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This tiny Indian village receives 5 times more rain than Mumbai every year, yet its residents have mastered the art of survival with ancient tricks smarter than modern techIn Mawsynram, the world's wettest village, residents have mastered living with relentless rain. Their ingenious 'knup' rain shields, crafte...
India unveils $77 billion hydro plan as China builds upstream damIndia is set to invest 6.4 trillion rupees in a massive transmission plan. This initiative aims to harness over 76 gigawatts of hydroelectr...
IIT Guwahati, HDFC Parivartan power sustainability push in Northeast IndiaIIT Guwahati, in collaboration with HDFC Parivartan, is implementing technology-driven interventions in Assam and Meghalaya to enhance food...
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Be prepared to receive first supply of COVID-19 vaccine likely to be sent shortly: Centre to states, UTsThe country's drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for r...
India's Health Ministry asks states and union territories to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine arrival shortly
Meghalaya conducts dry run for COVID-19 vaccination driveThe dry run was conducted in Ganesh Das MCH Hospital, NEIGRIHMS Hospital, Rynjah State Dispensary, Nazareth Hospital and Holy Cross Hospita...
Monsoon retreat begins from parts of north India; weather likely to be dry for next 5 days"Because of the establishment of an anti-cyclonic circulation in the lower tropospheric levels over western parts of northwest India and su...
Monsoon may hit Kerala coast on June 8It had earlier forecast the arrival of the vital weather system on June 6.
Empty coffers hinder Congress party's plans to topple PM ModiCongress' steady flow of money from industrialists has all but dried up, leaving a cash crunch so serious that it’s been forced to crowd-fu...
Electricity to all: India racing to connect thousands of villages with powerThe new year will see the government accelerate efforts to achieve the mammoth task of reaching power to more than a quarter of a billion p...
Election Commission: Challenges in 2018The social media monitoring mechanism of the EC relies mainly on complaints made by voters and representatives of political parties.
Watering holes along highways go high and dry following Supreme Court orderIn Delhi, 100 restaurants, liquor vends and bars, including those in five star hotels, along the six national highways passing through the ...
As booze shops along highways go dry after Supreme Court order, most states stare at big revenue lossesAs per early estimates, Maharashtra seems to be the worst affected . Excise minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told the media that the gover...
Air pollution, Art of Living and Ganga hogged limelight in NGT in 2016The year not only saw slapping of hefty fines on public authorities, but big corporate houses too were penalised for damaging ecology.
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Why the world's wettest place gets thirstyResidents of Mawsynram, a village in Meghalaya which gets a record-breaking 11,861 mm of rain a year, are used to clouds floating right int...
India plans regular bus service to Dhaka from Guwahati"Government plans to introduce regular passenger bus services to Dhaka from Guwahati in Assam via Shillong in Meghalaya," an official relea...
- Hope dries up: India's food bowl empty, cup of woes full
Indeed, depression is the prevalent mood everywhere, from Punjab and Haryana to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- Floods, pests spoil spoil Assam tea party
Production declines on untimely rains; poor transportation links add to woes.