-Scroll.in Limited testing means cases and deaths are going undetected in the state. This year, Uttar Pradesh has reported 1,069 dengue cases to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, the central government’s nodal agency on vector borne diseases. However, it has not reported a single death caused by dengue, data from the agency’s regional office shows. This, despite the fact that more than 50 people have died of fever in the past...
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Massive march in Karnal as talks with farmers fail -Neeraj Mohan
-Hindustan Times Thousands of farmers surrounded a key government building in Haryana chief minister’s bastion of Karnal on Tuesday evening, holding a massive show of strength and intensifying their protest over controversial police action on agitating cultivators last month Karnal/ Chandigarh: Farmers gathered at a mahapanchayat venue in Karnal, and later marched on foot to the mini secretariat building five kilometers away. They jumped over some barricades but didn’t face any serious...
More »Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150% -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7 Scant rainfall in the already arid Bikaner district of Rajasthan has triggered a fear of acute drought and distress. Reports of cattle dying due to starvation have started trickling in. The district received rainfall only once in July, followed by a scant spell in the first week of September in a few areas, according to farmers. It recorded...
More »Price rise is driving Delhi’s food vendors to financial collapse – and their customers to hunger -Vijayta Lalwani
-Scroll.in Shooting oil prices have made food more expensive. And daily wagers who struggle to find work have less money to spare. It was past 3 pm on Thursday when Manikchand Lohar ate his first meal – two parathas with a side of vegetables bought from a stall in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. The 50-year-old rickshaw puller had started work at 9 am, but he had barely made enough to pay Rs 30...
More »As Himalayan nations deal with glacial floods, cooperation is the key to mitigate disasters -Ambika Vishwanath & Raji Sharma
-Scroll.in With growing evidence on the transboundary nature of climate risks, there is an urgent need for a comprehensive regional risk governance framework. In the space of three months in early 2021, two glacial lakes in Uttarakhand burst their banks, with tragic consequences for mountain communities and ecosystems. In February, a glacier lake breach caused flash floods that surged through the Rishiganga River. At least 61 people were killed and around 143...
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