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14 dead, 2.5 Lakh Displaced as Heavy Rain, Water Discharged from Dams Flood Bengal
03 Aug 2021
Water released from Damodar Valley Corporation dams and heavy rain late last week have inundated streets and hamlets in six districts of South Bengal.
PTI
Rainfall in Aug-Sep Likely to be on Higher Side of Normal, Warns IMD
02 Aug 2021
The spatial distribution suggests that below normal to normal rainfall is likely over many parts of the north, east and northeast parts of the country.
Newsclick Team
Title- Delhi Master Plan-2041: A Look at Delhi's Environmental Prospects
02 Aug 2021
Does the Delhi Master Plan sort out all of Delhi's prospects in 2041?
PTI
Death Toll Mounts to 302 in Worst Floods Ever in China's Henan Province
02 Aug 2021
Weather forecasters described the extreme event as the heaviest rainfall in 1,000 years.
Ayaskant Das
Tension Simmers in Baghjan with Compensation not Settled a Year after Oil-Well Blowout
30 Jul 2021
A total of Rs 102.59 crore has been paid as compensation so far even as locals claim several affected families were ignored.
Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh: Protests Against Sponge Iron Plant in Jashpur by Tribal Communities Continue
30 Jul 2021
'We don't need iron or power; we need agriculture and forest produce-based industries. There should not be a factory that destroys agriculture and forest produce...'
Sandipan Talukdar
14,000 Scientists Warn Humanity Will Face ‘Untold Sufferings’ if it Fails to Act on Climate Change
30 Jul 2021
In a recent paper published in the Bioscience journal, the scientists highlighted that the world will face grave dangers if immediate global actions are not taken to stop climate change.
Seema Sharma
Climate Change Triggering Extreme Weather Events across the World, India No Exception
28 Jul 2021
India has already been warned that monsoon rains would increase further with the rise in global temperature, and this would impact both agricultural and economy.
PTI
7 Feared Dead in HP Flash Floods, Cloudburst Claims 5 in J&K; Death Toll from Maharashtra Rains at 209
28 Jul 2021
Since June 1, as many as 296 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra, the state government said.
Raja Muzaffar Bhat
When Wetlands Become Wastelands in J&K
28 Jul 2021
Following a petition regarding the dumping of municipal waste in the wetlands of J&K, the NGT cited non-compliance of a Supreme Court order in MK Balakrishnan and others VS Union of India.