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Uttar Pradesh: One dead, nearly 2.4 lakh people in 22 districts affected by Floods

-PTI/DNA Uttar Pradesh rains: 26 teams of NDRF and SDRF have been pressed into action while food packets are being distributed in the Flooded areas. One person has died in Floods that have affected nearly 2.4 lakh people in over 1,000 villages of Uttar Pradesh's 22 districts, officials said on Tuesday. According to them, of the 1,079 Flood-affected villages, 153 have been cut off from the rest of the state. As many as...

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Food output may drop this year amid price rise concerns -Zia Haq

-Hindustan Times Planting of key kharif or summer-sown crops, which account for half of the country’s annual food output, was 1.5% lower on August 26 compared to last year, according to farm ministry data India’s food output is likely to fall after six straight record harvests, as extreme weather dented sowing of crops, such as rice and pulses, raising concerns about inflation and tight supplies, data from the farm ministry indicates. Planting of...

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How we turned natural Floods into monsoon mayhem by squeezing our rivers -Darpan Singh

-IndiaToday.in From Assam to Odisha and in many other states, Floods were a natural phenomenon. But we turned them into monsoon mayhem by squeezing our rivers. Here is why we must rethink our response to this annual crisis. Every monsoon, lakhs of people in Indian states such as Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are affected by Floods when rivers swell and spread their waters amid pounding rain. Hundreds of men,...

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Delhi’s (and India’s) urban poor may have houses to live. But are they habitable -Anuj Behal

-Down to Earth The habitability of housing, rather than just its availability, will be an important factor in the future, given the trends in climate change The summer of 2022 has been the second-hottest since 2010, according to Delhi-based think tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The winter, monsoon and post-monsoon are also warming up. The mere availability of housing is no longer sufficient in such a scenario. It should also...

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35 Dead As Heavy Rain Causes Flash Floods, Landslides In Several States

-PTI/NDTV.com At least 22 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, including eight members of a family, as heavy rain since Friday caused landslides, flash Floods and surge in streams. New Delhi: 35 deaths have been reported over the last two days as heavy rain pounded several states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttarakhand, triggering flash Floods and landslides. Here are the top 5 latest updates on this big story * At least 22...

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