Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Thursday, August 01, 2024

21 killed, over 50 missing in rain-related incidents in N. India

21 killed, over 50 missing in rain-related incidents in N. India

At least 21 people were killed and over 50 others went missing as torrential rains triggering cloudbursts, landslides, flooding and waterlogging wreaked havoc in north India, officials said Thursday.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Many people have died and hundreds are missing after a landslide in the Indian state of Kerala

Many people have died and hundreds are missing after a landslide in the Indian state of Kerala

At least 40 bodies were recovered and several people were reportedly missing after massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday morning. 

Monday, June 03, 2024

Heat waves are ravaging India – and things are about to get worse - 61 people have died

Heat waves are ravaging India

Even in a country so accustomed to spells of searing heat, India has been grappling with temperatures that have seen the mercury rise to increasingly unbearable heights – and with fatal consequences.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

India's Capital Hits Record 50.5 Celsius in Fierce Heat Wave

India's Capital Hits Record 50.5 Celsius in Fierce Heat Wave

Temperatures in India's capital soared to a record-high 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit) Wednesday, as authorities warn of water shortages in the sprawling mega-city.

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

India's Rajasthan in grip of extreme heat above 42 degrees Celsius

India's Rajasthan in grip of extreme heat above 42 degrees Celsius

Several places in India's western state of Rajasthan are in the grip of extreme heat, officials said Wednesday.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

India Successfully Conducts First Space Rocket Launch As Part of Manned Program

India Successfully Conducts First Space Rocket Launch As Part of Manned Program

India on Saturday successfully carried out the first space rocket launch as part of its upcoming own orbital manned mission.

Saturday, September 02, 2023

After the Moon, India Launches Rocket to Study the Sun

Aditya-L1 launch

Following the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

India Becomes First to Successfully Land Spacecraft on Moon's South Pole

Chandrayaan-3

India becomes the first in the world to successfully land a spacecraft — Chandrayaan-3 module with a lunar rover on board — on the South Pole of the Moon, according to the footage broadcast by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday.

Friday, June 23, 2023

Nearly 500,000 people affected by floods in India

Nearly 500,000 people affected by floods in India

At least 496 thousand residents of the Indian state of Assam were in the flood zone due to incessant downpours. This was announced on Friday, June 23, by the local disaster management agency (ASDMA).

Monday, June 19, 2023

Heatwave death toll close to 100 in India, maximum temperature in some parts of the country at 42.2 Degrees

Heatwave death toll close to 100 in India, maximum temperature in some parts of the country at 42.2 Degrees

The death toll in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining state Bihar due to the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions rose to 98 over the past three days, local officials said Sunday.

Sunday, June 04, 2023

Indian Railways Official Says Error in Signaling System Led to Crash that Killed Over 300 People

Indian Railways Official Says Error in Signaling System Led to Crash that Killed Over 300 People

The derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday.

Sunday, March 26, 2023

India Launches 36 OneWeb Satellites Into Orbit - ISRO

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday morning launched a heavy lift LVM3 rocket carrying 36 OneWeb communications satellites.

Monday, August 22, 2022

50 dead, dozens missing as floods, landslides hit several states in India

 

1. The ongoing monsoon season has reportedly claimed at least 50 lives and injured many more in several Indian states, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Orissa.

Saturday, June 18, 2022

41 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India

Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

India's Assam Floods: 24 districts under water, 8 dead in floods and mudslides

 

 At least eight people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s remote northeast region, officials said Tuesday.