Chief Minister N Rangasamy has announced a two-day holiday for all the educational institutions in Puducherry and Karaikal region in the wake of heavy rainfall on Friday.
Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital at 8 am was at 364 (in the 'Very Poor' category) and at 7 am the recorded AQI stood at 408 ('Severe'). Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air
The Commission while comprehensively reviewing the overall air quality parameters during the meeting noted that due to unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in the farm fire incidents, it is considered necessary to implement Stage III of GRAP with imme
Researchers have helped discover the largest fresh meteorite impact craters on Mars since NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter began scouring the planet for them 16 years ago, one of which contained ice at the lowest altitude ever observed.
Going into the match Sen was definitely the favourite, given his meteoric rise but was defeated by former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth 21-18, 21-18, improving his head-to-head record to 2-0. During the BWF World Championships 2021 semifinal match between the two Indian athletes, Srikanth imp
The remnant of the cyclonic storm "Sitrang" which created a deep depression over Bangladesh has further weakened into a depression over northeast Bangladesh, north-northeast of Agartala and south-southwest of Shillong, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.