Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
20 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
10 major disasters, 1.2 million people affected across Himalayas in 2025, says ICIMOD analysisThe analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing imp...
14 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Asia Rice: Muted demand, weak rupee push India prices lowerThis situation adds to existing concerns about food security in the region. Thailand's rice prices remain steady with quiet demand. Rising ...
02 May, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
India needs to reduce the strategic importance of fertilisers through a bold agricultural policyGlobal events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Cannot absorb hike in wages: Noida exportersNoida apparel exporters warn wage hikes and labour unrest may disrupt shipments, as rising costs and pressure from global buyers threaten o...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Floods destroy 1.1 mln tons of rice in BangladeshFloods in Bangladesh destroyed 1.1 million metric tons of rice. The government is importing 500,000 tons of rice to tackle rising food pric...
20 Oct, 2024, 03.53 PM IST
'Misleading reports': MEA dismisses CNN allegations of India's involvement in Bangladesh FloodsThe Ministry of External Affairs in India has refuted a CNN report suggesting India's involvement in Bangladesh's flood situation. Spokespe...
02 Sep, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Bangladesh students channel revolutionary spirit into flood relief effortsThe torrential rains that triggered the floods have wreaked havoc across 11 districts, including Feni, Chittagong, and Sylhet, and the magn...
01 Sep, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floodsFlooding in Bangladesh caused by unyielding monsoon rains claimed at least 20 lives and impacted over 5.2 million people. Many remain isola...
25 Aug, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
Bangladesh flash floods: Interim govt wants early warnings on water release from IndiaSevere floods in Bangladesh resulted in 15 fatalities and impacted 48 lakh people. The government urged India to give prior notice before r...
24 Aug, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
Floods maroon many people in Bangladesh, India and cause at least 15 deathsFloods have stranded hundreds of thousands in India's northeast and eastern Bangladesh, with at least 15 deaths reported. Heavy rains in Tr...
22 Aug, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
India rejects concerns in Bangladesh that blamed Delhi for causing floodsIndia has denied reports that the current floods in parts of Bangladesh are due to the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura. The Ministry o...
22 Aug, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Bangladesh asks for more flood data from India on Ganga, Brahmaputra, BarakThe matter was recently discussed at a meeting of the Joint River Commission held with Bangladesh. The 38th meeting of the ministerial-leve...
27 Aug, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Bangladesh floods: Six million people marooned; Army called inFloods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, fe...
18 Jun, 2022, 08.41 PM IST
Bangladesh braces for massive floods; Brahmaputra flowing 55 cm above danger levelWeather officials in Bangladesh have predicted massive floods in the northwest and southeast portions of the country bordering India, as in...
28 Jun, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
11 million people affected due to floods in India: ReportAccording to the IFRC, over 16 mn people have been affected by monsoon flooding across India, Nepal and Bangladesh with more than 400 death...
18 Aug, 2017, 07.26 PM IST
- At least 600,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods: minister
At least 600,000 people have been stranded and some 14,000 are sheltering in relief centres after floods across Bangladesh dramatically wor...
07 Sep, 2008, 08.35 PM IST