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A 25-year-old man allegedly choked his father, aunt and uncle -- all siblings -- to death in Shabka village of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. An FIR has been registered against accused Anjal Singh, who has been detained for questioning, said police.

The song is for a Tamil film

A body lying in PGI mortuary since the last seven days is seeking official sanction for cremation.

The city must have its climate action plan, both to mitigate the anthropogenic activities accelerating climate change and also to save its massive populace from the impacts of climate change, said Anjal Prakash, lead author of Working Group II report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Environment and climate change experts have hammered out a blueprint for Hyderabad to avoid a Bengaluru-like flood crisis in the event of a deluge.

Kolkata will experience heatwave equivalent to the 2015 record almost every year even at a stabilisation of 1.5°C rise of temperature, the latest IPCC report states. The city will face double heat and humidity in addition to increased frequency of tropical cyclones.

Eleven-year-old Anjal Parikh from Mumbai, who participated in the National Robotics Championship TRiCKS held at the IIT-Bombay campus on Sunday, walked away with a "dream prize" for making one of the best robots.

Asar, a not-for-profit group working in rural development and policy & development advisory group (PDAG) organised a discussion on ‘Building a Climate Resilient Jharkhand’ here on Saturday to strategise a possible policy roadmap for a ‘Just Transition’ to renewable energy sources.

Kolkata has experienced the highest increase in annual mean temperature among megacities between 1950 and 2018, according to a recent IPCC report. The city is also predicted to see a rise of 4.5°C by the end of the century. Urbanization has contributed significantly to the temperature rise, with over 80% of the warming being generated within the city itself. The city has already experienced extreme heatwaves, with temperatures reaching 50°C this June. The report also predicts an increase in short-duration extreme rainfall events, which could lead to more waterlogging and flooding incidents. Urgent climate action is needed to mitigate these impacts.

The recent, sudden dip in Mumbai's air quality due to three dust storms within a span of a month is now being attributed to human-inflicted global warming and pollution. The city experienced its first this year on January 25-26, which led to a sharp drop in visibility.

The recent spell of summer rains along with incomplete pits dug for laying underground drainage pipelines and AMRUT drinking water pipelines have rendered city roads skiddy and non-commutable with potholes. Residents said roads have turned into mud pathways after a simple rain. “Two-wheelers are skidding every day and there is a high possibility of injuries and accidents,” said M Lakshmi Narayan, a resident of Kondrai Street in Gomathipuram.

According to the IPCC report, Kolkata may experience temperatures of 35°C or higher for 150 days each year by the end of the century. Extreme heatwaves are also expected to become more frequent. While rainfall in the area may increase slightly, there is a predicted substantial increase in short-duration extreme rainfall events, leading to waterlogging and flooding. The rise in sea level near Sundarbans could cause more severe flooding incidents in Kolkata, and super cyclones could also become more common. The report emphasizes the need for climate action to mitigate these impacts.

After Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi it is Ahmedabad's turn to hit the pedal as the country's largest cycling marathon event begins on January 27.

Nine officers, including two from the Kochi unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and seven from the Kerala police, were chosen for the Union home minister’s medal for excellence in investigation for 2020. The awardees include additional SP of NIA Kochi unit, A P Shoukkathali and DSP C Radhakrishna Pillai. Pillai is presently the investigating officer in the gold smuggling case. Shoukkathali led the probe into case involving the theft of hard disks, RAMs and processors from the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier under construction in Kochi shipyard.

A group of state-based environmentalists have urged the Punjab government to take key learnings and develop a dedicated plan along the lines of Tamil Nadu's Climate Resilience model.

People with a flair for cooking fish - bongade, boothai, anjal or manji will have an opportunity to display their culinary skills at the Matysa Mela getting underway here from February 13.