Environment

Over 5.5 million people have been affected due to floods in India this year and the state of Assam has experienced the worst flooding over the last ten years affecting over 3.6 million…

Asian elephant calves offer an interesting system to study the development of behaviour. They are born with a well-developed sensory system technically called precocial and are capable of…

Preetam Brahma Choudhury Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday said the State Government would take prompt steps for finding lasting solution to flood and erosion caused…

In Assam, there is no improvement in floods situation in the state due to incessant rains at some places. The death toll due to floods has gone up to 87. Over 2 thousand villages are…

In Bihar, the flood situation has deteriorated following the discharge of 4.50 lakh cusecs of water from Gandak barrage. All the 36 gates of the barrage were opened to allow the water…

Lightning and other rain related incidents have claimed 21 lives in Bihar. Seven others were injured in the state during the past 24 hours. Highest casualties of 5 were reported from…

Two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.5 on the Richter Scale occurred at 10:31 AM and 11:07AM today at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They were centred at 250 km and 319 km…

In Assam, there is no respite from flood fury. Nearly 33 lakh people are affected in the second wave of floods in 28 districts. The death toll due to floods has gone up to 59 in the…

In Assam, all the major rivers including the Brahmaputra are in spate. Flood water caused major damages to infrastructures including embankments and destroyed crops. Nearly 22 lakh…

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the enhanced rainfall activity due to active Southwest Monsoon is expected to continue till today over northeast India, Bihar, West…