21 killed as rains wreak havoc in MaharashtraMUMBAI - The receding monsoon has lashed the coastal and southern districts of Maharashtra claiming at least 21 lives so far, officials said Saturday. India for annual climate change dialogues with US, EUWASHINGTON - India has proposed annual bilateral dialogues with the United States and the European Union to exchange notes on the issue of climate change, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said. India aims at energy partnership with US on Manmohan Singh visitWASHINGTON - With the US showing a better appreciation of India’s position on climate change, New Delhi hopes to have in place an energy partnership when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes here on a state visit in November. Food packets flown from Bangalore for flood-hit north KarnatakaBANGALORE - Over 10,000 food packets, mainly consisting of bread, biscuits and water, were flown from Bangalore Saturday for distribution among the hundreds of people marooned in the flood-hit north Karnataka districts. Obama aide concedes climate legislation won’t be done by DecemberWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama’s top aide on climate change acknowledged that legislation requiring major reductions in global-warming emissions is unlikely to pass Congress before December’s Copenhagen summit on climate change. Andhra flood situation stays grimHYDERABAD - The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh Saturday continued to be alarming with Kurnool town facing threat of complete submergence while Vijayawada city is also in danger of inundation due flooding in the Krishna river. India will not be deal-breaker in Copenhagen: Environment ministerWASHINGTON - Assuring the developed world that India would not be the deal-breaker in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the rich nations to be less “evangelical” and less “polemical” in their push for a deal. China to tap combustible iceXINING - China will drill holes in the frozen tundra region to extract combustible ice as an alternative energy source, officials said. Canadian province on red alert against ratsTORONTO - Canada’s Alberta province is on red alert against rats. Rat patrols have been set up to check intrusion of the rodents from neighbouring Saskatchewan province. Incessant rain threatens floods in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - The threat of floods loomed over several districts of Orissa Friday as heavy rain continued to lash the state for the fourth day due to a cyclonic disturbance in the Bay of Bengal. Seven inches of rain disrupts rail, air traffic in GoaPANAJI - Torrential rains since Wednesday have forced closure of Goa’s Dabolim airport and disrupted train services in the state, and one person is feared drowned, officials said Friday. Rain deaths mount in Karnataka, Andhra; Army, air force begin rescue (Roundup)BANGALORE/HYDERABAD - At least 130 people have been killed in Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in heavy rain since Wednesday and army boats and air force helicopters Friday began to rescue hundreds of people marooned at several places. Climate change threatens Asia’s farming, energy securityNEW DELHI - Climate change poses fundamental threats to Asia’s food and energy security which, if left unchecked, will result in an upsurge of migration into already overburdened mega cities, according to three major new studies funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Soldiers, choppers rescue flood-hit in AndhraHYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government Friday called in the army while six helicopters of Indian Air Force were pressed into service to rescue marooned people as the flood situation in the state continued to be grim. New soil tester to assess earth’s healthWASHINGTON - Our planet has a fever. But global warming’s effects on farming and water resources is still a mystery. Now an invention may provide a new diagnostic tool for assessing the health of the earth’s soil. Choppers, boats rescue flood-hit in Karntaka, toll 71BANGALORE - Helicopters and boats were deployed Friday to rescue hundreds of people marooned in north Karnataka battered by heavy rain since Wednesday. The number of people who have died in the torrential rain has risen to 71. Unprecedented inflows in Srisailam triggered Andhra floods: MinisterHYDERABAD - The unprecedented inflows into Srisailam dam across Krishna river in Kurnool district have triggered flash floods in Andhra Pradesh, state Minister for Revenue and Relief Dharmana Prasada Rao said Friday. MPs, legislators also hit by Andhra floodsHYDERABAD - It is not just the common man who is trapped in the flood waters in Andhra Pradesh but MPs, state legislators and other public representatives too are hit by the natural calamity. Italian sweeping machines raise dust in ChandigarhCHANDIGARH - Chandigarh may claim to be the cleanest city in India but an ambitious multi-million rupee plan of local authorities to make it still cleaner with imported Italian sweeping machines has backfired. Landslide, heavy rain delay Konkan Railway trainsPANAJI - A minor mudslide and heavy rain in Goa and north Karnataka have disrupted Konkan Railway services, with four trains including a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express being “delayed temporarily”, a railway spokesperson said. Flood situation in Andhra grim, toll rises to 26HYDERABAD - The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh turned more grim Friday as the death toll rose to 26, hundreds of people were trapped in flood waters and thousands more were rendered homeless. Strict global carbon budget needed to fight climate change: WWFNEW DELHI - A strict global carbon budget between now and 2050 based on a fair distribution between rich and poor nations has the potential to prevent dangerous climate change and keep temperature rise well below two degrees Celsius, a new WWF report shows. Hundreds evacuated as super typhoon bears down on PhilippinesMANILA - Hundreds of people were evacuated Friday as super typhoon Parma moved closer to the northern Philippines’ main island of Luzon, less than a week after storm Ketsana wreaked havoc in the capital and outlying areas. Himachal imposes complete ban on polythene bagsSHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Friday imposed a complete ban on use of polythene bags, Environment Minister J.P. Nadda said. Monsoon in India worst in 37 yearsNEW DELHI - India’s monsoon this year was the worst since 1972 with 24 percent less rainfall than average, according to official data released Thursday. Incessant rain hits normal life in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Heavy rains continued to lash most parts of Orissa for the third consecutive day Thursday affecting normal life, officials said. Mike Pandey named Environment Hero by Time magazineNEW DELHI - Well-known wildlife conservationist Mike Pandey has been named an ‘Environmental Hero’ by Time magazine as part of its Heroes of the Environment 2009. Chinese weathermen on guard against bad weather on National DayBEIJING - Nearly 400 scientists, satellites, cloud-probing lasers and a squadron of transport planes to sprinkle liquid nitrogen on clouds were deployed in Beijing with one mission - to ensure good weather over the city as China celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Peoples Republic Thursday. Heavy rain kills 45 in Karnataka, Andhra (Second Lead)
15 killed in heavy rain in AndhraHYDERABAD - Heavy rain lashed Andhra Pradesh killing 15 people, inundating several villages, damaging crops and disrupting transport and communication links, officials said Thursday. |
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BANGALORE/HYDERABAD - At least 30 people have been killed in Karnataka and 15 in Andhra Pradesh due to heavy rain, officials said Thursday. The downpour has inundated several villages, damaged crops and has disrupted communication and transport links.
