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Climate change in the United Kingdom is causing the fatal disease Ranavirus which infects common frogs. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Frogs divorced after 2 months to stop rains in Madhya Pradesh

Back on July 19, in the drought stricken Bhopal, the frogs were wedded in a belief that it would please the lord Indra...

12 Sept 2019 8:29 PM IST

The Dowleswaram Barrage. (Photo: PTI)

State administration, NDRF on high alert as flood alert sounded in...

The APSDMA said that the State Disaster Response Force had deployed 167 personnel in East Godavari.

9 Sept 2019 3:09 PM IST

In this handout photo taken on July 23, 2021, by the Indian Navy shows areas inundated with flood water after heavy monsoon rains in Raigad district of Maharashtra (Indian Navy/ AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate changing swiftly: Adapt before it's...

The monsoon has been erratic, with long dry spells broken by cloudbursts that trigger floods and landslides

30 July 2021 1:43 AM IST

A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, Thursday July 15, 2021 after it was flooded by the high waters of the Kyll river. (Sebastian Schmitt/dpa via AP)

Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90

The flash floods this week followed days of heavy rainfall which turned streams and streets into raging torrents that...

16 July 2021 1:04 PM IST

The Ockhi storm raged in 2017 killing at least 218 people in southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala and now Gaja came with the force of a herd of elephants on the march in 2018.

To mitigate plight in face of nature's fury

Natural disasters have become customary visitors to Tamil Nadu.

5 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the administrative review meeting of Howrah district at Sarat Sadan on Thursday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Mamata Banerjee:DVC should regulate release of water to avert floods

Ms Banerjee also enquired about the progress of the Lower Damodar Basin project, having a budget of Rs 2,800 crore.

8 Jun 2018 6:44 AM IST

Ritabrata Banerjee

Man-made floods in Bengal; DVC should consult state govt, says...

Man-made flood is happening. This needs to be stopped. State should be taken on board,â€ he said.

3 Aug 2018 5:52 AM IST

From a cats fashion show to one lucky dog who survived the Greek wildfires, here are animals who were in news. (Photos: AP)

Dog saves life of master, family from landslip in Kerala

They soon heard a thunderous noise and ran out of their house, only to find to their horror their dwelling unit...

12 Aug 2018 7:17 PM IST

People clean up debris caused by Typhoon Mangkhut outside a housing estate on the waterfront in Hong Kong on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong begins massive clean-up after Typhoon Mangkhut chaos

The death toll in the Philippines, where the main island of Luzon was mauled with fierce winds and rain, rose to 65...

17 Sept 2018 1:06 PM IST

Several rivers in the region are in a spate and low-lying areas have been flooded owing to the extremely heavy rains, they said. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal flood situation improves

Shops and markets are slowly opening and people are trying to resume normal life.

21 Aug 2017 3:07 AM IST

Avoid rally venue, say traffic cops

Avoid rally venue, say traffic cops

In the wake of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in the city, the Delhi traffic police issued...

29 Sept 2013 11:14 AM IST

Young learners of Calcutta Rowing Club practice on their boat at Rabindra Sarobar Lake in Kolkata on Saturday morning. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal: Floods in control but toll rises to 55

The floods hit over 52 lakh people in North Bengal's Cooch Behar, South Dinajpur, North Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar...

20 Aug 2017 3:02 AM IST