Monsoon will hit Kerala on June 4 with a variation of two days, said private forecaster Skymet on Tuesday, adding the overall monsoon was predicted to be "below average".


Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 4, be 'below normal'


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A total of 6,498 schools have been damaged in cyclone Fani that ravaged 14 districts in Odisha on May 3, an official said on Monday.


6,498 schools damaged in cyclone Fani in Odisha


Carbon Tracker on Monday announced a new project to quantify carbon emissions from large power plants across the globe using satellite imagery and make this information available to the public.


Carbon emissions from big power plants to be quantified


The death toll in the cyclone Fani has now been put at 64.


Cyclone Fani death toll is 64


Come summers, and forest fires have started raging in Uttarakhand, officials said on Monday.


Forest fires rage in Uttarakhand


Weeks after voting for the Lok Sabha elections and with months to go for the Assembly elections, Maharashtra's ruling and opposition politicians have started taking stock of the drought stituation, billed as the worst in 47 years.


Maharashtra leaders embark on drought tourism


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction 5 lakh pucca houses for the cyclone-affected people in the state.


Odisha seeks 5 lakh pucca houses for cyclone-hit people


Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday inspected the 33 highlands created in the Kaziranga National Park for sheltering wildlife during floods and asked the authorities to ensure safe shelter, adequate food and treatment to for animals who could be affected.


Assam CM takes stock of flood preparedness in Kaziranga


The opening of the famed Thrissur Pooram festival here on Sunday was attended by more than 10,000 people after an order disallowing a 54-year-old tusker from taking part in the festivities was reversed on Saturday.


54-year-old tusker opens Thrissur Pooram fest in Kerala


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in New Zealand's city of Auckland on Sunday for a three-day visit with a focus on climate change.


UN chief in NZ for climate change discussions


A total of 14 lakh trees and eight lakh saplings were damaged as cyclone Fani devastated coastal Odisha, an official said on Saturday.


14 lakh trees in Odidha damaged by cyclone Fani


Vehicles, stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway for two days due to a landslide in Ramban district, were allowed to move on Saturday, while no new traffic was allowed for now, officials said.


Stranded vehicles get moving on Jammu-Srinagar highway


It had all the ingredients of a suspense thriller with even the Kerala High Court intervening.


Elephantine row: Tusker allowed at Thrissur Pooram fest


A team of senior officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday reported no "large" structural damage to the Konark Sun Temple in the cyclone-ravaged Odisha, and that it would open to the public in "2-3 days".


Only a 'little damage' to Konark Sun Temple: ASI


United Nations on Friday appointed Indian actress-producer Dia Mirza as an advocate of Sustainable Development Goals alongside internationally popular individuals like actor Forest Whitaker, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.


Dia Mirza named SDGs Advocate by UN


A team of senior officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday reached cyclone-ravaged Odisha to assess the quantum of structural damages to the Jagannath Temple in Puri and the Sun Temple in Konark.


ASI to assess Fani damage to Jagannath, Sun temples


Exploitation of animals is not something unheard of in the world of showbiz, but efforts are underway in India to streamline a process that is transparent and eradicates the involvement of middlemen in the business.


Animals in showbiz: Say no to abuse


A 1,52,985-hectare area covering 88 blocks in 14 districts was affected due to cyclone Fani which hit Odisha, an official said on Thursday.


1.52 lakh ha affected by cyclone Fani in Odisha


The Karnataka government has contributed Rs 10 crore to the cyclone-hit Odisha for relief assistance to the affected people, an official statement said on Thursday.


Karnataka gives Rs 10 cr aid to cyclone-hit Odisha


On May 12, when Delhi's seven constituencies go to the polls, your inked finger will serve as your entry ticket into the national capital's 90-acre heritage park Sunder Nursery, that surrounds the Mughal-era sandstone mausoleum Humayun's Tomb.


Enter Sunder Nursery with inked finger on May 12


The Kerala government's decision not to allow a 54-year-old elephant to feature in a prominent temple festival here has led to a boycott of all events by the elephant owners, a move likely to play spoilsport in the famed 'Pooram' festivities.

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