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The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, compared different countries GDP per capita. (Photo:AP)

Global inequality is 25 per cent higher due to climate change

Poorer countries those that have contributed far less to climate change tend to be situated in warmer regions.

7 May 2019 10:59 AM IST

As heavy rainfall in Bhutan leads to rise in water levels of Pagladia and Borolia rivers washing away a bridge in Tamulpur & obstructing Tamulpurs connection to Baksa District Headquarters. (Photo: ANI)

Rains in Bhutan affects Assam's Tamulpur, bridge washes away

This has left the locals in the region in great difficulty as people are using bamboo or banana rafts to cross the...

24 Jun 2019 11:26 AM IST

In the video, the forest officials can be seen putting the crocodile into the cage. (Photo: Youtube I Screengrab)

Watch: Croc shocks people as it finds way into gutter after river...

It was later released into its natural habitat. It is not unknown for reptiles to show up during incessant rains.

29 July 2019 12:58 PM IST

Local train wades through flooded railway tracks after a heavy rainfall in Sion on Wednesday. (Photo: RAJESH JADHAV)

5 trains cancelled, 6 more diverted from Mumbai due to heavy rain

This alert comes after incident with the passenger train, Mahalaxmi Express that got stuck in the water on an open...

28 July 2019 3:12 PM IST

Sharing the video online about their reporter, identified as Azadar Hussain, the channel wrote, Pakistani Reporter in Flood Water, risks his life in danger to perform his duties. (Photo: video screengrab)

Immersive journalism: Pak reporter in neck-deep water reports on flood...

Talking about rising water levels of Sind River in Punjab region, he shows how agricultural lands have been submerged.

28 July 2019 2:07 PM IST

Rescue workers search for the bodies of missing persons after a landslide, triggered by heavy rains and floods, at Nenmara in Palakkad. (Photo: PTI)

600 killed, 25 million affected due to floods in south Asia: UN

In India, more than 10 million people have been affected in Assam, Bihar, UP and other NE states, including more than...

27 July 2019 3:58 PM IST

Authorities added that thousands of people have been affected in the districts while rising water levels of the major rivers left people stranded in water-logged areas, putting them at risk of water-borne diseases. (Photo: ANI)

114 killed, 95 drowned in Bangladesh floods

Bangladesh is regularly flooded during the June-September monsoon as hundreds of rivers that feed into the Bay of Bengal...

27 July 2019 8:22 AM IST

Let us not get fooled by cosmetic steps against terror groups by Pakistan, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters here. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

India received satellite data related to floods from 8 countrie: MEA

The Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, had earlier said that China had provided India with satellite data related...

26 July 2019 3:11 PM IST

As per official records, the calamity has caused damage amounting to over one billion Nepalese rupees. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll soars to 111 due to floods, landslides in Nepal

The district of Gulmi has recorded the highest number of deaths with 13 people having lost their lives in the area.

26 July 2019 1:21 PM IST

The waterlogging was caused by the rains which had taken place in the past few days in the area. (Photo: ANI)

Rajasthan: Locals rescue 5 people from car stuck in waterlogged...

Locals led by social worker Basanat Chejara arrived with tractor and rescued family and driver from there and carried...

26 July 2019 1:11 PM IST

In the wake of the floods, 124 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in various parts of the country to respond to any type of eventuality, be it natural or man-made. (Photo: ANI)

China provided India satellite data on flood-hit regions: Chinese...

The satellite data was given after the ISRO request for international disaster relief support.

26 July 2019 1:58 PM IST

In the wake of the floods, 124 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in various parts of the country to respond to any type of eventuality, be it natural or man-made. (Photo: ANI)

Actor-politicians call for permanent solution to floods in Assam,...

Floods have killed more than 100 people in Bihar and affected more than 80 lakh in 12 districts.

25 July 2019 2:59 PM IST