Renowned photojournalist Ashok Panda was on his way to cover Lord Jagannath's annual Ratha Jatra in Puri when he met with a road accident and succumbed to his injuries.
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As our relationship with nature continues to fall apart and the number of climate refugees grow, artists and writers provide empathy to make sense of these times.
Natural disasters like floods, cyclones, and droughts occur in the June-October period every year, and therefore the state administration must strengthen its preparedness to handle such calamities, the Chief Minister said.
Over three dozen tiger-related deaths have been recorded in the Sundarbans in West Bengal since April 2020. In almost all cases, attacks occurred while fishing on riverbanks adjacent to reserve forests.
We just heard that cult favorite hot sauce sriracha is going to be in short supply. This week, makers Huy Fong Foods announced that they are facing a shortage of chili peppers as a mega-drought in Mexico has disrupted the supply. Sriracha is not the only food that is facing a slow fade out due to climate change.
In the age of climate change, artists are more crucial than ever. Effective action on human-caused climate change requires more than just scientific facts, and art has for long galvanised resistance.
By 2050, sea level rise is expected to inundate 40 per cent of Goa’s low-lying areas, ravaging the state’s popular beaches by draining the sand along its 105-km coastline.
By 2050, world’s oceans may contain more plastic than fish, fear scientists. Reducing the use of plastic is as important as controlling climate change, say environmentalists on World Oceans Day
Indigenous plant species were planted in the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan to commemorate the occasion of World Environment Day. The Governor emphasized on the significance of the action as well as its need today.
Goa boasts of a rich biodiversity pool that is under imminent threat from irresponsible tourism and industrialisation. Terra Conscious, a marine conservation based social enterprise is working with a vision to mainstream responsible tourism in the state
The 1964 Rameswaram Cyclone was regarded as one of the most powerful cyclones to have hit Tamil Nadu and destroyed cities and towns. And one among them is Dhanushkodi.
Researchers at IIT Madras have developed a framework which highlights that the existing international law is not enough to protect the entire class of forcibly-displaced people
In a statement, ONGC said net profit for the fiscal FY22 (April 2021 to March 2022) soared 258 per cent to Rs 40,305.74 crore from Rs 11,246.44 crore in the previous financial year.
Jon Hamm essays the role of Vice Admiral Beau ‘Cyclone’ Simpson, the distrusting superior of actor Tom Cruise's Maverick at the Top Gun institute. He talks about working with Cruise in the sequel to ‘Top Gun’.
The Global Food Policy Report 2022 has warned that climate change may push many Indians towards hunger by 2030 due to a decline in agricultural production and disruption in food supply chain.
India’s Northeast, a scenic hotspot of tribal communities and biodiversity, has been witnessing floods, dry spells, heavy downpours, cyclones and other weather extremes.
Fiction writers turn their gaze to the state of the planet in their stories about wildfires, melting Arctic ice, cyclones and other indicators of global warming.
"This year, the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be earlier than the normal date of onset. The monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be on May 27 with a model error of four days," India Meteorological Department (ID) said.
