New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Climate-driven temperature changes are on track to cause about 430,000 more deaths annually by 2050, with 10 times more deaths occurring in poor countries than in richer countries. How many of those lives can be saved largely depends on access to energy, particularly the electricity needed for cooling. Yet, a new Climate Impact Lab report on Monday found that many of the regions most impacted by extreme heat will also lack the resources to power the cooling needed to ad…
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Imphal, July 25 (IANS) A 56-year-old woman was arrested by the Manipur Police in Churachandpur district for allegedly routing a huge amount of money to suspected beneficiaries of the illegal drug trade in Myanmar, officials said on Saturday. In a separate development, Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Singh, accompanied by the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), visited the India-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district and reviewed security preparedness, policing…
Manila, July 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed India’s commitment to ASEAN centrality, regional stability and the realisation of a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Addressing the 21st East Asia Summit (EAS) in Manila on Thursday, EAM Jaishankar noted that the global order remains uncertain and volatile, where interdependence and common interests co-exist with competitiveness and rivalries. “The world economy is today reeling under the impact of…
Imphal, July 23 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have arrested five alleged drug peddlers, including a suspected key narcotics supplier and a woman, in separate anti-drug operations, while seizing substantial quantities of Myanmar-origin opium and brown sugar, officials said on Thursday. A police official said that during a raid, a joint team of the Manipur Police and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Nengjatuan alias Tuanpi from a hotel in Churachandpur district, which shares a bord…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have stepped up operations against narcotics cartels operating out of Myanmar.India is battling narcotics smuggling on multiple fronts, with drug cartels operating out of Myanmar emerging as a major security concern. While the Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the NCB have made several major seizures in 2025 and 2026, enforcement agencies have observed a shift in the smuggling methods and operati…
Aizawl, July 22 (IANS) The Mizoram Police, in a series of coordinated anti‑narcotics operations over the past four days, seized Myanmar‑origin drugs worth an estimated Rs 23.23 crore and arrested 11 drug peddlers, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official said that a joint team of the CID (Special Branch) and the Kolasib District Executive Force (DEF) conducted a narcotics operation along a stretch of the National Highway at Khamrang village in Kolasib district on Tuesday.During …
Yangon, July 22 (IANS) Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) on Wednesday warned of potential flooding in parts of Sagaing region after water levels in the Chindwin River reached or exceeded danger levels in two towns. According to the DMH, the Chindwin River in Paungbyin reached its danger mark on Wednesday and is expected to rise by about six inches over the next 24 hours. In Homalin, the river has already exceeded its danger level and is forecast to remain above the threshol…
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a major India‑Myanmar transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a Myanmar‑based kingpin, marking the third such high‑profile arrest by the agency this year as part of its crackdown on cross‑border narcotics networks operating along the international border, officials said on Wednesday. According to an official statement, the arrested accused, Nengzatuan alias Tuanpi, a resident of Haichin in Myan…
Aizawl, July 21 (IANS) Mizoram Police have registered 538 drug-related cases and arrested 795 alleged drug peddlers and smugglers over the past 18 months, including women and Myanmar nationals, reflecting the state’s intensified crackdown on narcotics, officials said on Tuesday. A senior police official said that 319 drug-related cases were registered in 2025, leading to the arrest of 483 accused. During the current year, up to June 2026, another 219 cases have been registered, with 312 person…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will travel to Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit from July 23 to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the meeting set to be held in Cholpon-Ata, the Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and discuss matters of regional and international significance and discuss matters of regional and international…