Puerto Rican officials now say 2,975 people died following Hurricane Maria -- a devastating storm that struck the US island territory in September 2017. The White House concurred.


Puerto Rico raises Hurricane Maria death toll to 2,975


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Iran on Tuesday inaugurated its largest wind farm as part of its efforts to increase production of electricity from renewable sources.


Iran inaugurates its largest wind farm


Natural resources major Vedanta Ltd has won 41 of the 55 oil and gas exploration blocks offered through auction under the government's new open acreage licensing policy (OALP), the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) said on Tuesday.


Vedanta wins 41 oil blocks, Oil India nine in OALP auction


India on Tuesday signed a $220-million loan agreement with the World Bank to scale up energy saving steps in residential and public sectors.


India, World Bank ink loan agreement on energy efficiency


The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea that sought a countrywide ban on manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers to curb air pollution.


SC reserves order on plea to ban manufacture, sale of firecrackers


Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka, including Kodagu, an official said on Tuesday.


Moderate rains lash Karnataka coastal, Kodagu districts


A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Lombok Island on Tuesday, but no immediate casualties or damages were reported.


6.2-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island


In the race for a Smart City tag, heritage structures in Agra are under threat, stakeholders say. The haphazard growth of urban clusters encroaching on the free space around monuments and the alarming rise in pollution levels have compelled rethinking whether becoming a Smart City was the answer to Agras problems.


Smart City or Heritage City? That seems to be Agra's dilemma


Development and environment expert Satya S. Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme's New York office.


Indian appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General; will head NY environment office


The Department of Atomic Energy's (DAE) centre in Kalpakkam, about 80 km from Chennai, successfully conducted a surprise/unannounced annual site emergency exercise on Monday.


Mock drill at Kalpakkam N-plant


It was the first time in recent memory when two Supreme Court judges sang on Monday at a function, which was organised to raise funds to help the flood-affected people in Kerala.


Two SC judges sing to raise funds for flood-hit Kerala


The Delhi government has directed all its departments to abolish the use of single-use plastic items like water bottles, plastic cups, plates, jugs, folders, banners and glasses in offices and at official events.


Eliminate single-use plastic items, officials told


Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday appealed to the public in the state to donate for relief work in flood-hit Kerala.


Goa CM seeks donation for Kerala


Karnataka has so far received Rs 46.15 crore as funds for relief and rehabilitation of people in flood-hit Kodagu district, an official statement said.


Karnataka gets Rs 46 cr for relief work in flood-hit Kodagu


An online fundraiser sale for the relief work in flood-hit Kerala will see 32 works of modern and contemporary Indian art being auctioned from Wednesday on art dealer Saffronarts online platform "Story LTD".


Online art auction to help raise funds for Kerala relief work


At least four people were killed and 143 injured following torrential rains in Taiwan that also caused agricultural losses worth more than 563.2 million Taiwanese dollars ($18 million), authorities said on Monday.


4 killed in Taiwan rains


At least two people were killed as incessant rains continued to batter Uttarakhand, an official said on Monday.


2 killed in Uttarakhand rains


Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet is set to conduct India's first test flight which will be partially powered by bio-fuel, on Monday.


SpiceJet to conduct India's first test flight partially powered by bio-fuel


Traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali national highway, which remained blocked for over 12 hours following a massive landslide along the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, was restored on Saturday, police said.


Traffic restored on Chandigarh-Manali highway


After a few spells of moderate rain and thundershowers, Met officials on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall in almost nine districts of Gangetic West Bengal in the next two days and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea.


Heavy rainfall warning issued in 9 districts of Bengal


Conservation of the environment is one of the four pillars of Bhutan's Gross National Happiness philosophy but "the greatest mistake" the Himalayan nation can make is "to live in isolation", Daniel C. Taylor, who has been engaged in social change and environmental conservation for over four decades, said here on Saturday.

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