A state of high alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh following heavy downpours in many parts of the state since Thursday morning, an official said. The rain led to inundation in many areas with the water rising in major rivers.


Life disrupted in rain battered UP


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The heavy rains lashed Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning improved the weather, but caused trouble for commuters as many areas were water-logged.


Many areas across Delhi-NCR water-logged after incessant rains


After heavy rains in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the water level in Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar district increased alarmingly on Thursday, forcing the authorities to sound an alert.


Haryana on alert as Yamuna in spate


Most of the places in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, causing landslides in some areas and blocking roads, while all the major rivers and their tributaries were in spate, a Met official said.


Himachal's Paonta Sahib gets heaviest rainfall


At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 remain missing after an underconstruction dam collapsed in Laos just days back, state-run Lao News Agency reported on Thursday.


Toll rises to 26 in Laos dam collapse


The death toll from the eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano on June 3 has risen to 147, officials said.


Guatemala volcano death toll rises to 147


The death toll in the worst forest fires in Greece in more than a decade increased to 80 on Wednesday as rescue workers intensified efforts to locate the missing.


Greece wildfires toll reaches 80, rescue efforts intensify


The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to Mormugao Port Trust, South West Port Ltd (SWPL), Adani Mormugao Port Terminal, Vedanta and others following a public interest litigation filed by NGOs from the port town of Vasco seeking stoppage of coal handling facilities at the port.


HC admits PIL over ban on coal handling at Goa port


The country's two mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, owing to a rise in the level of the silt content in the Satluj river, disrupting power supply to the northern states, including New Delhi.


Two mega hydropower plants in Himachal shut


State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chosen US petroleum technology major Honeywell UOPs Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen at its refineries, Honeywell announced on Wednesday.


IOC opts for Honeywell technology for fuels of BS-VI grade


Five persons, including four children, were killed in two major incidents of rain-triggered mudslides in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, police said on Wednesday.


Mudslides claim five lives in Bangladesh


Rescuers are searching for survivors after an under-construction hydroelectric dam collapsed in Laos on Tuesday, leaving at least 19 people dead and over 3,000 still to be rescued, media reports said on Wednesday.


Frantic search for survivors continues after Laos dam collapse


Between seven and ten people have been killed in heavy rains and floods across Sudan that have also led to the collapse of a large number of buildings, media reported.


Several killed in heavy rain, flood in Sudan


Software major Wipro would work with the Karnataka government to fight air pollution in the state, especially Bengaluru, said an official statement on Tuesday.


Wipro to help Karnataka government fight air pollution


The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme under which farmers in the national capital can lease out part of their agricultural land for setting up solar panels for additional income.


Delhi launches solar scheme to increase farmers' income


Japan's weather agency has declared the heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week.


Heat wave in Japan leaves 65 dead, 22,000 hospitalized


Several people have been killed, hundreds remain missing and around 6,600 are homeless after a hydroelectric dam under construction collapsed in Laos, authorities said on Tuesday.


Several killed, hundreds missing after Laos dam collapses


The Odisha government on Tuesday said there is no flood threat in the Mahanadi and the Baitarani with floodwater receding in these rivers.


No threat of flood in Odisha: SRC


At least 50 people have died and 156 have been injured in forest fires raging near Athens, the Greek Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday.


Greece wildfires toll reaches 50


Karnataka is the new national leader in renewable energy generation, US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Tuesday.


Karnataka takes lead in renewable energy, says IEEFA


At least 27 people have been killed in Vietnam's following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Son Tinh that has also left seven missing and 26 injured, the government said on Tuesday.

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