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A 23-year-old college student drowned on Wednesday afternoon after he entered a 20-foot-deep water-filled vacant plot owned by Noida authority in Sector 94, where he had allegedly gone to drink alcohol with three friends to celebrate the successful completion of his semester exams, officials said. Police identified the victim as Harshit Bhatt, a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. He was a third-year student of Bachelor of Physical Education in his final semester at Amity University, official ...Read More >
Vijayawada, April 7 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan emphasized the need of conservation of water and asserted that the Jal Jeevan mission programme was launched to provide drinking water to every household. Pawan Kalyan participated in the one day workshop on Sources sustainability & Ground Water Sources in the Rural Water Supply here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the deputy Chief Minister said that the State Government has undertaken a programme called "100 Da ...Read More >
Noida (UP), Apr 5 (PTI) Several vehicle owners protested at a fuel station in Greater Noida after their cars and two-wheelers broke down allegedly after being refuelled with its water-contaminated petrol, police said on Sunday. Preliminary inquiry suggested that rainwater had seeped into the petrol storage tank due to leakage in the pipeline, leading to contamination of fuel being dispensed to customers, according to the police. The incident occurred at a petrol pump in Sector Pi-1 under the B ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is reinforcing its 100-year-old underground storm water arch drains in Mumbai city and suburbs to increase its lifespan by at least 50 years, using a new technology that will improve water flow and speed up rainwater drainage during heavy spells of rain. The British-era drains will be fortified using geopolymer lining trenchless technology. Geo-polymer is a mineral-based chemical material made from aluminosilicate powders (such as fly ash or ...Read More >
During the meeting, he reviewed in detail the pre-monsoon preparations, including drain cleaning, water drainage systems, and sanitation arrangements, and issued necessary directions to the concerned officers. He directed that areas facing drainage issues should be identified, and alternative solutions should be adopted. Saini particularly emphasised exploring the option of installing water harvesting systems at such locations to enable rainwater conservation and significantly reduce waterlogg ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini chaired a meeting with the officers of the Urban Local Bodies Department on Monday and directed them to identify suitable locations for installing water harvesting systems across the state. He said that waterlogging issues arise at several places during the rainy season, and therefore, concrete arrangements should be made in advance to address the problem, a release said. Also Read | Income Tax Act 2025: Will TDS Rules ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini chaired a meeting with the officers of the Urban Local Bodies Department on Monday and directed them to identify suitable locations for installing water harvesting systems across the state. He said that waterlogging issues arise at several places during the rainy season, and therefore, concrete arrangements should be made in advance to address the problem, a release said. During the meeting, he reviewed in detail the p ...Read More >
Chandigarh, March 30 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has issued a series of directives aimed at overhauling the state's water management and urban sanitation infrastructure. During a high-level review meeting with officials from the Urban Local Bodies Department at the Secretariat on Monday, the Chief Minister emphasised the urgent need to identify strategic locations for installation of water harvesting systems across the state. He stressed that proactive measures must be taken ...Read More >
Football legend Lionel Messi concluded his 'GOAT India Tour' with a visit to Delhi, expressing gratitude for India's love. He met ICC Chairman Jay Shah, receiving Indian cricket jerseys and an autographed bat. The tour, which included stops in Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, saw memorable interactions and some fan chaos. New Delhi [India], December 17: Argentina football icon Lionel Messi thanked India for its love and affection following the conclusion of his 'GOAT India Tour', which saw chaos ...Read More >
