Day: November 3, 2019

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

‘Red Atlas Map’ unveiled for flood mitigation in Chennai

11:13 pm November 3, 2019

Chennai: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday unveiled the ‘Red Atlas Action Plan Map,’ a first of its kind ready reckoner, prepared by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to aid Tamil Nadu government in effective flood mitigation in Chennai which witnessed the worst deluge in 2015. The atlas, with probable scenarios for different rainfall periods, […]

India sends relief materials to cyclone-affected people of Fiji

Cyclonic storm Maha to bring heavy rains in Maharashtra

11:08 pm November 3, 2019

Mumbai: Cyclonic storm “Maha” is likely to bring very heavy rains to parts of Maharashtra during November 6-8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. A release from the state’s Disaster Management Cell said areas in north Konkan, north central Maharashtra will experience heavy rains along with thunder and lightning from November 6 till […]

Delhi govt to organize digital round table conference aimed to reduce air pollution

Air pollution: Delhi govt issues health advisory

10:44 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi government issued a health advisory on Sunday in view of the severe air pollution in the city and asked people to avoid outdoor activities as much as possible, especially during the morning and late evening hours. In a statement, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the air pollution had reached the […]

Delhi records poorest air quality in 3 years

10:41 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: Pollution levels in Delhi peaked to a three-year high on Sunday as hundreds of distraught people took to social media to say they wanted to leave the city due to poor air quality. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the national capital’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 494 […]

Daman-Diu BJP chief quits over video clip

10:38 pm November 3, 2019

Daman: Gopal Tandel, president of BJP unit in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu, resigned from his post on Sunday after a video clip purportedly showing him with a woman went viral on social media. Tandel submitted his resignation to BJP president Amit Shah, said local BJP general secretary Vasubhai Patel. In the short […]