Gurdaspur, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,600 crore for flood-hit Punjab, besides Rs 12,000 crore already in the state’s kitty.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) As relentless rains batter North India, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has called the devastation “a mirror to our misplaced idea of progress”. Speaking on the eve of the launch of his forthcoming HarperCollins book 'Truth Without Apology' at India International Centre, New Delhi, he warned that calling floods and landslides ‘natural calamities’ is a dangerous denial of their man-made roots.
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and the Congress general secretary Bhupesh Bhagel on Saturday said floods in Punjab were a man-made disaster that led to a large-scale devastation in major parts of the state and timely action could have prevented major losses.
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited the flood affected areas of Anantnag district.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Yamuna floods in the national capital have impacted nearly 18,000 people for whom the Delhi government has made 35 relief camps operational, an official said on Friday, adding that nearly 5,000 people were evacuated on boats in the East District.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The upcoming lunar eclipse on Sunday (September 7) will be a rare astronomical alignment, a leading astronomer said.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Over the past decade, India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing bioeconomies in the world, with the sector expanding to $165.7 billion in 2024 from just $10 billion in 2014. With an ambitious target of $300 billion by 2030, the bioeconomy is steadily becoming a cornerstone of India’s sustainable growth and innovation, driven by advancements in biotechnology, agricultural innovation, biomanufacturing, and healthcare.
Amritsar, Sep 4 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Chouhan on Thursday visited Punjab’s flood-affected villages in Amritsar, Kapurthala and Gurdaspur districts and interacted with farmers and even went into knee-deep flooded fields to assess the damage to the crops, assuring them that “the BJP-led Central government is with them in this hour of crisis”.
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan is standing at the precipice of an environmental catastrophe due to climate change and country’s own unchecked exploitation of its vital resource: water. Unchecked groundwater extraction is an existential threat to Pakistan's environmental and social stability, a report has stated.
Srinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) Even as the administration announced a preventive evacuation programme of people living in the flood-prone villages of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Srinagar districts, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah tried to curb rumours by assuring that the flood situation is bad, but not worse as rumour mongers are trying to spread.
