drainage

Davanagere, Karnataka, once plagued by monsoon floods, took decisive action to tackle urban flooding. Here's how the city prevented future waterlogging.

As the entrance to the drainpipe was narrow, the rescuers had to be careful while lowering the ladder lest they hurt the child. It was a difficult rescue, and the poor lighting and visibility compounded the situation.

Dated between 2600 and 1900 BC, the Harappan civilisation was spread over Afghanistan, Sind, Balochistan, Jammu, Punjab, northern Rajasthan, Kathiawar, and Gujarat.

From solar-powered sewerage to climate-resilient drainage, the first initiatives will come up in Chennai, Coimbatore, Rajapalayam, Trichy, Tirunelveli, and Vellore!

According to IMD, the monsoon is expected to hit Kerala coast on May 29. Here's a handy list of tips and hacks that will help you get started towards making your home monsoon-ready!

The suggestion of adding a ‘service captain’, identifiable by uniform, in trains to address problems of passengers was made by a committee of senior officers formed by railway minister Piyush Goyal - after meeting with all zonal heads in December last year.

These water tanks were once used by priests in the temples to draw water for the first pooja of the day. But over the years they had turned into garbage dumps.

The project first started a decade ago in Tembhurni village in Himayatnagar Taluk.