With climate change becoming more and more evident, natural disasters like floods, cyclones, landslides and cloudbursts have also been making lives miserable and sometimes even threatening. Here, we bring you a glimpse of those natural calamities that shook the nation in 2021.
Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely to continue in northwest India over the next two days and abate thereafter, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. In pictures, see how people across the country witness severe cold.
Farmers were seen vacating the Ghazipur border in Delhi, which was one of the epicentres of the farmers' agitation against the three agri laws. BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait was seen holding the tricolor along with other farm leaders, as the year long protest came to an end on Wednesday.
Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to the Varanasi railway station.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the ambitious Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. Modi reached Varanasi airport on Monday morning and later visited Kaal Bhairav temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country's top military brass on Thursday paid homage to India's first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, Brig LS Lidder and 10 more defence personnel at the Palam air base after their bodies were brought to Delhi in a military aircraft. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, Army Chief MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, Air Chief Marshal AVR Chaudhari and Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar were among those who paid homage to the deceased at a sombre ceremony.
The upper reaches of the Kashmir valley witnessed light to moderate snowfall while plains were lashesd with rains, ending dry spell in the region, making Gulmarg and Sonamarg a heaven on earth for tourists.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred the Vir Chakra gallantry award to Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft on February 27, 2019.
The moon put on a show for many parts of the world on Friday, as the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century turned the moon into a reddish-brown colour, despite not being a blood Moon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 341-km Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh after landing on the highway airstrip in an IAF C-130 Hercules plane.
The "most modern" Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal has been renamed after the Gond queen Rani Kamalapati.
The festival of faith and reverence Chhath 2021 is being celebrated in different parts of the country with great enthusiasm. Chhath Puja celebrations last for four days. It starts with a bath and worshipping Lord Sun. The second day is Kharna, Arghya is offered to the setting sun on the third day, and Arghya is offered to the rising sun on the fourth and last day. After giving arghya, the women who observe the fast of Chhath do the circumambulation seven times and in the end, eat the prasad and break their fast.
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Awards in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were among the attendees. 119 Padma Awards were presented by President this year. The list comprisesd seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women, 16 Posthumous awardees and one transgender awardee.
Aided by cyclonic circulation during monsoon, Chennai and nearby regions experienced intense rains in about 24 hours, leading to inundation of most areas here on Sunday and opening up of sluice gates of three city reservoirs to let out surplus water. Since the start of the Northeast monsoon in October, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regions have experienced about 43 percent excess rainfall.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met soldiers at Nowshera sector in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Diwali, keeping up with his practice of spending the festival with Army personnel.
The 'Deepotsav' (festival of lamps) celebrations began in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya district in a grand way. The holy city of Lord Ram on Wednesday created a world record by lighting over nine lakh earthen lamps (diyas) along the banks of river Saryu.
On the occasion of 75th year of India's Independence, 75 cyclists from ITBP, SSB, CISF, CRPF and BSF, who have travelled approximately 9,000 km from various parts of country to Kevadia took part in the event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, exchanging pleasantries and showcasing a spirit of camaraderie.
In Rome, Prime Minister Modi will hold discussions on global economic and health recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In his departure statement, Modi said he will be visiting Rome and the Vatican City from October 29-31 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
As winter is barely beginning to set in, parts of Kashmir were seen covered in the season's first snowfall. Srinagar recorded 5.6 degrees Celsius as its minimum temperature, while Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded 0.3 degrees Celsius and minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
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