India saw 125 extremely heavy rainfall events this Sept, Oct: IMD
New Delhi: India recorded 125 extremely heavy rainfall events during September and October of 2021, the highest in five years, owing to late withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and higher-than-normal low-pressure systems, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The country recorded 89 extremely heavy rainfall events this September against 61 in the same month […]
Weather Woes: Oct 23-24 rain, snowfall declared as ‘state specific natural disaster’
Jammu: In a major relief to the farmers affected by the recent inclement weather, Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared heavy spell of rainfall and snowfall on October 23 and 24 as state specific natural disaster under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms. In an order, Nazim Zai Khan, Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and […]
PM Modi arrives at COP26 climate summit venue
Glasgow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate summit where he would deliver a national statement alongside other world leaders. Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night from Rome, was received by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary […]
British PM warns world leaders as climate summit begins
Glasgow: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has opened a global climate summit, saying the world is strapped to a doomsday device.” Johnson likened the Earth’s position to that of fictional secret agent James Bond strapped to a bomb that will destroy the planet and trying to work out how to defuse it. He told leaders […]
Hajj 2022 online application process starts
Union Minister announces enhanced facilities
Mumbai: The online application process for Haj 2022 began on Monday with Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announcing significant reforms and enhanced facilities for the pilgrimage. While announcing Haj 2022 at Haj House in south Mumbai, Naqvi said the entire Haj process will be 100 per cent digital/online. The last date of […]