The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), Bhutan, confirmed that the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) reported a malfunction in the dam gates, which failed to open, resulting in river water spilling over the structure. Bhutan has formally alerted the West Bengal government
Director General Paramesh Sivamani, AVSM, PTM, TM, Chairperson of the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) and Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), inaugurated the 27th NOSDCP meeting in Chennai on Sunday.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said it has deployed its three teams at the disaster-hit Mirik area in Darjeeling subdivision of West Bengal, where torrential rains have unleashed widespread devastation and killed seven people.
In a significant development for India's agri-export sector, Dr. Prem Garg, National President of the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) and Chairman of Shri Lal Mahal Group, has been nominated as a member of the Non-Basmati Rice Development Fund, a committee constituted under the Agric
Assam Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary announced that Kuwari, the elephant of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, has given birth to a "healthy female calf". The newborn has been named "Mayabini" symbolising hope and harmony in the wild.
The Indian peacekeepers in Abyei were honoured for their dedicated service by the Acting Head of Mission of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), a contested, oil-rich border region between Sudan and South Sudan.
In a significant step to incentivize digital payments and eliminate cash transactions at the user fee plazas on National Highways for Non-FASTag users, the Government of India has amended National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, as per a press release by the
China's National Meteorological Centre has raised the typhoon warning to red, the highest possible level, warning that the storm could intensify into a severe typhoon before making landfall around noon on Sunday, as per Xinhua.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya participated in the special edition of 'Fit India: Sundays on Cycle' in Delhi on Sunday morning. Speaking at the event, the minister urged the people to take the Fit India Movement forward and said that a healthy society is the foundation of a prosperous n
According to Kalimpong SP, Shrihari Pandey, rainfall across the district eased. NH10 has been affected by multiple landslides, and traffic on NH10 is currently closed. NH717A, an alternative highway to Sikkim, has also been affected by landslides near the Reshi border, and traffic movemen
Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the Excise Department, have launched an anti-narcotic (cannabis destruction) drive across several areas of South Kashmir. The purpose of the drive is to eradicate the drug menace along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said.