At least seven persons, including four teenagers, were killed in lightning strikes as a Northwester accompanied by heavy rain lashed parts of the Gangetic West Bengal on Sunday afternoon, a state disaster management official said.


Lightning kills seven as Northwester hits Bengal


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More than 40 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Sunday evening following a powerful dust storm and rains, officials said.


Over 40 flights diverted from Delhi due to dust storm


Nine people including three farmers died of lightning in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.


Lightning kills 9 in Telangana, Andhra


Closed for over five months due to heavy snowfall, the Manali-Leh highway was reopened to motorists on Sunday on completion of the snow-clearing operations, an official said.


Manali-Leh highway reopened after five months


Three farmers died of lightning in Telangana's Mancherial district early on Sunday, police said.


Lightning kills three farmers in Telangana


At least 18 people were killed and 54 others injured in rain-related incidents in different areas of Pakistan's northwestern region, the media and officials said.


18 killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan


The Odisha government has decided to prepare a master plan to put a check on the flowing of Mahanadi river water into the sea by constructing barrages and anicuts, an official said on Saturday.


Odisha to prepare master plan to use Mahanadi water


A green NGO, Goa Foundation, on Saturday symbolically locked the office premises of the Goa Mines and Geology Department here, accusing its officials of turning a blind eye towards alleged theft of iron ore by mining companies.


Green NGO 'locks' up Goa mines office


Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat on Saturday launched a cleanliness and conservation drive from here of the Kalka-Shimla rail line.


Himachal Governor launches Shimla-Kalka rail track cleanliness


A staggering 1,256 lightning deaths have occurred in Odisha during the last three years from 2015-16 to 2017-18, said an official on Saturday.


Odisha records 1,256 lightning deaths since 2015


The European Union (EU) on Friday transferred the logo of the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA), designed by two European artists, to the ISA Secretariat here.


EU helps design India-initiated solar alliance's logo


Playing a crucial role in future research and development (R&D) of a revolutionary aluminium smelting technology, Apple has committed investment in a joint venture that resonates the iPhone-maker's take on environment-friendly technology innovations.


Apple to invest in eco-friendly aluminium smelting technology R&D


Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Friday spewing 5,500-metre high column of volcanic ash, forcing residents to evacuate.


Indonesia volcano erupts, forces evacuation


The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Delhi government if it could use the funds collected from the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) to purchase remote-sensing machines to detect pollution emitted from diesel vehicles plying on the roads.


Can Delhi buy remote-sensing machines to detect pollution, SC asks


Auctions conducted here for solar power projects of 750 MW at Ananthapuram Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh have resulted in tariffs as low as Rs 2.72-73 per unit, state run generator NTPC said on Thursday.


NTPC auction yields solar tariff of Rs 2.73/unit, good response


Solar solutions provider Rays Power Infra on Thursday said it has commissioned three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Karnataka under the state's open access scheme.


Rays Power sets up 3 solar plants in Karnataka of total 130 MW


The death toll in a dust storm that hit Uttar Pradesh has increased to 12, a government official said on Thursday.


UP dust storm toll climbs to 12


Following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano, residents of Hawaii's Big Island will now have to deal with steam-driven explosions, hazardous volcanic smog and acid rain, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has warned.


Hawaii could face volcanic smog, acid rain


Rome, May 10 (IANS/AKI) Vulnerable smallholder famers will receive insurance payments totalling $1.5 million - the largest such payout to date - after poor rainfall triggered crop losses in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal and Zambia, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Wednesday.


African small famers get record $1.5mn payout for drought-linked crop losses


At least seven people were killed and half a dozen others injured as a duststorm hit many parts of western Uttar Pradesh late on Wednesday, officials said.


Seven killed as dust storm hits many parts of UP


Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to utilise the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) for environmental projects, including the purchase of 960 semi-low floor fully electric buses.

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