-TheWire.in More than a month after this INCident, Assam’s chief minister called the flooding in Silchar a “man-made” disaster. Several media outlets then added an anti-Muslim spin. While reporting on the Assam floods in June, the Indian Express stated that Silchar – southern Assam’s biggest town and the gateway to the three districts on the bank of the Barak river – had submerged in water unlike “ever before in its history.” By...
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Why oilseeds production in India has remained stagnant
-The Hindu Business Line Stagnation in the area under cultivation and marginal growth in yields have capped domestic output growth, says a report Mangaluru: Even while the import-dependent edible oils market in India has been affected by geopolitical factors, the domestic production of oilseeds remains below the global average. The compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of oilseeds production in India has remained at 1.94 per cent between 2011-12 and 2020-21, as against global...
More »UP police forms SIT to probe cases against Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair -Namita Bajpai
-The New Indian Express The SIT will be headed by Inspector General (Prisons) Preetinder Singh while IG Amit Verma will be its member, Additional Director General (Law & Order) Prashant Kumar said. LUCKNOW: In order to probe into half a dozen cases registered against Alt News Co-founder Mohammad Zubair in different districts of Uttar Pradesh, the state government has set up a special investigation team (SIT) headed by Inspector General of Police...
More »Prof YP Sundriyal, leading geologist who teaches the subject at the Hemavati Bahuguna Garhwal University, interviewed by Rashme Sehgal (Newsclick.in)
-Newsclick.in As landslides plague Garhwal Himalayas, geologist YP Sundriyal says it confirms scientists’ fear that geologically weak areas will destabilise during monsoons. Leading geologist Prof YP Sundriyal teaches the subject at the Hemavati Bahuguna Garhwal University. In this interview with NewsClick, Sundriyal, who specialises in the Garhwal region of the Himalayan range, expresses concern about the rising frequency of landslides. He believes the government must set up a special fund to maintain...
More »India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023: UN -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph According to report, China’s population will decline to 1.317 billion by 2050, while India’s population will grow to 1.668 billion India is projected to surpass China as the most populous country during 2023, the United Nations said on Monday in a report forecasting global population trends over the coming decades. Both countries have around 1.4 billion people each in 2022, but an absolute decline in China’s population and continued growth in...
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