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October 26, 2024 10:21 AM

Cyclone ‘Dana’ weakens into well marked low pressure area, likely to become insignificant in next 6 hours

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the Cyclone 'Dana' has weakened into a "well-marked" low-pressure area and is likely to further weaken to become insignificant. Cyclone 'Dana' hit the Odisha coast on Friday, uprooting trees, ...

October 25, 2024 10:50 AM

Climate set to warm by 3.1 C without greater action, UN report warns

Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday (October 24), more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decad...

October 25, 2024 10:15 AM

Cyclone Dana: Flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata airports resume

Flight operations at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport, which were suspended as a precautionary measure due to Cyclone Dana, resumed at 8 am on Friday. This came after the cyclone made landfall along the Odisha coast, according to airp...

October 24, 2024 3:23 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets with heads of delegations at BRICS Summit Outreach

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar engaged with heads of delegations during the 16th BRICS Summit held at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, participating in the Outreach/BRICS Plus session. Jaishankar, who accompanied Prime Minist...

October 24, 2024 1:40 PM

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions. L...

October 23, 2024 8:55 PM

PM Modi departs for New Delhi after attending BRICS Summit in Kazan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Delhi following his participation in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. During the summit, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with key leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Mas...

October 22, 2024 4:05 PM

Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts in weather patterns and damage ecosystems. A collapse of the Atlantic M...

October 21, 2024 10:54 PM

Cabinet Secretary reviews cyclone preparedness as Bay of Bengal storm looms

Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Monday to assess the preparedness for an impending cyclone developing over the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) briefed...

October 21, 2024 8:59 PM

Bhutan PM and Union Minister Puri promote green mobility with hydrogen-powered bus ride in Delhi

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay took a ride on a hydrogen-powered bus in the national capital. The event underscores a shared commitment to green energy initiatives between India and Bhutan. Prime Minister...

October 21, 2024 8:34 PM

World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks

The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals. As nearly 200 nations meet on Monday for a two-week U.N. biodiversity su...

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