Flood and rain-induced landslips have claimed eight lives across the northeast in the past 36 hours. While five persons died in Meghalaya, two drowned in Mizoram’s Lunglei district and one in Assam’s Dhemaji district. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/floods-landslips-cause-havoc-in-northeast/article28425363.ece
Read More »Floods displace over four lakh in Assam
More than 4.23 lakh people have been displaced by floods that affected 17 of Assam’s 33 districts. Torrential rain wreaked misery elsewhere in the northeast, claiming two lives in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang after a wall collapsed on their hostel. Officials said the rising waters of river Brahmaputra and at least …
Read More »Diamond Harbour records highest sea level rise
Of the major ports in India, Diamond Harbour, located at the mouth of the Hooghly, has recorded the maximum sea level increase, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha. While recent studies reveal that sea level rise has been estimated to be 1.3 mm/year along India’s coasts during the …
Read More »Monsoon heading for ‘a break’ after July 15
A routine occurrence, heavy rain will be confined to the foothills of the Himalayas The southwest monsoon, which has seen a vigorous phase over parts of central India, the western coast and eastern India, will likely take a break after July 15, private weather agency Skymet Weather said. “… The …
Read More »Week begins on a rainy note
City receives 122mm rainfall on Monday; 12 hurt in two incidents of wall collapse Mumbai received 122mm rainfall on Monday, inconveniencing officer-goers and commuters on the first day of the week. Heavy waterlogging was reported at Andheri subway, Sion areas. The weatherman has forecast a similar weather on Tuesday and …
Read More »Heavy rain leads to rivers swelling and water flowing over bridges in Belagavi
Farmers told not to enter rivers, streams as there is a chance of flash floods anytime. Heavy rain in some parts of Belagavi and neighbouring Maharashtra led to some rivers swelling and water flowing over some bridge-cum-barrages in the district on Monday. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/rivers-in-belagavi-district-swell-after-heavy-rains/article28325686.ece
Read More »In Northeast, air links shrinking
The day Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for the first civilian airport in Arunachal Pradesh, Jet Airways operated its last flight on the Guwahati-Aizawl route. By withdrawing from Mizoram, the private airliner joined an expanding list of flight operators that have suspended operation from new and existing routes …
Read More »Entire Aravalli area is devastated, rues annoyed Supreme Court
In a stinging attack on the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court on Monday said the State authorities are hand in glove with illegal miners who operate in the fast-depleting Aravalli region. A Bench led by Justice Arun Mishra was annoyed when the State’s counsel submitted that the ground-truthing exercise to …
Read More »When Indonesia’s angry ‘Child of Krakatoa’ rumbled
The volcano that triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia late on Saturday emerged from the sea around the legendary Krakatoa 90 years ago and has been on a high-level eruption watch-list for the past decade.Anak Krakatoa (the “Child of Krakatoa”) has been particularly active since June, occasionally sending massive plumes …
Read More »Come June, groundwater extraction will invite a fee
Industries to pay conservation charge; agriculture and defence units exempted In a bid to promote conservation of groundwater, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has notified a water conservation fee (WCF) that industries will need to pay on groundwater extraction starting from June. As per the notification, industries extracting groundwater …
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