-IndiaToday.in Joshimath, a hilly town in Uttarakhand, has raised national concerns as the hill begins to claim its lands. The city is sinking. In Short * The biggest reason why Joshimath is sinking is related to the geography * CM has said that the situation in Joshimath is being closely monitored *The city serves as a tourist rest stop and a staging ground for armed forces Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Joshimath -- a...
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A data person to a data journalist -Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu Data stories broke long-held assumptions and hard facts led to cold truths as data knew no bias When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present the 2024 Budget on February 1, 2023, I will have spent six years as a data journalist at The Hindu. In my early days, when I was learning the tricks of the trade, data was used very differently in print newsrooms across India from how...
More »India seeks discount in rare one-year urea import tender, say sources -Nidhi Verma
-ThePrint.in New Delhi: India has issued a global urea tender asking producers to quote a discount for the supply of 600,000 tonnes of urea, industry sources said and a document shows, as the nation seeks to cut import costs and secure cheaper supplies of the soil nutrient. India, where soil nutrients are sold at below market rates, annually imports urea through tenders by authorised companies such as India Potash Ltd, Rashtriya Chemicals...
More »Global Economy: In 2023, Central Banks Will Have to Battle Inflation Amid Political Obstacles -Steve Schifferes
-TheConversation.com/TheWire.in With the cost-of-living crisis now at the top of the public’s agenda in many developed countries, the setting of interest rates has ceased to be just a technical matter and has instead become highly political. Where is the global economy heading in 2023? After all the challenges of last year, it’s a question we ask with trepidation. Just as the economy was dealing with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
More »Dr CP Rajendran, expert on seismo-tectonics, earthquakes and tsunami geology, interviewed by Rashme Sehgal (Newsclick.in)
-Newsclick.in Joshimath is a serious warning signal. Any realistic development strategy should balance infra development, acceptable levels of risk, and carrying capacity of the terrai, says the noted expert on earthquakes. Dr. CP Rajendran is among India’s foremost experts on seismo-tectonics, earthquakes and tsunami geology. He is also a strong critic of the development model being pursued in Uttarakhand, a hilly state where the intensity of large-scale infrastructure projects has been rising...
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