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Farmers urged to use Krishi Rakshak app to report crop loss

The unseasonal rainfall in the last couple of days in all coastal and some interior districts have caused considerable damage to harvested crops. The low pressure induced rains lashed Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kendrapada, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Puri and Raygada districts, Patil said about 15 lakh farmers from these …

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Civil society outfits urge President to withdraw central forces from Siang Hydropower project survey

New Indian Express

Hundreds of environmentalists, civil society organizations urged the President of India Droupdi Murmu to withdraw paramilitary forces deployed to quell indigenous people’s protest against proposed 11000 MW hydropower dam surveys in Siang valley of Arunachal. According to the letter written to the Murmu, over 351 concerned citizens – activists, researchers, lawyers, scientists, journalists, experts, community representatives and 109 people’s organisations …

Siang Paramilitary Forces

1 week ago

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Biju Janata Dal has recently intensified its efforts to highlight the potential adverse impacts of the Polavaram Dam project, undertaken by the Andhra Pradesh government, on the tribal communities in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has vowed to complete the Polavaram Project on River Godavari by 2027 as the interstate …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Samudrayaan's maiden wet test likely to be conducted in last week of 2024

India Today

India is likely to conduct the maiden harbor wet test of its ambitious Samudrayaan mission during the last week of 2024. The wet test aims to evaluate the performance of the deep-submergence vehicle under real underwater conditions, marking a significant step towards the mission's goal of deep-sea exploration. Senior officials part of India's Deep Ocean Mission, confirmed to IndiaToday.in that …

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BJD demands revision of Polavaram project design

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Thursday demanded that submergence levels due to the Polavaram dam project being implemented by the Andhra Pradesh government be reassessed and its design revised accordingly to prevent any adverse impact on Odisha. A delegation of BJD comprising Rajya Sabha members submitted a memorandum to chairperson of Central Water Commission Kushvinder Vohra at New Delhi and demanded …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

BJD steps up campaign on Polavaram dam

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: Stepping up its opposition to the Polavaram dam project being implemented by the Andhra Pradesh government, the BJD on Wednesday took up the issue of submergence of large parts in Odisha’s Malkangiri district with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. In a memorandum submitted to the secretary of the ministry Leena Nandan, a delegation comprising BJD Rajya …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Pursue NDSA To Expedite Kaleshwaram Barrage Report: Uttam to Officials

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: With the monsoon season half gone and plans for repairs of the Kaleshwaram project barrages yet to take a final shape, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday directed the department officials to pursue with the National Dam Safety Authority on the issue of receiving a final report on the way forward on the barrages. The minister, who …

Officials Uttam Ndsa Kaleshwaram Barrage

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rains inundate fields, homes in Marathwada, 4 dead

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Heavy rains lashed Marathwada on Sunday, leading to a flood-like situation in the region known for frequent droughts and farm suicides. With rains continuing on Monday, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis reviewed the situation in the evening and ordered the administration to start the assessment of crop damage due to floods immediately. Several residential areas in Hingoli were flooded …

Marathwada Heavy Rains Hingoli Residential Areas Rains Inundate

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Mallannasagar oustees seek recognition of original villages for gram panchayat status

New Indian Express

SIDDIPET: Oustees of Mallannasagar project are facing a dilemma. The oustees of 14 submergence villages have been shifted to Relief & Rehabilitation colonies but with local body elections appearing on the horizon they want to be identified as per their original villages and they should be given gram panchayat status. The people of all the 14 villages do not want …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP to have new paddy varieties capable of withstanding cyclone havocs

Deccan Chronicle

Kakinada: Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu has said the AP government is making efforts to bring new varieties of paddy that would withstand the impact of cyclones and other natural disasters. He along with agriculture commissioner Delhi Rao, district collector Prashanthi, joint collector Tej Bharat and others visited the flood-affected areas in Rapaka village in Seethanagaram mandal on Sunday evening.The minister …

Paddy Varieties

5 months ago

‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast

Al Jazeera

Delta del Po, Italy - Only the locals are daring enough to venture into the waters of the Po Delta, where the Po River flows into the Adriatic Sea off the coast of northern Italy. The "Isola Bonelli Levante'' in Porto Tolle is among the most striking examples of segments of land which have slipped into the sea. Another example …

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10 months ago

Indian Navy Showcases Underwater Search, Rescue Capability

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy on Tuesday demonstrated to foreign navies the country’s cutting-edge submarine search and rescue capabilities using its Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle during the harbour phase of the MILAN-24, which entered the third day on Tuesday. Elsewhere as part of the harbour phase, Lieutenant Colonel Yoosuf Nishar, Squadron Commander, Maritime Safety and Security Squadron, Maldives Navy, engaged in wide …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Over 1000 buildings face demolition in Joshimath

New Indian Express

DEHRADUN: Over 1,000 buildings, including both residential and commercial structures are set for demolition in Joshimath. Spread over four wards of the municipality, these buildings are located in high-risk zones that had borne the brunt of land subsidence in the past 18 months. Following a comprehensive survey, the Central Building Research Institute has deemed these buildings completely unsuitable and unsafe …

Joshimath

1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-H hostel students grapple with water woes

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Water supply issues continue to plague the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, with its newly-constructed hostel blocks facing a series of challenges. The situation escalated after the pump room of SV22 Hostel was submerged during heavy rain in the third week of July leaving students without access to hot water. Students told Deccan Chronicle that well-functioning reverse osmosis filters …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Warangal: Distribute 2BHKs to poor, demands Congress

