Flash floods in Kargah Nullah has played havoc in several areas of Gilgit destroying completely over two dozens houses, water channel and main avenue.

Recent extreme temperatures that are commonly followed by floods can largely be attributed to climatic warming

Trees on 420 acres of forest land near Kuakata sea beach have been totally washed away under the impact of tidal surges from the Bay during the last one decade, making the area highly vulnerable du

GUWAHATI: Assam continues to reel under intense heat wave. Possibilities are high that the current spell of heat wave might continue till Friday or Saturday.

However, the death toll due to the heat wave has risen to 30. Most of the deaths were reported from Golaghat, Tezpur, Baksa, Rangia, Goalpara and Cachar districts of the State.

Maharashtra Government on Wednesday decided to set aside Rs 470 crore for a micro-irrigation scheme, to be implemented from this year.

One person died and eight others were rescued in flash floods in Udhampur and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The prevailing hot weather conditions in Assam and other parts of the North-east have hit the people hard, with five persons reportedly killed due to heat stroke today in different parts of the Sta

Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says the death toll from the adverse weather that swept the south western part of the country now stands at 52.

Severe weather of violent thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes hit parts of the upper Midwest on Wednesday, causing flights to be canceled and baseball games to be postponed in Chicago, the nation'

At least four persons, including one in Guwahati, have died due to the unprecedented hot weather conditions prevailing in Assam these days.