-Hindustan Times Earlier, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) had predicted that the air quality may deteriorate to "very poor" on Monday morning. Delhi's air quality on Monday inched towards the "very poor" category on Diwali morning with the air quality index (AQI) at 298 at 6 am. According to data, 19 out of the 35 monitoring stations in the city recorded air quality in the "very...
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Explained: How Unplanned Development And Disregard To Natural Water Bodies Cause Urban Flooding -Mayank Jain Parichha
-Outlook India Experts say flooding in urban and peri-urban areas are happening due to unplanned waste dumping and continuous disregard for natural recharge structures like ponds, wetlands, and tanks. The Safdarjung Observatory, one of Delhi's primary Weather Stations, recorded 189.6 mm of rainfall between June 1 and July 22, which is less than normal (201 mm). But it didn’t change the picture. Every time it rains, water-logging and subsequent traffic snarl for...
More »Manipur toll rises to 20, 43 still are missing -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph Three railway employees are among those not traceable Guwahati: The death toll from Thursday’s landslide in Manipur’s Noney district has risen to 20 with the recovery of 12 more bodies. Around 43 people are still missing, 16 of them from Assam. Fifteen of the dead were Territorial Army personnel deployed for the security of railway staff and construction workers at the under-construction Tupul railway station yard, which was hit by the...
More »8 Dead, 50 Missing After Massive Landslide At Manipur Mega Train Project Site -Ratnadip Choudhury
-NDTV.com Manipur landslide: The district administration is in touch with national and state disaster management agencies for search, rescue and relief operations. Guwahati: At least eight people were killed and 50 others are feared missing after a massive landslide hit a town in western Manipur's Noney district. The incident took place at the 107 Territorial Army Camp near the Tupul yard railway construction site on Wednesday night. Of the eight killed, seven are...
More »Why India’s heatwave holds lessons for the world -Ishan Kukreti
-Scroll.in A global wheat crisis has made the world pay attention to India’s scorching temperatures. But more needs to be done to make agriculture climate resilient. India experienced its hottest March this year since the Indian Meteorological Department started recording weather data in 1901. April was no better: the heatwave continued and 14 Weather Stations breached their previously registered highest temperature records. The heatwave made global headlines since it scorched the wheat crop...
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