Nepal does not need foreign rescue help with flood, foreign ministry says
Channel News Asiaby CNA·28 Aug 2026
Nepal does not need foreign rescue help with flood, foreign ministry says Meanwhile, Nepal's foreign affairs ministry has set up an emergency response team to assist foreigners affected by the...
Assam initiates plan to streamline agarwood industry
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
GUWAHATI The Assam Government has decided to streamline and expand its agarwood industry, proposing several measures to simplify regulations, strengthen cultivation and processing, and facilitate...
Nepal-China flood rescue on hold as lake breaks banks
DW Englishby Seerat Chabba·28 Aug 2026
A lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border began overflowing on Friday, threatening areas already devastated by this week's flash floods and halting rescue efforts, authorities said.
Nepal-China floods: Death toll climbs amid new flood risk
DW Englishby Seerat Chabba·28 Aug 2026
Rescuers were racing Friday to find hundreds of people still missing, two days after a catastrophic flash flood struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, with authorities warning an...
Irish citizens missing after Nepal flooding named on list of unaccounted for tourists
TheJournal.ieby Jane Moore·28 Aug 2026
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Air pollution affects us all, but there is a way we can breathe easier
The Guardianby Fiona Harvey·28 Aug 2026
Air pollution affects nearly every person on this planet. Yet global efforts to combat the scourge – which is associated with about 8 million premature deaths worldwide every year, can damage...
Fivefold rise in Himachal glacial lakes raises flood risk
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa·28 Aug 2026
CHANDIGARH: The devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district and other parts of the Bhote Koshi and Koshi river systems have once again brought the potential threat posed by glacial lakes in...
Survivors fear all is lost after Nepal-Tibet floods
ABC News Australiaby Ahmed Yussuf·28 Aug 2026
In short: More than 460 people have been killed and thousands are still missing after flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
Nepal-Tibet floods: 'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns China
BBC Newsby Tessa Wong·28 Aug 2026
- Published China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst, causing a second flood downstream.
They dreamed of the Himalayas, but Nepal gave them a nightmare! Malayalis caught in floods finally head home
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman·28 Aug 2026
They dreamed of the Himalayas, but Nepal gave them a nightmare! Malayalis caught in floods finally head home Sheba had imagined returning to her hometown in Malappuram with stories of the majestic...
Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
World news | The Guardianby Lisa Cox·28 Aug 2026
A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus.
Cop17 races for desertification deal as report warns half world’s soils under threat
RFI Englishby RFI·28 Aug 2026
Cop17 races for desertification deal as report warns half world’s soils under threat Delegates at the Cop17 summit on desertification in Mongolia are seeking to seal a deal to combat drought on...
Experts oppose shrinking of parks for development in Bengaluru
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·28 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: If every Bengaluru resident were handed their fair share of the city’s public parks today, it would barely cover the space of an open newspaper.
Bihar braces for rain on Raksha Bandhan as orange alert covers 20 districts
National Heraldby NH Digital·28 Aug 2026
Bihar braces for rain on Raksha Bandhan as orange alert covers 20 districts Disaster Management Department has also advised people to stay alert and adjust their activities according to local...
Can India build a strategic fuel system? | Explained
The Hinduby Kalyan Mangalapalli·28 Aug 2026
The story so far: West Asia-related disruptions have exposed a vulnerability in India’s energy-security system.
After Nepal floods, Uttarakhand steps up monitoring of glacier lakes
New Indian Expressby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Uttarakhand is strengthening its monitoring of glacier lakes, rivers and other vulnerable areas following the devastating floods in neighbouring Nepal, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation...
'Everything is gone': Local guide describes the scale of loss in Nepal flash flood
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·28 Aug 2026
'Everything is gone': Local guide describes the scale of loss in Nepal flash flood A Nepalese guide who grew up where the deadly Nepal flash flood hit, says many of his family members have lost...
Singapore made a crow-friendly city. Now it wants to shoot them
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao·28 Aug 2026
The resumption of a crow-shooting campaign in Singapore has revived intense debate over lethal wildlife management in the highly urbanized city-state.
The best foods to stockpile for an emergency and how long bottled water really lasts
The Independentby Hannah Twiggs·28 Aug 2026
The government, we were told this week, would quote like you to buy some tins. Britons are set to be encouraged to keep bottled water and non-perishable food at home under a new national resilience...
Andhra Pradesh plans 50 per cent green cover by 2047
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·28 Aug 2026
VIJAYAWADA: With an aim to increase the State’s green cover to 50 percent by 2047, the state government has initiated a comprehensive programme with the newly conceived Andhra Pradesh Society for...
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