India, in focus.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan opened India International Water Week 2026 in Delhi, linking water security to national security and urging conservation, river linking and integrated management.
Three newborns died after a midnight fire, reportedly caused by an air-conditioner, swept the Special Neonatal Care Unit at RIMS Adilabad; 24 infants were rescued and shifted to hospitals.
Heavy rain from a Bay of Bengal depression disrupted Odisha on September 22, 2026, closing schools and anganwadi centres and prompting alerts across 11 districts.
A depression over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a deep depression and cross the north Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur by the night of September 23-24.
IMD has issued red alerts for eight Telangana districts on September 23 and 24, with orange alerts for several others, as a depression over the Bay of Bengal drives heavy rainfall.
Maharashtra will issue its first drought mitigation notification within three days and seek central aid, CM Devendra Fadnavis said after a Cabinet meeting in Mumbai.
The body of 26-year-old Sajita, the last person missing after Sunday's flash flood in the Kottapuzha river at Amarambalam, Nilambur, was recovered on Tuesday, ending a three-day search.
Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay chaired a monsoon preparedness review for ten southern and western districts, ordering landslide monitoring, drainage clearance and dengue control measures.
Tamil Nadu's Health department reports 56,863 dengue cases in 2023, 46,971 in 2024 and 25,585 in 2025 — well above the national centre's figures.
Hurricane Polo reached Category 4 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast and could intensify further, while heavy rain threatens southwestern states.
Two preterm infants died after a fire broke out in the SNCU ward of RIMS Adilabad late on Monday; 25 other babies were rescued and shifted to private hospitals.
Indonesia's rainy season will start in early November and be shorter than usual, the weather agency says, as El Niño conditions persist and wildfires burn.
A record-breaking El Nino is expected to worsen drought across Asia, hitting rice and palm oil output and pushing millions into food insecurity.
Typhoon Dujuan brought deadly landslides to Japan's Pacific coast, killing two people and leaving four missing, while cutting power to almost 50,000 homes.
Maharashtra will declare a 100% drought by end-September, Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil said, citing severe crop losses and a prolonged dry spell.
A Delhi court has extended the judicial custody of six accused in the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people in September.
Polo strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday and is forecast to intensify into a major storm, threatening floods and rough seas near resort towns.
A firefighting helicopter crashed southeast of Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park on Sunday, killing both pilots aboard.
Odisha has placed 11 southern districts on high alert for heavy rain as a well-marked low-pressure area is set to intensify over the Bay of Bengal.
A land cave-in near Mukkali on the Kozhikode National Highway has left two houses in a precarious position, prompting residents to block the road in protest.