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


Exide to start making lithium-ion battery from next fiscal


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Sikkim will soon have an advance warning system against landslides that would enable authorities to safely evacuate people before disaster strikes, experts said here on Wednesday.


Advance landslide warning system for Sikkim


The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over growing respiratory problems among children due to air pollution and said it will decide whether there has to be a complete or reasonable curbs on the use of firecrackers.


SC to decide on total or reasonable ban on firecrackers


The government on Wednesday said 21 green corridors were created in 2017-18 by the Indian Railways under the Swachh Bharat Mission.


21 new green corridors created in 2017-18 in Railways


The water level in the Yamuna river, which was flowing over the danger mark of 204.83 metres since Saturday, reached 204.82 metres on Wednesday afternoon in Delhi -- 1 cm below the red sign.


Yamuna flowing 1cm below danger mark


At least 12 people have died and around 148,000 have been displaced in floods in large parts of Myanmar, according to official figures on Wednesday.


Death toll in Myanmar floods climbs to 12


California firefighters and emergency services continued trying to contain about a dozen fires still active in the state which have devastated over 100,000 hectares, according to official data.


California fires devastate over 100,000 hectares


A cow carcass was seized from an warehouse in Rajasthan's Alwar district early on Wednesday, police said.


Cow carcass seized from Rajasthan warehouse


An intertidal art gallery, filled with around 30 sculptures acting as a habitat for coral and other marine species, was opened in the Maldives, national media reported.


World's first intertidal art gallery opens in Maldives


The water level of the Yamuna river which has already crossed the danger mark in the capital is constantly rising and had reached 206.05 metre on Tuesday evening.


Yamuna continues to swell, more people shifted in Delhi


India's tech hub Bengaluru on Tuesday joined 13 other cities, including London, to clean up toxic air and check pollution in urban areas the world over.


Bengaluru among 14 global cities to clean toxic air


The Idukki dam, where the water level is inching up towards the danger level, has come to symbolise the tenuous ties between faith and the fear of floods. A 'puja' was performed on Tuesday, praying for the dam gates to remain shut so that nearby areas escape flooding. The last time the gates were opened was in 1992.


Faith versus flood fear at Kerala's Iduki dam


At least 10 people have been killed and more than 100,000 people forced to flee their homes after heavy rains pounded Myanmar and flooded villages, according to government officials.


10 killed, 100,000 displaced in Myanmar floods


Rail traffic was on Tuesday again suspended on the old Yamuna rail bridge as a precaution after the river crossed the danger mark.


Rail traffic again suspended on old Yamuna bridge


The water level of the Yamuna river which has already crossed the danger mark in the capital, is constantly rising as it reached 206.03 m early on Tuesday.


Yamuna in spate, more people shifted


At least 543 tourists have been rescued from a mountain in Indonsia's Lombok Island following a deadly earthquake that killed 16 people and cut off routes, a government official said on Tuesday.


Indonesia earthquake: Over 500 tourists rescued


The toll in the 17 wildfires that were currently blazing in California has increased to eight, according to authorities.


California wildfires toll reach 8


Unusually high sea water temperature has forced Swedish nuclear power plant to close, authorities said on Monday.


Hot sea water forces Swedish nuclear power plant to shut


Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday asked officials to use drones to spray pesticides to protect the standing crops.


Andhra mulls use of drones to spray pesticides


The Yamuna, already flowing above the danger level in the capital, is expected to swell further on Tuesday as authorities in Haryana will release more water from Hathnikund barrage following incessant rains in the neighbouring states.


Yamuna in spate, 3,000 people shifted


The hundreds of people who were trapped on an active volcano in Indonesia after a deadly earthquake killed 16 people were on Monday began descending to safety.

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