Warangal: A heavy downpour lashed Telangana's Warangal city on Thursday morning, paralysing normal life within two hours. Several colonies were inundated as rainwater entered homes, while major roads turned into flowing streams, causing severe hardship to residents and commuters. The sudden and intense rainfall, triggered by Cyclone Montha, led to severe flooding in low-lying areas. In Papayyapet SC Colony, rainwater gushed into homes, damaging household essentials and leaving residents in dis ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) For years, the ground beneath southwest Delhi quietly sank as its aquifers ran dry. Now, satellites show a rare reversal; the land in Dwarka is lifting again, a sign that the city's long-depleted groundwater is slowly bouncing back, a study claimed. The research paper, titled 'InSAR Reveals Recovery of Stressed Aquifer Systems in Parts of Delhi, India', published in the Water Resources Research journal, examined satellite data from October 2014 to October 2023. Land sub ...Read More >
Motor pumps have been installed in many flood-prone areas to quickly drain out accumulated rainwater and prevent further damage to roads, she added. It may be recalled that Mayor Priya, along with HRD and CE Minister and CMDA Chairman P.K. Sekharbabu, inspected the dredging work in Buckingham Canal in Royapuram Zone on Saturday. The minister directed the officials to ensure the free flow of rainwater and the immediate removal of waste from the canal to prevent flooding. "This area lies adjace ...Read More >
Coimbatore: Pothole-ridden roads aren't anything new to the city. But with rainwater stagnating on them now, motorists are at a high risk of meeting with accidents every day.Take for instance the Vilankurichi Road, a crucial artery connecting the busy Avinashi Road and Sathyamangalam Road. The road in tatters has become a nightmare for motorists. According to a motorist, the road from the 'S' bend to Cheran Maa Nagar is filled with potholes. Two-wheeler riders losing balance and falling are a co ...Read More >
New Delhi: A six-year-old girl drowned in stagnant water on a vacant plot near her house in north-west Delhi's Prem Nagar on Thursday. A call about a missing child went to Prem Nagar police station around 6pm. The caller reported that Priyanshi (6) was missing in Rama Vihar. A police team during its search found the girl floating in the stagnant rainwater. "The child was playing outside her house after which she went missing. During the search, she was found floating in the flooded plot close to ...Read More >
Around 20 million people in India's capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a day after celebrations for the Diwali festival, during which revelers typically set off fireworks and firecrackers. As of Wednesday, New Delhi's PM 2.5 concentration - a measure of pollutants in the air - was more than 40 times the World Health Organization's annualized guideline level, according to Swiss air quality monitoring company IQAir. New Delhi grapples wit ...Read More >
Delhi residents were confused Tuesday as air quality readings varied drastically between platforms. While the Central Pollution Control Board reported AQI below 400, international apps like IQAir showed levels exceeding 2,000 in some areas. This significant discrepancy stemmed from the use of different measurement scales. Many Delhi residents were puzzled on Tuesday when the city's air quality index (AQI) showed wildly different numbers across platforms. While the Central Pollution Control Boar ...Read More >
India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region -- home to more than 30 million people -- are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factor ...Read More >
Chennai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a prolonged spell of rainfall across Tamil Nadu, influenced by the established Northeast Monsoon and the formation of new weather systems over adjacent seas. A low-pressure area is currently prevailing over the Comorin Sea and the adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, while another is likely to form over the Arabian Sea off the Kerala-Karnataka coast today. This dual-system influence is expected to bring light to moderate rainfall wit ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Oct 16: Manipur's Planning and Development Authority (PDA) and the General Administration Department (GAD) have defended their decision to demolish the historic Manipur Rajbari, also known as Red Lands, at Boyce Road in Shillong on October 8. Both departments issued separate clarifications following widespread criticism and outrage from citizens, organisations, and Manipuri groups who condemned the demolition of the heritage bungalow as a "grave disrespect to history." Constructed in ...Read More >
In a letter dated October 13 addressed to the Chief Minister, the residents of the Varthur-Balagere-Panathur area, under the banner of the "Individual Tax Payers Forum", which represents income tax payers and advocates for their rights, alleged that they have been suffering due to "half-measured, unscientific, and poorly coordinated" road white-topping and stormwater drainage works carried out by municipal authorities in their areas. It said flooding continues to occur repeatedly in the localit ...Read More >
