The South Korean government announced on Tuesday that it will reduce household electricity bills to help families bear the burden of increased power usage as the result of an unprecedented heatwave.


S.Korea to cut household electricity bills over heatwave


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As part of efforts to make Indian airports disaster-ready and become national trainers, 14 airport operations experts from across the country have gathered in the city to learn and also share what they have learned.


Experts offer training to make Indian airports disaster ready


Catastrophic wildfires continue to ravage California, as one blaze nearly doubled in size over the last three days, making it the largest in the US state's history, according to authorities.


California wildfire explodes in size, largest in state's history


The Earth is at risk of falling into an irreversible greenhouse state due to global warming, which would make several regions of the planet uninhabitable for humans, an international study revealed on Tuesday.


Earth at risk of falling into irreversible greenhouse state


Intermittent rains in most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday bringing the temperature down, the Met said as it forecast heavy showers in the eastern and central parts of the state in the next 24 hours till Wednesday.


Rains continue in UP, mercury dips


An operation was underway on Tuesday to evacuate thousands of tourists who were stranded after a deadly earthquake jolted Indonesia's Lombok Island killing 98 people and injuring over 200 others.


Indonesia quake: Operation underway to rescue thousands of tourists


Thousands of people were evacuated from Japan's Yamagata prefecture  on Monday  following torrential rains.


Thousands evacuated in Japan due to torrential rains


Thousands of people in 116 villages of Assam's Golaghat district have been affected by flooding after excess water was released from a dam located at Nagaland's Wokha district, officials said.


116 Assam villages flooded after excess water released from dam


Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which caused havoc in June, has erupted again.


Guatemala volcano erupts again


At least 91 people were killed and hundreds others injured in a massive quake measuring 7 on the Richter scale that struck Indonesia's Lombok Island, authorities said on Monday.


91 killed in massive Indonesia quake


Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Sunday could not conduct the aerial survey to assess the flood and landslides-hit areas in Nagaland where 10 people have been killed and lakhs affected due to inclement weather.


Rijiju, Nagaland CM fail to conduct aerial survey


The cumulative expenditure loss to the tourism of the Big Island of Hawaii inflicted by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano may reach approximately $200 million, a study has found.


Loss of Hawaii tourism due to Kilauea eruption may exceed $200 mn: Study


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government is working on a new model to provide solar power to the city at Re 1 per unit.


Working on solar power at Re 1 per unit: Kejriwal


Delhi electricity distribution company BSES-Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) on Saturday said it has installed 506 KW of grid-connected solar rooftop plant in seven cooperative group housing societies (CGHS) in the Dwarka locality of the city as part of its Solar City Initiative.


Seven rooftop solar units in Delhi's Dwarka area


Uttarakhand authorities on Saturday issued an alert about heavy rains in the next 72 hours.


Heavy rain alert for Uttarakhand


Two Indian Air Force Mi-17 choppers on Friday were ready to airdrop essential commodities in the landslide-affected districts of Nagaland but could not due to inclement weather, an Air Force official said.


Bad weather prevents airdrop of essentials in Nagaland


Close to 90,000 people have been hit in Assam as a second wave of floods ravaged the state, affecting 153 villages in six districts including Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Golaghat, Sivsagar and Charaideo.


Second wave of floods hits Assam, 90,000 affected


The Delhi Metro on Friday launched the E-rickshaw service for its stations in Dwarka to provide last mile connectivity to the commuters.


DMRC launches E-rickshaw service for Dwarka stations


Typhoon Jongdari made landfall in Shanghai's coastal Jinshan district at around 10.30 a.m. on Friday, according to the National Meteorological Centre.


Typhoon Jongdari hits Shanghai


New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling Passenger train, popularly called the toy train, of the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was on Thursday cancelled for four days after the track was damaged following landslide triggered by incessant rains.


Darjeeling toy train cancelled following landslide


Battery maker Exide Industries plans to start manufacturing  lithium-ion batteries in the second quarter of next fiscal, an official said on Thursday.

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