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Tata's iPhone parts factory faces India health probe after farmer contamination complaintsA health probe is underway into liquid discharge from Tata's iPhone parts factory in Hosur. Farmers report skin issues and contaminated far...- Why Pouring Boiling Water Into Your Yard Drain Can Quietly Make Things WorseA clogged outdoor drain signals a larger stormwater issue, as runoff from impervious surfaces carries debris and overwhelms drainage system...
- Noida techie death: A 2015 proposal from UP Irrigation department could have saved 27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta's life but it remained trapped in filesNoida techie death: After 27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta died after his SUV fell into a deep pit, it has been revealed that the Uttar Pradesh Irr...
- Fed building renovations at the center of Trump's fight with Powell: 5 key things to knowThe Trump administration is reportedly threatening criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over significant cost overr...
- The Fed building renovations at the center of Trump's fight with Powell: Five things to knowThe Trump administration is reportedly threatening criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. This action stems from sig...
- Andhra government approves Rs 27 crore to restore rainwater outlets of Bhogapuram airportThe Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd (APADCL) proposed to the state government that four outlets or...
- Climate disasters cost India $12 billion in 2025: Why ecology is key to economic growthClimate disasters are impacting India's economy significantly. Floods and heatwaves cause substantial losses and reduce productivity. Curre...
- Pump it like Kolkata: What IT cities Bengaluru and Gurgaon can learn from a city that stopped sinking a decade agoGurgaon and Bengaluru’s frequent flooding reflects deeper flaws in urban planning, where natural drainage has been sacrificed for construct...
- Bengaluru alert: A gaping deficit amid tech and biz surplusBengaluru, India's tech hub, grapples with failing infrastructure amid rapid growth, leading to frequent flooding and poor road conditions....
- Indian coastal cities can save Rs 505 crore annually by avoiding flood damagesNature-based solutions can help India's coastal cities. A study shows that investing in solutions like wetland restoration and green roofs ...
- Toronto is planning to tax homeowners and businesses for rainUnder the proposed system, charges would be calculated based on the extent of hard surfaces on a property, such as roofs, driveways, or con...
- Chennai flood: How high-tech IT hub turns into Venice with no powerChennai's prominent IT corridor, OMR, experienced severe flooding due to heavy rainfall. The inadequate stormwater drainage system and low-...
- Delhi may suffer losses of Rs 2.75 trillion by 2050 due to climate change: Draft action planIndia introduced its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008, following which state governments were instructed to create th...
- Why is Delhi witnessing flood despite no rain in 4 days? These may be some of the reasonsFloods in Delhi cannot be blamed solely on rainfall, according to a report quoting experts. Experts have highlighted the encroachment of fl...
- 7 ways to prevent endangered animals from extinctionMore than 1 million plant and animal species face extinction.
- View: Holding back the annual delugeMumbai has an average elevation of 14 m, with some coastal areas lying 6-8 m above sea level. Low-lying creek areas are more vulnerable, as...
- How Bengaluru is set to welcome this year's rainsCome monsoon, those living in and around Koramangala, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Viveka Nagar, KR Puram, Yeshwanthpur, Kurubarahalli, Kumbargu...
- You can help your city earn $500 million by just planting trees. Here's howResearchers found that tree-based ecosystem benefits had a median annual value of $505 million, which is equivalent to $1.2 million per squ...
- This pervious concrete can absorb a floodIn fact, the BBMP is spending Rs 800 crore to construct new storm-water drains and remodel existing ones using reinforced cement concrete (...
- 81 tanneries shut to prevent effluent flow in Ganga during KumbhWith the objective of preventing discharge of untreated industrial effluent and wastewater into the Ganga during Kumbh, officials of UP Pol...
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