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August 20, 2025 1:41 PM

Significant progress in river rejuvenation efforts, but sewage gaps persist: Monitoring Panel

The Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) on Tuesday highlighted that significant progress has been made in river rejuvenation efforts across several states, but gaps in sewage treatment capacity, non-compliant sewage treatment plants, and inadequate pr...

August 20, 2025 12:57 PM

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal triggers cyclone warning in TN ports

A low-pressure system has formed over the west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal, close to the northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue cyclone warnings for several Tamil Nadu ...

August 20, 2025 12:36 PM

Heavy rain, thunderstorms likely in Maharashtra, MP: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms in several parts of India, particularly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. IMD issued a red nowcast warning for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, ...

August 20, 2025 12:33 PM

Mumbai rains: Multiple local trains cancelled due to waterlogging

Heavy rain has caused severe waterlogging in Mumbai, leading to the cancellation of several local train services on Wednesday. Authorities have issued a travel alert, asking commuters to check the updated train list and plan their travel carefully. ...

August 20, 2025 11:52 AM

Why cloudbursts have killed hundreds in Pakistan and India this monsoon season

Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck Pakistan and India during this monsoon season, killing hundreds of people in the flash floods and landslides they have triggered. WHAT ARE CLOUDBURSTS AND WHY DO THEY OCCUR? By a wi...

August 19, 2025 4:50 PM

Twenty bodies found in Pakistan mountain village after cloudburst flooding

Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death toll there to at least 20, the local district commissioner...

August 19, 2025 2:17 PM

Indian Army joins rescue operation in flood-hit villages in Maharashtra’s Nanded

The Indian Army has stepped in to conduct large-scale relief and rescue operations in Maharashtra's Nanded district after torrential rains flooded several parts of the region, leaving four villages submerged. Sixty-five personnel from the Army's Sud...

August 19, 2025 11:25 AM

Hurricane Erin could bring dangerous seas as it grows near the Bahamas

Residents in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos braced on Monday for Hurricane Erin, a dangerous Category 4 storm and the first of the Atlantic season, after it strengthened over the weekend while sweeping past Caribbean islands. While Erin is not on ...

August 19, 2025 10:47 AM

Heavy rains batter Mumbai for fourth day; transport hit

Heavy rain continued to lash Mumbai for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, crippling normal life as waterlogging disrupted movement across several parts of the city and adjoining areas. In Vasai-Virar and Nala Sopara, floodwaters entered roads, ...

August 18, 2025 3:22 PM

Govt flags high selenium levels in groundwater in parts of Haryana, Punjab

High levels of selenium have been detected in limited groundwater samples in Haryana and Punjab, Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Citing data from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), the Ministry sai...

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