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  Thousands of dead satellites in orbit are a big risk: How the world plans to clean earth’s orbit

  Science | January 17, 2026 17:54 IST

  Earth’s orbit is getting dangerously crowded with space debris, raising the risk of satellite collisions and global communication failures. Led by the European Space Agency’s Zero Debris Charter, space agencies and private companies are racing to clean up orbital debris using de-orbiting satellites.

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  Suspected ISRO rocket debris discovered on Sri Lankan coast | See pics

  Science | December 30, 2025 16:17 IST

  A large piece of suspected rocket debris was discovered on Sri Lanka's eastern coast, just days after ISRO launched its heaviest-ever payload using the LVM3-M6 rocket.

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  Mother's final act of love: Uttarakhand landslide uncovers family’s heartbreaking end beneath debris

  India | September 20, 2025 8:19 IST

  The landslide, sparked by a sudden surge of water from the mountain peak above Kuntari, devastated not only the village itself but also several surrounding settlements, including Sau-Tanola and Kuntari Laga Sarpani.

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  Uttarakhand: Body of woman trapped under building debris pulled out in Tehri, search on for daughter

  India | July 27, 2024 13:41 IST

  Uttarakhand landslide: The SDRF team under the leadership of Chief Constable Kuldeep Singh from Post Ghansali reached the spot and started the rescue work.

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  China: Debris flies through air as tornado wreaks havoc in Shandong province, five killed | VIDEO

  World | July 06, 2024 17:41 IST

  The tornado in Dongming City injured at least 88 people and caused several buildings to collapse in a factory. Over two months ago, a tornado in Guangzhou killed five people and damaged more than 140 buildings.

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  Punjab: Five labourers buried under debris after two-storey house collapses in Rupnagar, rescue on

  India | April 18, 2024 23:40 IST

  Punjab news: District officials and fire brigade officers were at the spot for rescue work. Later, ITBP police, NDRF and SDRF teams were also called for relief work.

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  Roof collapses at Delhi's Ambience Mall, debris falls on escalators | Watch Video

  Delhi | March 04, 2024 23:34 IST

  Emergency services were promptly deployed to the scene to assess the situation and ensure the safety of individuals present at the mall.

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  Delhi: One dead after building collapses in Kotla Mubarakpur area, rescue operation underway

  Delhi | February 21, 2024 19:59 IST

  Delhi building collapse: Total seven fire tenders are rushed to the site. The incident took place at around 5:00 pm on Wednesday.

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  Debris of IAF's AN-32 aircraft that 'mysteriously' went missing in 2016 found after 8 yrs

  India | January 12, 2024 16:34 IST

  The Ministry of Defence said an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) was used by the National Institute of Ocean Technology to locate the debris. The debris of the missing aircraft was located approximately 140 nautical miles (approximately 310 km) from the Chennai coast.

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  China warns of rocket remnants hitting area within disputed South China Sea

  World | December 26, 2023 17:59 IST

  The unusual payload of the Long March rocket launched on December 15 has sparked speculation that it is a high-altitude satellite that would hold above the Earth at a fixed location, allowing it to peer down continuously at a certain region from its perch.

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  Maharashtra: Two dead, two injured after portion of building collapses in Navi Mumbai

  Maharashtra | August 24, 2023 7:20 IST

  Maharashtra: Local police and municipal officials rushed to the spot and took the injured people to the hospital.

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  Uttarakhand: Badrinath National Highway blocked due to debris pile-up

  India | August 03, 2023 8:21 IST

  Uttarakhand landslide news: The road near Nandaprayag and Chhinka on the Badrinath National Highway was blocked due to debris today (August 3).

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  Australia: Officials confirm mysterious object on beach as debris from Indian PSLV operated by ISRO

  World | August 01, 2023 19:35 IST

  "We have concluded the object located on a beach near Jurien Bay in Westeran Australia is most likely debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)," said the agency in a tweet

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  Cleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes

  World | August 25, 2021 11:43 IST

  It was Jules’ 3rd day working the spot like an archaeologist, removing layer upon layer of rock. 

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  Delhi building collapse UPDATE: 1 killed, 3 injured in Nand Nagri area

  India | August 08, 2021 7:43 IST

  Among those injured in the building collapse are- 65-yr-old Dhani Ram, his wife Anaro Devi and a man named Rajkumar. All were taken to the GTB Hospital.

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  Four-storey building collapses in Mumbai, five injured

  News | July 28, 2021 13:00 IST

  Five people sustained injuries after a four-storey building collapsed in the Andheri area.

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  4 people die after building collapses in Mohali

  News | September 24, 2020 22:01 IST

  At least four people have died after a building collapsed at Dera Bassi area in Mohali in Punjab. Four have been rescued so far from the debris.

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  Two trapped in debris after house collapse following cloud burst

  India | July 27, 2020 10:01 IST

  Two persons were trapped in debris when their houses collapsed over them early on Monday morning following torrential rains in Bangapani sub-division of this Uttarakhand district.

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  NASA picks proposals to study cosmic explosions

  Science | March 17, 2020 17:19 IST

  NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as monitor how nearby stellar flares may affect the atmospheres of orbiting planets.

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  Debris dumped at Karkardooma land by anti-social elements: DDA

  India | October 26, 2019 11:08 IST

  The urban body's statement comes a day after Delhi's Environment Minister Kailash Gahlot asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to initiate prosecution against DDA's vice-chairman if it failed to remove construction and demolition waste from the land by October 25.