Deccan Chronicle

WARANGAL: The BRS, fearing defeat in the upcoming Assembly elections, is using police force to suppress voices of opposition leaders, said DCC president Naini Rajendar Reddy, who participated in a dharna held at MGM circle in Hanamkonda on Monday. The Congress called for a Maha dharna and a siege of the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, demanding that the BRS government …

Congress Reddy Brs Warangal Rajendar Distribute 2Bhks Gwmc

1 year, 5 months ago

14 bridges remain submerged in Belagavi district

The Hindu

As Kalyana Karnataka region continued to receive intermittent rains, there have been reports of house damages in the districts of Kittur Karnataka region and fourteen bridges in Belagavi district continue to be submerged severing direct connectivity between several villages. Among the major routes in Belagavi district, Bhojwad-Kunnur Road near Sadalaga across Veda Ganga river and Mangawati-Rajapur Bridge across Krishna river …

District Krishna Hubballi Belagavi District Taluk

1 year, 5 months ago

Global Warming: National Green Tribunal Forms Committee To Frame Policy, Measures To Protect Submerging Islands

Live Law

In a suo moto cognizance case, the National Green Tribunal has constituted a four-member committee to frame policies and measures to protect submerging islands due to the rise of sea level and global warming. The principal bench noted that due to the dangers of sea level rise and the submergence of low-lying lands such as islands, “it is imperative to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?

The Hindu

On June 12, Vetla Mutyala Reddi, 36, from the Konda Reddi tribe, put forward his charter of 10 demands to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Aims to irrigate 4.36 lakh hectares, generate 960 MW of hydropower, supply drinking water to 611 villages 80 TMC of Godavari water to be diverted to the Krishna …

India Families Project State Village Tribe River

1 year, 6 months ago

I am struck by the similarity of Titanic disaster itself: Cameron on Titan submersible tragedy

The Hindu

Titanic filmmaker James Cameron has said he is struck by the similarities between the 1912 sinking of the iconic ship and the tragic death of a group of passengers aboard a submersible that was en route to see its remains. The Hollywood veteran, known for directing the 1997 feature film Titanic about the disaster, said many people in the deep-submergence …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Titanic tourist submersible: Who are the five on board the missing vessel?

Firstpost

British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman and UK billionaire Hamish Harding are among the five on board the missing submersible. Stockton Rush, the founder of OceanGate Expeditions which runs the trip to the Titanic’s wreck, is also reportedly on the missing vessel Rescue operations are underway to locate a submersible that has disappeared during a dive to explore …

Pakistan Board British Titanic Reported Bbc His Son

1 year, 6 months ago

Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: The Polavaram irrigation project works have been completed to an extent of 79.61 per cent so far. The processes of land acquisition and resettlement and rehabilitation up to 45.72 metres have been completed by 22.20 per cent; and this was done by 69.71 per cent up to 41.15 metres. “As for major components, all 48 radial gates are erected …

Land Acquisition Survey Crore Cent Completed Metres Polavaram Project

1 year, 7 months ago

International Museum Day: Heritage walks in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A walk will be organised to mark the ‘International Museum Day’ on May 18 at State Museum in Public Gardens at 10 am, and another at Centenary Heritage Museum, Gunfoundry at 12 noon. The Centenary Heritage Museum showcases terracotta, stucco, prehistoric, megalithic, and iron artifacts, early historic objects, temple sculptures and door-jambs collected from the submergence area of the …

Hyderabad Buddhist State Museum

1 year, 8 months ago

CLP leader flays BRS regime for promoting opencast mining

The Hindu

Launching a fresh tirade against the BRS regime over its promise of job creation, the Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka accused Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao of allowing opencast mining in Ramagundam core coal mining area contrary to his earlier promise that there would be no opencast mining in Telangana State. The present rulers’ privatisation drive became a …

Telangana State Brs Clp Peddapalli District Clp Leader Mr Vikramarka

1 year, 8 months ago

CWC orders joint survey on Polavaram backwaters

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: The Central Water Commission on Monday ordered the Polavaram Project Authority and the AP government to conduct a joint survey on the submergence areas of Telangana on account of the dam's backwaters. While expressing his discontent over the delay in conducting the survey, CWC chairman Kushvinder Vohra ordered the PPA to hold a meeting with AP and Telangana officials …

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Farmers urged to use Krishi Rakshak app to report crop loss

Civil society outfits urge President to withdraw central forces from Siang Hydropower project survey

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained

Samudrayaan's maiden wet test likely to be conducted in last week of 2024

BJD demands revision of Polavaram project design

BJD steps up campaign on Polavaram dam

Pursue NDSA To Expedite Kaleshwaram Barrage Report: Uttam to Officials

Heavy rains inundate fields, homes in Marathwada, 4 dead

Telangana Mallannasagar oustees seek recognition of original villages for gram panchayat status

AP to have new paddy varieties capable of withstanding cyclone havocs

‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast

Indian Navy Showcases Underwater Search, Rescue Capability

Over 1000 buildings face demolition in Joshimath

IIT-H hostel students grapple with water woes

Warangal: Distribute 2BHKs to poor, demands Congress

14 bridges remain submerged in Belagavi district

Global Warming: National Green Tribunal Forms Committee To Frame Policy, Measures To Protect Submerging Islands

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?

I am struck by the similarity of Titanic disaster itself: Cameron on Titan submersible tragedy

Titanic tourist submersible: Who are the five on board the missing vessel?

Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%

International Museum Day: Heritage walks in Hyderabad

CLP leader flays BRS regime for promoting opencast mining

CWC orders joint survey on Polavaram backwaters