Flooding in South Africa’s Durban area has taken at least 259 lives and is a “catastrophe of enormous proportions,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday.A bridge destroyed after a river burst its banks is seen in, Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday. (Rogan Ward/Reuters)Flooding in South Africa’s Durban area has taken at least 259 lives and is…Continue Reading

(This story originally appeared in on Mar 11, 2022)NEW DELHI: To encourage cycling and motivate people to use the eco-friendly mode of transport for last-mile connectivity, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has launched a project to install 82 hi-tech cycle stations in its areas. Of these, 40 will be established by March 31, said officials.…Continue Reading

18 Feb 2022, 10:07 AM ISTSouth Korea will extend restaurant dining hours but maintain a six-person limit on private social gatherings as it wrestles with a massive coronavirus wave driven by the highly infectious omicron variant.Getty ImagesThe 109,831 new cases reported on Friday was another record and about a 25-fold increase from the levels seen…Continue Reading

IPL in either India or South Africa and media rights tender to be discussed at BCCI and franchise owners

BCCI logo and IPL TrophyMUMBAI: The office-bearers of the BCCI and the chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council will get into a virtual meeting with franchise owners on Saturday to discuss and share thoughts on two very important decisions to be taken very soon. A) If the IPL’s 15th edition cannot be…Continue Reading

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2-day South Asian Consultation on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework begins India calls for innovative financing methods from GEF and CBDBiodiversity conservation is being mainstreamed in all sectors of economic development under the philosophy of “Development without Destruction” – Shri Bhupender Yadav Posted On: 06 JAN 2022 5:54PM by…Continue Reading