The incident had happened around 11am on August 19 when the teenager, Deepak Ajay Ramlingam Pillai, a Bhandup resident, was walking along a waterlogged street. Around two months after a 17-year-old teenager died after coming in contact with a high tension wire, the Bhandup police Wednesday booked two employees of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) over negligence. The accused were identified as assistant engineer Santosh Rudrashetty and Vikas Kailash Jadhav ...Read More >
Jammu: Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has declared Pooja holidays for all government and recognised private schools across Jammu Division from October 19 to October 23, 2025. According to an order issued by the Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) said It is hereby ordered that all the Government Educational institutions and also recognized Private School (s) upto Higher Secondary levels (Summer /Winter Zones) of Jammu Division shall observe Pooja Holidays w.e.f 19-10-2025 to 23 ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Nearly two months after a 17-year-old was electrocuted in Bhandup, the police have booked two employees of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) for negligence. According to the police the incident took place on August 20, amid heavy rain and waterlogging on roads. Deepak Ajay Ramlingam Pillai, 17, a resident of a flat opposite Bhatia Hospital, Bhandup West was walking along the waterlogged Lal Bahadur Shastri road when he was electrocuted and fell on the road. ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has protested the demolition of the Manipur Rajbari (Redlands Building) at Laitumkhrah, Shillong. It called it "an act of historical insensitivity" that has deeply wounded the collective sentiment of the Manipuri people. The Rajbari, the ex-residence of Maharaja Bodhachandra Singh and the site where the 1949 Merger Agreement of Manipur with India was signed, was dismantled under the "Infrastructure Development of Heritage Compl ...Read More >
Check out this video to learn tips for sunscreen application, how to keep children safe and the location of seven Coachella Valley cooling centers. September in the Coachella Valley was relatively cool and wet compared to normal. The month will finish with an average temperature of 87.1 degrees, about 1.1 degrees below normal. Rain was plentiful during September. The National Weather Service recorded 0.75 inches of rain in Palm Springs throughout September, up by about half an inch from the no ...Read More >
Kolkata: The gigantic cloud mass that flooded Kolkata on Tuesday with the sixth-ever single-day rain recorded in the city was the most potent non-cyclonic weather system to strike the region in five decades. It moved in from the northeast Bay of Bengal and remained static vertically above the city for about seven to eight hours, bringing in relentless and heavy downpour. The deluge on Sept 28, 1978, still holds the highest rainfall record for Kolkata, but Tuesday's phenomenon was more potent tha ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi government will develop 10 "Namo Van" across the city to enhance green cover and combat air pollution, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday. Speaking at the 'Aadhar Infra Confluence 2025' hosted by Panchjanya, she said her government's vision was to develop Delhi as a hub of education, tourism, IT, and healthcare, so that pollution is kept at a minimum while creating jobs. "This year, we started planting 70 lakh saplings. We will also develop 10 dense wooded areas as 'Nam ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Search operations continued by the officials from Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and city police on Monday for three persons missing after falling into the drains in two separate incidents in the city on Sunday. Heavy rain lashed the city on Sunday, leaving several areas inundated and three persons washed away in drains. The officials are searching for two men washed away in Afzal Sagar nala in Asif Na ...Read More >
One thousand water sprinklers are being deployed across the city, Rekha Gupta said (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Delhi will develop 10 Namo Van wooded areas to boost green cover and fight pollution * The government planted 70 lakh saplings this year to improve urban greenery * A dust mitigation plan and 1000 water sprinklers are deployed to ensure cleaner air Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Delhi government will ...Read More >
Ramban Sep 15: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained partially open on Monday with authorities permitting only one-way traffic at Tharad in Udhampur district. Only Jammu-bound vehicles are being allowed to ply, and even that under strict regulation due to the narrow, single-lane passage and the severely uneven road surface. A problematic 250-300 meter stretch at Tharad continues to pose serious challenges to vehicular movement. Traffic officials deployed at Chenani said that while frui ...Read More >
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