August 29, 2024 10:22 AM

India makes first payment for hybrid power projects in Sri Lanka

India has made first payment for hybrid power projects in the northern part of Sri Lanka. High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, handed over the first payment to Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy, Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena, and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy...

August 29, 2024 10:09 AM

Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall on Japan’s Kyushu island

Typhoon Shanshan has made landfall on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu this morning.   Japan Meteorological Agency (JMI) referred to it as the as the country's strongest typhoon of the year. Typhoon Shanshan is bringing with it torrential rain and winds of up to 252 kilometres per hour, strong ...

August 29, 2024 9:04 AM

Nepal: Monsoon winds continue to affect weather conditions across country

In Nepal, the monsoon winds continue to affect the weather conditions across the country. The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in some places of the country in the next 24 hours. Heavy rainfa...

August 29, 2024 10:08 AM

Bihar: River flows above danger mark, Flood situtation continues to grim

In Bihar, flood situation continues to be grim as rivers including Ganga, Gandak, Kosi, Mahananda are flowing above danger mark at several places. Some new areas of Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Katihar have also been affected due to flood. Due to heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Nepal originated rivers,...

August 29, 2024 8:01 AM

Gujarat: Met Dept forecast extremely heavy rainfall over Saurashtra and Kachchh

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast extremely heavy rainfall over Saurashtra and Kachchh till tomorrow. IMD has also forecast light to moderate rainfall in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa today.   The Weather agency said, a low pressure area is likely to form over...

August 29, 2024 7:57 AM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin set to launch 8th tourist to space

Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin is set to launch its eighth tourist mission to suborbital space today. The flight will carry six people for an 11-minute ride above the Karman line, the internationally recognised boundary of space. The the New Shepard rocket will lift off from the Site One ...