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'Matured boy' GSLV places gen-next INSAT-3DS weather satellite into orbit

Moving ahead on its mission to study the Earth and ocean surfaces, Indian Space Research Orgainsation on Saturday successfully launched its next generation weather observation satellite INSAT-3DS......

NHRC seeks details from Centre, Manipur over peace efforts in state

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre, the Manipur government and the state's police chief and sought further reports, asking them to "clearly spell out" the steps......

UP rain toll climbs to 28, red alert in 6 districts

Nine more people have died as heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh for the third day, taking the death toll to 28, while a red alert has been sounded on Tuesday in six districts including the worst-hit......

Yamuna water level stabilises but many Delhi areas inundated

Roads turned into rivers and water gushed into houses, crematoriums and shelter homes, impairing daily life in the national capital, even as the Yamuna's water level stabilised after reaching......

Yamuna at all-time high, Kejriwal sends SOS to Centre

The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 208.05 metre on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metre set 45 years ago, flooding many areas and prompting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appeal......

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

Bharat Krishak Samaj demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana should be replaced with a new crop insurance and compensation scheme. Removing of GST on agri-inputs, revamping crop......

Scorching summer may hit water supply and fodder

In the first of a two-part series, Sanjeeb Mukherjee examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply. Summers have set in and if weather predictions and current......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

Guarantee income, don't give out doles, please: Farmers

Experts point to the need for a shift from culture of relief packages; weather and price insurance needed for farmers At Rajiv Kumar Palania’s living room in Bharna village of Hapur district,......

How India can escape the dry spell doom

Since 2000, India has had three serious droughts. The World Bank has estimated that the 2012 drought reduced the country's gross domestic product by half a percentage point, even though it was not......

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