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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visits flood-hit Sivasagar, announces Rs 5 lakh aid for victims' familiesIn response to the severe flooding in Upper Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited relief camps and engaged directly with famili...- In 1970, US dumped 2 million tires into the ocean; a plan to save marine life turned into one of the biggest environmental blundersIn 1972, more than 2 million old tires were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. The goal was simple. Create an artificial reef and ...
- Centre has extended Rs 2,537-crore assistance for flood management projects in Northeast IndiaThe Centre has allocated Rs 2,536.96 crore for 263 flood mitigation projects in Northeast states. Flood forecasting services issue short-ra...
- Assam flood situation improves as number of affected dips to 1.78L, CM to tour worst-hit districtsAssam's flood situation shows slight improvement as affected people decrease. Seven districts remain inundated, impacting 1.78 lakh individ...
- Amit Shah approves Rs 2,117.85 crore advance SDRF release for flood-hit statesUnion Home Minister approved advance SDRF funds for flood-affected states. This financial assistance supports relief and rescue operations ...
- Drone startup SUIND raises Rs 20.5 crore from Transition VC, IIMA VenturesAutonomous drone startup SUIND secured twenty point five crore rupees in funding. This capital will scale manufacturing and commercial depl...
- At least 8,500 potentially polluting shipwrecks are rusting on the ocean floor with fuel still inside; leaks in Micronesia show the risk that one storm or earthquake could unleashSunken World War II warships are becoming a significant pollution threat globally. These vessels hold vast amounts of oil and are slowly co...
- 10 killed after Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern ChinaTyphoon Noul made landfall in China's Guangdong province, causing ten fatalities. Gale-force winds and heavy rains triggered flash floods i...
- In 1978, a New York mother discovered her son's school stood beside a toxic-waste dump; her campaign evacuated about 950 families and helped create SuperfundA mother's fight for her son's health exposed a toxic chemical dump in Niagara Falls. This crisis led to the evacuation of hundreds of fami...
- In 1935, the United States began planting 220 million trees from Texas to Canada to stop the Dust Bowl, creating 18,600 miles of living windbreaks by 1942Giant dust storms ravaged the American Great Plains during the 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a massive tree planting pro...
- Rescue efforts intensify in Nagaland, 180 stranded people evacuated amid rain-triggered landslidesIn Nagaland, rescue operations are in full swing as the region grapples with rain-induced landslides. Over 180 individuals stranded due to ...
- Warren Buffett, Isaac Newton and the fourth law of moneySomewhere between what your investments earn and what you actually keep, a portion goes missing every year. It is charged by nobody you cou...
- Nagaland releases Rs 70 lakh ex-gratia for landslide victims in Mon district after July 2026 floodsNagaland government released Rs 70 lakhs ex-gratia and relief for flood and landslide victims. The Chief Minister also provided Rs 10 lakhs...
- The Risks of Prioritizing Short-Term Revenue Over Customer FitMost startups measure success through top-line revenue growth. But beneath vanity metrics often lurks a hidden threat: sales debt. Like tec...
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warnsThe U.N. food security report, released Tuesday, found global hunger has eased modestly in recent years, but projected more than 500 millio...
- Sikkim tunnel accident: NHPC says top management at site as death toll reaches 10Ten people died and twenty-five personnel were trapped after a methane gas burst. The explosion occurred inside an under-construction tunne...
- 11 killed in Jammu and Kashmir rain fury; search on for 7 missing in Poonch, RajouriSeven people died when a landslide struck a mud house in Poonch district. Torrential rains have battered the region since Saturday evening....
- Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises above 5,000 as IMF announces emergency fundsVenezuela's death toll from twin earthquakes now exceeds five thousand. The International Monetary Fund has provided emergency financial su...
- Rescuers race to find survivors in the rain after a landslide in China kills at least 8Rescue crews searched for survivors after a landslide in Chongqing killed eight people. Massive rocks and soil buried over ten residential ...
- MacKenzie Scott donated over $26 billion since 2019. Here's how she's remains among world's richest womenMacKenzie Scott recently donated twenty million dollars to Active Minds for youth mental health. This significant contribution adds to her ...
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