-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Monsoon rainfall continued to lash fields across India, prompting farmers to rapidly plant rice, lentils and other crops as the crucial weather system is maintaining the momentum after a sluggish start. Rice planting galloped to cover two and a half times the area sown last week, and caught up with last year's level even though sowing of crops began more than two weeks late. Planting of pulses...
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Death toll in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand rises to 14
-PTI Many rivers in spate Dehradun: The death toll due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand rose to 14 on Saturday, while about ten rivers and rivulets were in spate across the State. Vehicle traffic was disrupted on several routes due to Landslides. At least 15 people are still missing since Friday yesterday morning in Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts. The Met department has warned of heavy rains in isolated places in the State, especially in...
More »Monsoon rampage: US agency sees Landslide threat for UP, Bihar, Sikkim -Vinson Kurian
-The Hindu Business Line Over 30 people are believed to have died in Friday’s cloudburst in Uttarakhand Thiruvananthapuram: Friday’s cloudburst over Uttarakhand, which is believed to have led to the deaths of over 30 people, could just be a sample of what is to come during the rest of the week, according to the US Climate Prediction Centre. The US agency has indicated the possibility of floods/Landslides for the eastern parts of the...
More »Himanshu Thakkar, environmental activist and water expert, speaks to Aditi Phadnis of Business Standard
-Business Standard Environmental activist and water expert Himanshu Thakkar tells Aditi Phadnis that India needs a comprehensive water-use policy immediately. * You are quoted as saying that India is in the grip of its worst hydrological crisis ever. Isn't that a bit drastic? After all, India has endured endemic water scarcity in many parts of the country for several years now. What makes you so pessimistic? I do not think it is statement...
More »Will forest fires continue to burn and pollute India? -Rohit Gandhi
-DNA Even as the Modi government promises to increase the green cover, here are the challenges it is facing. Meet Ashish Arora, resort owner in Uttarakhand who lives next to a forest. It is not just the chirping birds, clean air and wild animals that surround him. He also has to grapple with forest fires every year. For the people in Uttarakhand like any other forest-rich state, forest fires are a way...
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