Nallakannu, one of the senior-most leaders of the Communist movement in Tamil Nadu, passed away at the age of 101 on Wednesday afternoon at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.
Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily witnessed renewed volcanic activity yesterday, marked by the emission of incandescent material and limited amounts of ash from the volcano's north-eastern crater.
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said, "We have been monitoring the volcanic situation, which has originated in Ethiopia and whatever necessary safety precautions that need to be taken, we have done it, and we have been communicating with the airline operators and airport op
A thick layer of haze engulfed the national capital on Wednesday morning as the average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 337 at 7 am, falling under the 'very poor' category despite the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-III in effect across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), acc
Ash from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano drifted into India's upper atmosphere, disrupting flights but not local weather or air quality. IMD and Gujarat officials said strong winds carried the ash, prompting DGCA advisories and multiple flight cancellations, while Air India and Akasa Air a
A rare volcanic eruption in Ethiopia sent ash drifting toward India, disrupting flights and prompting advisories. Airlines, including Air India and Akasa Air, cancelled and rerouted services, while authorities said the high-altitude plume posed minimal pollution or ashfall risk over Indian c
A volcanic ash cloud from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano reached northwest India, disrupting visibility and flights. The DGCA issued an advisory urging airlines and airports to stay alert, while Akasa Air, IndiGo and KLM cancelled several services as authorities monitored the shifting ash
An ash cloud from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano is expected to enter parts of western India this evening and move across several northern states, according to IndiaMetSky Weather.
IndiGo, Air India, and Akasa Air have assured passengers that safety remains their top priority following the eruption of Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano, whose ash clouds are drifting towards parts of India.
The DGCA said a Volcanic Ash Advisory and an ASHTAM have already been issued by the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre and the Airports Authority of India, and asked operators to avoid all affected regions and altitudes.
The explosive eruption began around 8.30 am UTC on Sunday, said the Toulouse VAAC advisory. Satellite imagery later confirmed a large ash column rising between 10-15km into the atmosphere.