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.


Fog affects air, rail traffic in Delhi, 8 flights diverted


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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex post facto approval to India's negotiating stand at COP24 where it reiterated its commitment to Paris Agreement, but added that the actions of developing countries must be supported by developed nations.


Cabinet's ex-post facto approval for India's stand at COP24


About 17 kg of elephant tusks, valued at Rs 1.69 crore, was recovered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on the outskirts of Siliguri in north Bengal on Wednesday.


DRI seizes 16.962 kg elephant ivory in West Bengal


At least 85 people have died and 20 remain missing in floods and landslides triggered by storm Usman as it passed through the Philippines, officials said on Wednesday.


Death toll in Philippines storm reaches 85


At least 15 persons were killed in the landslide which has hit Indonesia's Java province, authorities said.


15 killed in Indonesia landslide


State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has raised its first long-term rupee loan of Rs 500 crore, the undertaking announced on Tuesday.


Energy Efficiency Services inks first long-term rupee loan of Rs 500 cr


At least nine people were killed and 34 went missing after a landslide buried more than 30 houses in Indonesia's Java island, authorities said on Tuesday.


Indonesia landslide kills at least 9


At least 68 people have died in a tropical storm that brought heavy rains and triggered deadly landslides over the weekend in the Philippines, officials said on Monday.


Cyclone Usman leaves 68 dead in Philippines


A 22-year-old graduate, who started job at a wildlife conservatory in the US state of North Carolina two weeks ago, was mauled to death by a lion that escaped a locked enclosure at the facility.


Lion escapes at US zoo, kills worker


Himdhara Environment Research and Action Collective, a Himachal Pradesh-based watchdog, has asked the River Rejuvenation Committee and the Special Environment Surveillance Task Force to look into ecological issues facing the Sirsa river, a tributary of the Satluj river.


Himachal's Sirsa river facing ecological disaster: Green group


A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines island of Mindanao on Saturday that prompted authorities to issue a tsunami warning that was lifted later. No damage or casualties were reported.


7.2 earthquake hits Philippines, tsunami warning lifted


Rome, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) The Fall Armyworm -- an invasive crop-eating pest -- has spread through sub-Saharan Africa and has also reached India and Yemen, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation tweeted on Friday.


Fall Armyworm has infested sub-Saharan Africa, India and Yemen: FAO


The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification-2018 for promoting economic growth in the coastal areas, the government said on Friday.


Cabinet approves new Coastal Regulation Zone notification


A massive evacuation was ordered from the coast along Indonesia's western Sunda Strait on Friday after the warning of a possible second tsunami triggered by the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano that claimed over 400 lives last week.


Over 40,000 evacuated in Indonesia over fresh tsunami fear


Now you don't have to depend on natural snow to ski in the Solang Valley of Himachal Pradesh.


With or without natural snow, enthusiats can now ski down Manali's slopes


An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's Papua Barat province on Friday, officials said. There was, however, no report of any casualty.


6.1-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia


Three youngsters were killed in Tehri on Thursday night after their vehicle lost way due to heavy fog and fell into a gorge, police said on Friday.


Car falls in gorge due to poor visibility in Uttarakhand, three dead


At least three labourers were killed and two others injured when part of a coal mine collapsed in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Thursday, officials said.


Three labourers killed as coal mine collapses in Pak


Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday urged Union Minister for Coal Piyush Goyal to rush coal blocks for three thermal plants in the state, said an official.


Karnataka seeks coal for thermal plants from Goyal


An elephant died after being electrocuted in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district early on Thursday, officials said.


Elephant electrocuted to death in Jharkhand


All flights around Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano were re-routed and the alert level was on Thursday raised to the second-highest possible, days after the volcano triggered a tsunami leaving over 400 dead.

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