At least 51 people have died after heavy rains battered South Africa, authorities said on Wednesday.


51 people killed in South Africa floods


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An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit the northeastern states in the early hours of Wednesday, an official said.


Earthquake in Arunachal, no casualties reported


A Japanese woman appeared in court on Wednesday after being detained at the Melbourne International Airport for attempting to smuggle 19 lizards out of the country, officials said.


Japanese woman nabbed in Australia for smuggling 19 lizards


A 5.2-magnitude quake struck Nepal on Wednesday, a day ahead of the fourth anniversary of the deadly 2015 earthquake. No casualties have been reported so far.


Moderate intensity quakes hit Nepal, Tibet


The death toll in Monday's 6.1-magnitude quake that struck the Philippines' Luzon Island has increased to 16, amid ongoing efforts to rescue around 30 missing people who were trapped under a collapsed commercial centre, authorities said on Tuesday.


Philippines quake toll increases to 16


The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog or National Cow Commission will suggest the new government at the Centre to make it mandatory for companies like KRIBHCO and IFFCO to manufacture 10 per cent bio-fertilizers from cow dung and cow urine out of their total annual production.


Cow body wants firms to produce bio-fertiliser (2nd Lead)


The death toll from a landslide in Colombia triggered by heavy rains has increased to 28, officials said.


Colombia landslide toll increases to 28



10% organic fertilizer production to be made mandatory(Lead)



10% organic fertilizer production made mandatory


Two persons, including a five-year-old, were killed and three others injured as gusty winds and unseasonal rains wreaked havoc here on Monday night, officials said.


Gusty winds claim two lives in Hyderabad


On the occasion of Earth Day on Monday, several Bollywood celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar took to social media to urge people to protect Earth and start caring for the planet for future generations.


Respect, love, protect: B-Town on Earth Day


The implementation of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in Indian cities will require the investment of $5 billion (around Rs 34,695 crore) per year, a joint report by industry chamber Assocham and British advisory multinational Ernst & Young (EY) said on Sunday.


'PPP model of urban waste management needs $5 bn/year'


Two elephants were killed after they were hit by a train in Jwalapur area of Haridwar district early on Friday, a forest department official said.


Two elephants run over by train


Thousands of young Italians spent Friday with Sweden's teen climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, who warned them that her generation's struggle for a sustainable future will go on for years.


Swedish activist leads climate change strike in Rome


The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Friday raided the Khandsa wholesale market in the city and seized 400 kilogram of polythene bags from various traders.


400 kg polythene bags seized in Gurugram


At least 13 people have died and many injured in South Africa after a wall collapsed at a Pentecostal church at the start of an Easter service, authorities said.


13 killed in South Africa church collapse


Following damage to crops resulting from unseasonal rain and winds, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday called for an urgent meeting of the Disaster Management Committee to assess the extent of the losses.


Crop damage: Amarinder calls disaster management panel meet


Unseasonal rain and severe dust storm in different parts of Gujarat over the last two days claimed 13 lives even as authorities Thursday predicted that temperatures that had fallen to less than 3 to 7 degrees below normal would rise from next week to mark a normal summer.


13 killed in Gujarat in unseasonal rain, dust storm


Standing wheat crop in hundreds of acres in Punjab and Haryana has been damaged due to untimely rains and hailstorm over the past 72 hours, according to revenue and agriculture officials from both states, here on Thursday.


Wheat crop worth crores damaged in Punjab, Haryana


The squall death toll in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday increased to 22. Thunderstorm, hail and dust-storm had lashed the state on Tuesday night.


Squall death toll rises to 22 in MP


The squall death toll in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday increased to 20. Thunderstorm, hail and dust-storm had lashed the state on Tuesday night.

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