Delhi faces severe water shortage amid heatwave over last 2 weeks
New Delhi: Residents of Delhi's Geeta Colony fill their buckets from a water tanker as Delhi faces a severe water crisis, in New Delhi on Monday, June 17, 2024.(IANS/Anupam Gautam)

June 20, 2024 1:23 PM

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Delhi faces severe water shortage amid heatwave over last 2 weeks

Amid an unprecedented heatwave in the national capital over the last two weeks, people in different parts of Delhi are grappling with an acute shortage of water. Several areas in the city have little to no water supply, forcing people to rely on water tankers and borewells. The affected areas includ...

Delhi heatwave claims 13 lives in 24 hours

June 20, 2024 1:11 PM

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Delhi heatwave claims 13 lives in 24 hours

As people in the national capital and other parts of northern India continue to reel under an intense heatwave, Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital has reported 13 deaths related to Heat-Related Illnesses (HRI)in the last 24 hours. The hospital has also reported as many as 33 HRI-related cases of hospitalis...

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; IMD issues red alert for Palghar, orange for Thane

June 20, 2024 12:50 PM

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Heavy rains lash Mumbai; IMD issues red alert for Palghar, orange for Thane

Several parts of Mumbai and its suburbs have been witnessing incessant rainfall since last night. Mumbai city witnessed 19.98 mm, the Eastern Suburbs witnessed 29.56 mm and the Western suburbs witnessed 59.30 mm of rain between yesterday and today morning. The India Meteorological Department has sou...

Jharkhand Govt approves caste-based survey to analyse social & economic issues

June 20, 2024 12:42 PM

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Jharkhand Govt approves caste-based survey to analyse social & economic issues

The Jharkhand government has decided on a comprehensive caste-based survey in the state. This decision was taken at a cabinet meeting which was chaired by Chief Minister  Champai Soren.     Mr Soren has instructed the personnel department to draft a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for conduc...