Actress Jaya Bhattacharya, who is often seen creating awareness about the environment among the people, has now urged them to join the India Green & Wild movement.


Everyone should join India Green & Wild movement: Jaya Bhattacharya


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Cold weather with a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius was recorded in Bengaluru, with fog affecting flights, officials said on Monday.


Cold weather chills Bengaluru, fog hits flights


A woman and her daughter were trampled to death by elephants in Jharkhands Gumla district early on Monday.


Elephants kill mother, daughter in Jharkhand


At least 75 people have been injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Gilangharb city in Iran's Kermanshah province, Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of Iran Emergency Organisation, said.


5.9-magnitude quake jolts Iran's Gilangharb city, 75 injured


At least 31 people were injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Gilangharb city in Kermanshah province in the west of Iran on Sunday, Iran Emergency Organization was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.


Earthquake jolts Iran's Gilangharb city


Two coal miners were killed after another illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills even as the fate of 15 miners, trapped inside a flooded coal pit, remained uncertain, an official said on Sunday.


Two miners die in Meghalaya, fate of trapped miners remains uncertain


Three Bhutanese citizens were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district with an illegal consignment of a rhino horn and an elephant tusk, an official said on Sunday.


3 Bhutanese arrested for smuggling rhino horn, elephant tusk


The death toll in the landslide that hit Indonesia's Java has increased to 38, with one person still missing, government authorities said on Sunday.


Death toll in Indonesia landslide rises to 38


A father and son were arrested for smuggling 6kg sandalwood in Bengaluru, police said on Saturday.


2 sandalwood smugglers arrested in Bengaluru


Tropical Storm Pabuk has killed three people and prompted an evacuation of more than 34,000 villagers in southern Thailand, a senior government official said on Saturday.


Storm Pabuk kills 3, forces over 34,000 to evacuate in Thailand


All flight operations to and from the Srinagar international airport were halted on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, officials said.


Flight operations halted at Srinagar airport


A fisherman was killed and thousands of people were left stranded on Thailand's southern gulf coast as Storm Pabuk made landfall on Friday. More than 30,000 people were evacuated.


1 dead, thousands stranded as storm lashes Thailand


The cyclone 'Gaja' claimed 52 lives in November, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said on Friday, adding the relief package for fishermen who lost their boats will be hiked from Rs 85,000 to Rs 1.50 lakh.


Cyclone Gaja killed 52, compensation for fishing boats hiked


Cold weather with minimum temperature below 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.


Cold weather grips Bengaluru, fog disrupts flights


About 7,000 people were moved to evacuation centres as Storm Pabuk struck the Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday, officials said.


Thousands evacuated as Storm Pabuk makes landfall in Thailand


Around 7,000 persons have been evacuated from Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat where Storm Pabuk is due to arrive on Friday, authorities said.


Thousands evacuated in Thailand ahead of storm Pabuk


Announcing a successful effort for a cleaner enviroment, Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Thursday  said it has signed a power sale agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to procure 200 MW at competitive rates.


BSES Delhi discoms ink deal to procure 200 MW wind power at low rate


At least 10 flights were diverted and takeoffs suspended for two hours at the IGI airport here on Thursday morning due to dense fog and poor visibility, officials said.


Fog affects air, rail traffic in Delhi, 10 flights diverted


At least 122 people have died and 28 remain missing in floods and landslides caused by storm Usman as it passed through the Philippines, officials said on Thursday.


Death toll in Philippines storm surges to 122


Three persons have been arrested with arms and ammunition in Assam's Kaziranga National Park for trying to poach one-horned rhinos, a forest officer said on Thursday.


3 nabbed with arms, ammunition from Kaziranga park


At least eight flights were diverted and take-offs were suspended for two hours at the IGI airport here on Thursday due to dense fog and poor visibility, officials said.

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