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Government of India is extending humanitarian assistance to the Government of Kenya in the wake of devastation caused by the floods that have hit the country. 38 out of 47 counties, have been affected. An estimated 267 people have died, 188 injured and over 2,80,000 displaced.
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu visited Theppakadu Elephant Camp, one of Asia's oldest Elephant camps, at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and interacted with ...
Heavy rains with thunderstorms and strong winds lashed Delhi and adjoining areas on Saturday morning, bringing relief from the heat wave that had gripped North India. The...
Relative sea level rise, caused by local drivers, together with global sea level rise, could cause significant parts of the world's largest deltas to fall below the ...
22, Jul 2021, by : FnF Desk
Several dams and reservoirs have breached warning levels, and soldiers have been mobilised to divert rivers which have burst their banks. Flights and trains in many parts of Henan have also been suspended.Read News
24, May 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
The Deep Depression over East-central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during past 6 hours, intensified into Cyclonic Storm.Read News
23, May 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
It is not Cyclone Yaas alone that is worrying experts and officials. The spring tide, which coincides with the full moon, is also on May 26.Read News
22, May 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
The cyclone Yaas would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach north Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and the adjoining north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts by the morning of May 26Read News
26, Jan 2021, by : FnF Desk
Green tax will be imposed on transport vehicles older than eight years at the time of renewal of the fitness certificate — at the rate of 10-25 per cent of road tax. Read News
15, Jan 2021, by : FnF Desk
The Covid-hit 2020 was also the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree. The planet is also seeing more slow-travelling hurricanes that stall, bringing prolonged rainfall to an area, likely as a result of climate change.Read News
The elusive and endangered fishing cat - almost twice the size of a house cat - is under significant threat of local extinction in India and Sri Lanka, a US-based Indian biologist has warned. This species is believed to be almost extinct in Indonesia.
Humans and wildlife species face a future of rapid decline - including the heightened possibility of mass extinction - if measures are not taken within the next 20 years ...
As the advent of the 2017 summer monsoon over mainland South Asia showed once again, Indian meteorologists have become highly accurate in their forecasts. Gone are those ...
Scientists have found that Himalayas played a role in the generation of magnitude-9.2 Sumatran earthquake on December 26, 2004, which, together with the massive tsunami t...
19, Apr 2017, by : Pandurang Hegde
United Nations celebrates a special day to celebrate Mother Earth on 22nd April. Launched in 1970 with 10000 thousand people, today it covers one billion people in 192 countries. The basic objective is to raise awareness about the obligation of human beintgs to protect Earth and share its resources with future generations.Read News
23, Feb 2017, by : FnF Desk
Looking to expand its reach in the Arctic region, increase the transportation of cargo and conduct year-round navigation in the ice-covered polar waters, Russia is set to commission the 33,000 tonne Arktika, the world's largest nuclear-powered ice-breaker, in 2019, a top official has said. Read News
19, Jan 2017, by : Kushara Dixit
Projecting a bright picture of tiger conservation, the number of big cats in the Terai region has grown significantly with at least 71 new adults roaring, say reports from the latest Phase-IV of monitoring.Read News
05, Jan 2017, by : Mukta Patil
Rhinos are mega-herbivores, part of a small and disappearing group that weigh over 1,000 kilograms and include the elephant and the hippopotamus. These large herbivores are shapers of their landscape and environment, and the rhino may well be a keystone speciesRead News
15, Nov 2016, by : Charu Bahri
Barely three per cent wells registered a rise in water level exceeding four metres in the year ending January 2016, according to a Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) report. Only 35 per cent of wells showed any rise in water level, which declined in over 64 per cent of wells.Read News
15, Nov 2016, by : Vishal Gulati
Renewable energy, plus the efficient use of energy, can reduce the devastating impact of climate change and the Himalayan region should be at the centre of all green negotiations as the hill people contribute the least to global warming but suffer the most, a leading international expert has said.Read News
by : Priti Prakash
The verdict of 2024 election by the people of our great country was a one that will be remembered in...
by : Satya Narayan Sahu
Creation of Odisha as a separate State on 1st April 1936 based on language was a historic step in fu...
by : Rajeshwar Singal
This may sound like a dilemma, but it is not far from truth. Conduct Rules are meant to govern condu...
by : Sunita Narain
The idea of secularism is this very idea of India which respects the equality of all. Of course, wit...
by : Ravi Kishore
Today every one is talking about judicial accountability i.e. how the whole system of judiciary is t...
by : Surya Mohan Dubey
Continuous deadly events happening every now and then prove that Indian Government has utterly faile...
