal for Local’ this Diwali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to go ‘Vocal for Local’ this festive season and make ‘Made in India’...

Killed in action in J&K’s Shopian, sepoy Karanveer Singh was supposed to visit his home in Satna in 12 days

Recent spate in militant activity in Jammu and Kashmir has claimed the life of yet another jawan of the Indian...

Dalit sanitation worker died of heart attack, says Agra police; family members allege “police brutality”

The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the family of deceased Arun Valmiki, and five...

India among the top 5 countries with highest exposure of vulnerable population to extreme heat : Lancet Report

The Lancet Countdown report, released today on October 21, has shared some grim details about climate change and public health....

“My kids are crying with hunger; we are left with only the clothes on our backs”

Incessant rainfall in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh has led to a swollen Sharada river that breached its banks and caused...

Ishrat Jahan epitomises the pain of farmers repeatedly hit by extreme weather events

Their paddy was ripe and the farmers, after harvesting it, had placed it in neatly arranged bundles in their fields....

Headload workers, waste pickers demand implementation of Mathadi Act in Delhi; refused permission for rally

The Delhi Mathadi, Palledars and other Unprotected Manual Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Bill, 2019, which provides social security...

WATCH: Why do Kerala and Uttarakhand face frequent heavy rain related disasters — a senior climate expert explains

Be it inundating floods or pulverising landslides, the frequency with which the states of Kerala and Uttarakhand have been contributing...

Despite regulations, lead in paint remains a health concern in India

Lead has been recognised to have negative effects on children’s neurological development. In 2016, the Indian government enacted rules to...