Environment

Death Toll In India’s Rain-Hit Himachal Pradesh Rises To 71

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll over the past three days from rain-related incidents in India’s northern…

Tokaido Shinkansen Services Halted Operations Due To Typhoon Lan

TOKYO, Aug 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s busiest bullet train services were suspended for hours yesterday, due to heavy rain, frustrating…

Dry Spell Hits Wild Animals In Sri Lanka’s National Park

COLOMBO, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The waterholes and ponds in a key wildlife park in Sri Lanka have dried up,…

Floods, Landslides Hit Laos, Affecting Thousands Of People

VIENTIANE, Aug 15 (NNN-KPL) – Many parts of Laos have been severely impacted by flooding and landslides, with farmland, residences,…

Typhoon Lan Heads To Western Japan, Holiday Travel Affected

TOKYO, Aug 15 (NNN-NHK) – A powerful typhoon remains on course to make landfall on the Pacific coast of western…

Death Toll In India’s Rain-Hit State Himachal Pradesh Rose To 50

NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in India’s rain-hit northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh rose to…

Over 2,000 Pieces Of War-Era Unexploded Ordnance Found In NE Cambodia School

PHNOM PENH, Aug 14 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts, recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era…

Temperatures In Iraq Surpass 50 Degrees Celsius Amid Heatwave

BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (NNN-NINA) – A heatwave is hitting Iraq, sending its temperatures to surpass 50 degrees Celsius yesterrday, the…

Iranian Space Agency Warns Of Decline In Caspian Sea Water Level

TEHRAN, Aug 13 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian Space Agency (ISA), yesterday warned of a significant decline in the water level…

Five Killed As Landslide Debris Hit Car In Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (NNN-PTI) – Five people travelling in a car were killed, after being hit by landslide debris,…