People struggle as Delhi-NCR scorches under relentless heat; IMD issues ‘Red Alert’

People struggle as Delhi-NCR scorches under relentless heat; IMD issues 'Red Alert'

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Delhi-NCR reeled under an intense heatwave on Thursday as temperatures remained dangerously high, touching 36 degrees Celsius by 10 A.M., with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a ‘Red Alert’ for the national Capital and surrounding areas. The IMD warned that the sweltering heat would … Read more

Delhi boils under heatwave, red alert issued

Delhi boils under heatwave, red alert issued

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Delhi will continue to sizzle under a scorching heatwave on Thursday as the mercury is expected to remain dangerously high, prompting the issuance of a red alert across the national capital, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD said that temperatures ranged from … Read more

Piyush Goyal rolls out red carpet for Swiss firms to invest in India (Ld)

Piyush Goyal rolls out red carpet for Swiss firms to invest in India (Ld)

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has invited Swiss companies to expand their footprint in India and take advantage of the country’s dynamic and rapidly growing market. The minister held a meeting in Bern with the leadership from several premier Swiss companies across diverse sectors … Read more

Punjab cabinet cuts red tape for small businesses

Punjab cabinet cuts red tape for small businesses

Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, June 4 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday approved a major amendment to the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958, aimed at reducing compliance burdens on 95 per cent of small businesses and enhancing the ease of doing business in the state. … Read more

‘Red alert’ for heavy rainfall sounded in Assam; hefty downpour leaves Guwahati flooded

'Red alert' for heavy rainfall sounded in Assam; hefty downpour leaves Guwahati flooded

Follow Us on Google News Guwahati, May 30 (IANS) A ‘red alert’ for very heavy rain has been sounded for many areas of Assam on Friday with most parts of the state facing an ‘abnormal situation’ due to incessant downpour, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He said the situation is likely to prevail till … Read more

Red alert in Nilgiris, Coimbatore Ghat areas as heavy rains trigger landslides

Red alert in Nilgiris, Coimbatore Ghat areas as heavy rains trigger landslides

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 29 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a red alert for the ghat areas of Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts for Thursday and Friday (May 29 and 30), warning of heavy to very heavy rain at several places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations that could … Read more

Heavy rain disrupts Mumbai life, IMD issues red alert

Heavy rain disrupts Mumbai life, IMD issues red alert

Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Even before the official onset of the monsoon, Mumbai has been battered by intense rainfall, leading to widespread disruption across the city. The heavy downpour triggered 79 incidents, including tree falls, house wall collapses, and electrical short circuits, which severely impacted traffic movement and caused major … Read more

Red alert for Nilgiris, Coimbatore ghat areas as rain predicted in TN till May 28

Red alert for Nilgiris, Coimbatore ghat areas as rain predicted in TN till May 28

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 26 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has issued a red alert for the Nilgiris and the ghat areas of Coimbatore, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of Tamil Nadu until May 28. The alert, which remains in effect on Monday, comes … Read more

IMD issues red alert for 5 Kerala districts as heavy rainfall predicted

IMD issues red alert for 5 Kerala districts as heavy rainfall predicted

Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for five districts in Kerala — Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram — warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall. The remaining districts in the state have been placed under an orange alert. According to … Read more