A raging wildfire forced thousands of residents of a California town to flee from their homes, with dozens still trapped inside the fire zone, the authorities said.


Wildfire forces evacuation in California town


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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday apprised of India joining as a member of Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Programme (AMFTCP) under the International Energy Agency.


Cabinet apprised of India joining fuel research programme


The Supreme Court's firecracker ban on Diwali was violated with impunity across Delhi and NCR on Wednesday with people bursting crackers till late into the night leading to a thick haze on Thursday morning and air quality dipping six times from the normal.


SC ban on firecrackers flouted, air pollution rose six times


There is a visible reduction in the volume of post-harvest stubble-burning in Punjab and Haryana this year owing to the promotion of farm machinery backed by financial assistance by government and awareness programmes.


Why farmers still continue to burn stubble in Punjab, Haryana


The Garhwal-Kumaon segment of the northwest (NW) Himalayas is seismically the "most vulnerable section" of the region with a potential to generate great earthquakes, warns a new study by researchers from multiple institutions in India.


Next big Himalayan earthquake: Doon Valley watch out


Sharpshooter Shafat Ali Khan is ready to face any probe into the shooting of a man-eater tigress in Maharashtra as he says the inquiry will bring out the facts.


Hyderabad shooter ready to face any probe into tigress killing


On the occasion of Diwali on Wednesday, members of the film fraternity wished their fans and followers a happy and eco-friendly Diwali and urged them to avoid bursting loud crackers.


B-Town bats for eco-friendly Diwali


Several employees of TERI have demanded the removal of Ashok Chawla as Chairman of its Governing Council after he was named in a CBI chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis case.


Several TERI employees seek Chairman's removal after CBI chargesheet


Stubble burning in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana can be completely stopped if the benefits of the Happy Seeder machine are driven home and farmers are incentivised to use it, says the not-for-profit India Paryavaran Sahayak (IPS) Foundation.


'Stubble burning can stop if farmers are well convinced of Happy Seeder'


Chandigarh's Mayor Davesh Moudgil on Monday asked the city residents to shun Chinese products and fire crackers, and celebrate the Diwali with traditional fervour.


Chandigarh mayor urges people to shun Chinese products


Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday said it has relaxed norms governing supply of the dry fuel to small consumers, a move that would increase availability of coal for customers who need less than one million tonnes a year.


Coal India eases fuel supply policy for small consumers


The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Alibaba Group on Monday announced their partnership to support efforts to achieve the "Sustainable Development Goal" (SDG) 2 -- a world with zero hunger.


WFP, Alibaba join to support UN 'Sustainable Development Goal 2'


Landslides in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday blocked the road that was restored for one-way traffic less than a day ago, a senior traffic department official said.


Jammu-Srinagar highway shut after fresh landslides


Power supply was restored on Sunday to 90 per cent of Srinagar city and most rural areas of the Kashmir Valley after overnight heavy snowfall damaged transmission towers and snapped surface and air links with the rest of India.


Electricity back in Kashmir after heavy snowfall


With the 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer opening in Ecuador on Monday, an environmental group urged it to act fast to curb ozone-depleting gas trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11.


Act fast against ozone-depleting gas: EIA


Lightning killed over 100 sheep and goats on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, the administration said.


Lightning strikes livestock in J&K


Former Indian Navy aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat, will be reincarnated as a floating museum at an estimated cost of Rs 852 crore, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.


Former aircraft carrier Viraat to become a floating museum: Fadnavis


Owing to huge global population and increasing human activities, the world's remaining wilderness areas -- regions where the lands are in their natural state -- are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets critically needed, new research says.


World's last wilderness areas may vanish


The Odisha government on Thursday declared drought in nine districts of the state.


Odisha declares drought in 9 districts


With a view to explore synergies between community radios and community networks, Internet Society (ISOC), and Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), a non-profit organisation have emphasised the importance of community networks in the growth and development of Internet connectivity in India, especially in rural areas.


Internet Society, DEF highlight on community networks in rural India


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved  release of Rs 229 crore to storm-hit Andhra Pradesh to provide relief to the affected people.

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