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Science & Nature
Climate change increases extreme rainfall, the chance of floods: Experts
Climate change influences extreme rainfall and how that combines with other factors to increase the chance of floods in many places Climate experts at the Newca
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India News
Cyclone Yaas might cause heavy rainfall in 4 Odisha districts: Meteorological Department
Meteorological Department has predicted that the cyclonic storm Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next 12 hours
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Rainfall after four months revives farmers’ hope in Kashmir
For the past four months, the temperature was increasing with each passing day and extreme heat-wave had gripped the plain areas in the Valley.
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World News
Record-breaking Rains Hit Dubai, shattering 75-year-old records
Dubai (UAE) recently encountered an unprecedented weather phenomenon, as the nation experienced its heaviest rainfall in 75 years. The downpour, which commenced
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World News
African Development Fund Grants $46.02 Million to Boost Water Access in Ethiopia’s Borana Region
In a significant move to address water scarcity and bolster livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Borana region, the Board of Directors of the African Development Fun
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Science & Nature
Chile Wildfires Devastate Coastline: Death Toll Rises Amidst National Emergency
Chile is reeling from one of its most catastrophic disasters in recent memory as raging wildfires engulf coastal towns, claiming lives and leaving a trail of de
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Press Releases
Hydroclimate extremes will be more intensified in near-future over the Indian River Basins (IRBs)
The study explored the new possible hotspot regions for future urban flooding due to increasing heavy rainfall patterns over different Indian River Basins
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India News
Look at Odisha and its “Indianised model of development” that has set the bar high for the rest of the country!
In 1985, all of India felt agitated when the heart-wrenching tale of Phanas Punji made it into national television. Phanas, a resident of the Ainlapalli Village
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India News
23 Jawans have gone missing in the Sikkim Flash Floods: How scientists had long predicted the catastrophe more than a decade ago!
On October 4th, Sikkim, one of the most beautiful states of India enveloped by the mighty Himalayas, got deluged by a cataclysmic cloud burst. The calamity has
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Press Releases
PM chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’
Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to review the preparedness of Ministries/Agencies of Centre as well as Gujarat to deal with the situation
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2nd Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) of G 20 to be held in Mumbai from May 23-25, 2023
Mumbai is known to face heavy rains and water logging during monsoons. 26th July 2005 is etched in everyone’s mind when the Mumbai Metropolitan Region witnessed
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Uttarakhand Shree Anna Mahotsav concluded in the Chief Hospitality of Union Agriculture Minister
The closing ceremony of the four-day-long Uttarakhand Shree Anna (Millets) Festival took place today in Dehradun under the chief hospitality of the Union Agricu
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NMDC exceeds 41 Million Tonne for Second Consecutive Fiscal
India’s largest iron ore producer, NMDC crosses 41 Million Tonne production of iron ore for the second fiscal in a row
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1st Ministerial-Level Meeting of India – Netherlands Joint Working Group Held In New Delhi
The 1st Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Joint Working Group between India and the Netherlands was held Yesterday in New Delhi in the august presence of the Mr
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Tiruvannamalai District in TN bagged Elite World Records for establishing 1333 Groundwater Recharge Shafts to defunct borewells
Tiruvannamalai District Administration has created a world record by setting up 1333 Ground Water Recharge Shafts, workers covered under MGNREGS were extended c
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World News
Unique joint initiative by India, Australia to address water challenges
Innovative Young Water Professional Programme goes on stream
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Press Releases
SFS Academy creates a Benchmark by accomplishing Three Elite World Records consecutively
SFS Academy creates a Benchmark by accomplishing Three Elite World Records consecutively
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India News
Floods in Bengaluru: Is there a solution as yet?
Bengaluru rains had hogged all attention for the way they submerged India's silicon valley.
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World News
A quarter of the world’s population live under flood risks
Close to 90% of people exposed to flood waters live in lower or middle income countries
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India News
Apex court directive on eco-sensitive zones ill-advised, says eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil
Entire regime of nature conservation in the country is flawed, says Gadgil
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