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Cyclone preparedness: 76 multi-purpose shelters built in coastal districts of GujaratThe Gujarat government, with the Centre and World Bank, has built 76 multi-purpose cyclone shelters (MPCS), mainly in coastal districts, to...
Climate change fingerprints all over monsoon this year, say expertsBarring the cumulative rainfall over the country, this year's monsoon has been anything but normal and experts point to climate change as t...
72 pc districts exposed to extreme floods, only 25 pc of them have early warning systems: reportA report by The Council on Energy Environment and Water reveals that although 72% of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events...
Biparjoy Cyclone: LIC announces relaxations for victims of cycloneLIC has announced concessions in an effort to ease the suffering of LIC policy claimants and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana recipi...
Make yoga part of daily routine: PM Modi to peoplePrime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to incorporate yoga into their daily routine ahead of the International Yoga Day. This year...
Cyclone Biparjoy leaves devastation, chaos, sorrow and financial burden in its pathBiparjoy, which means “disaster” in Bengali, began making landfall at around 6:30 p.m. in India's western state of Gujarat and was projecte...
How Biparjoy became the longest-lived cyclone, why it took 10 days to make landfall in Gujarat?Cyclone Biparjoy hit Gujarat with destructive wind speeds of up to 140 kmph and rains causing severe damage. The cyclone had been moving sl...
Gales, heavy rain lash India, Pakistan as severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy approachesCyclone Biparjoy is set to hit the Saurashtra and Kutch coasts in Gujarat and the adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi and Karachi, nea...
India braces for Biparjoy: Economic consequences loom as infrastructure, livelihoods to take a blowCyclonic storm Biparjoy, expected to hit Gujarat and neighbouring Pakistan, may cause extensive damage to infrastructure and the economy. E...