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Warning issued for another round of locust attack in western Rajasthan
Yesterday, on January 8, the tehsildar of Chitalwana block in Jalore district of Western Rajasthan issued a warning informing of another possible locust attack in the district. The swarm of locusts, th...
Nidhi Jamwal 9 Jan 2020 2:20 PM GMT

Cold wave, rainfall anomaly, floods, drought, heat wave and cyclones — 2019 sets new records in extreme weather events
North India is in the grip of a severe cold wave. As mercury plummets, several cities have reported temperatures way below their normal winter temperature. On December 30, the national capital of...
Nidhi Jamwal 31 Dec 2019 10:06 AM GMT

The northeast monsoon gets into an active phase with high probability of 2019 ending as a normal monsoon year
After a bountiful southwest monsoon, which ended with 10 per cent more than normal rainfall, the northeast monsoon has entered into an active phase raising the hopes of a 'normal' monsoon this...
Nidhi Jamwal 8 Dec 2019 2:03 PM GMT

The four accused in Telangana vet's rape-murder killed in a shootout
All four men accused in the gang rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Telangana were killed by the Telangana police in the early hours of Friday. As per the initial reports, at around 3 am, they ...
Swati Subhedar 6 Dec 2019 5:48 AM GMT

"Drops in the bucket are not enough; we need a sea change"
Madrid. Spain.Nearly 200 countries are attending the UN Climate Change Conference -- COP25 --- for a two-week-long session starting today in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a significant session...
Harjeet Singh 2 Dec 2019 5:44 AM GMT

Jharkhand has Rs 4,718 crore fund for mining-affected communities. But, more than half the money is unspent.
Squatting inside a 10-feet deep ditch, Chutki Bisra of Teesro village is busy scraping the ground. It is late afternoon and the Santhal tribe woman's small cane basket is barely half-full with mica...
Nidhi Jamwal 25 Nov 2019 9:19 AM GMT

Rulers reduced to a particularly vulnerable tribe. The story of Jharkhand's Paharia.
Godda. Jharkhand. Over 350-km from the state capital Ranchi, up the hills of Godda district in northeastern part of Jharkhand, lies Muchura Daldali — a small village of 18 households with a total...
Nidhi Jamwal 22 Nov 2019 7:05 AM GMT

Riverbed is no place for a road
The Yamuna riverbed in Delhi is a blue curly ribbon spread in an almost north-south direction over a length of some 52 km and a maximum width of 3 km. Covering some 9,700 ha, it is popularly called...
Manoj Misra 13 Nov 2019 6:21 AM GMT

Environment Crusader lands himself on crutches as victim to the disease he actively campaigned against
'Look at my fate, saving people now I find myself struggling to stand with the crutches. My bones are weakening. I too am suffering from fluorosis,' says Jagatnarayan Vishwakarma, 45, who lives in...
Mithilesh Dhar 11 Nov 2019 9:15 AM GMT