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Elephants Stuck In Mud For 2 Days Rescued, "Happy Ending" Gets Thumbs Up From Internet
The rescuers said that this is a common situation during the drought period when elephant's search for water becomes a death trap.
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Satellite Images Show How Much Italy's Longest River Has Shrunk In 2 Years
Global warming has created a number of issues, like rising temperatures, resultant glacier melting and inundation of coastal areas due to rising sea levels. But in Italy, it has led to a drought-like situation in the famous Po River.
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Pakistan One Of The Top 23 Countries Facing Severe Drought: Report
Pakistan is one of the top 23 countries suffering from a severe drought emergency, a statement issued by Pakistan Ministry of Climate Change said on Thursday.
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Fear Of Drought As Odisha Records Highest Monsoon Deficit This Century
Odisha recorded its highest rainfall deficiency this monsoon in over two decades, the weather department has said, amid fears that the dry spell could trigger a drought in the state.
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Assam Tea Industry Reels Under Drought-Like Situation Due To Rain Deficit
The tea industry of Assam, which is the backbone of the state's economy, is now facing a drought-like situation due to rainfall deficit after having recovered from the losses it suffered due to the COVID-enforced lockdown last year.
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Manipur Chief Minister Declares Drought-Like Situation In State
The cabinet of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has declared a drought-like situation in the state owing to scant rain that have led to crop failures in over 70 blocks of the state, a government release said.
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14 Dead After Boat Capsizes In Maharashtra, State Grapples With Floods
Just months after a crippling drought in the state, Maharashtra is now grappling with a severe flood situation, especially in its western districts. Over 1.32 lakh people have been shifted to safer places in western Maharashtra with flood waters inundating several towns and villages on Wednesday following incessant rains.Fourteen people drowned aft...
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Devendra Fadnavis Meets Amit Shah, Discuss Drought Situation
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed a range of issues related to the state, including the drought situation.
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"Welcome To Bengaluru...": BJP Jabs HD Kumaraswamy On Resort Stay
Taking a dig at Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for his stay at a resort, Karnataka BJP Sunday asked him to take time out and look at the city's collapsing infrastructure and drought situation in the state.
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Devendra Fadnavis Meets PM, Briefs Him On Maharashtra Drought Situation
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday about the drought situation in the state and sought assistance from the Centre.
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"Drought Needs Personal Attention": Sharad Pawar To Devendra Fadnavis
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to undertake concrete action in view of "drought" situation in the state and pay "personal attention" to tackle the problem.
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Situation Will Worsen For India, Says Think Tank After UN Climate Report
The IPCC climate change report makes it clear that the world will see greater sea level rise, higher frequency of droughts, floods and heatwaves, and countries like India with a large population dependent on agricultural and fishery would be the most affected, Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE said today.
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Pema Khandu Draws Rajnath Singh's Attention To Siang River Situation
Concerned over the unprecedented simultaneous drought and flood situations in different areas of the Siang river basin, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday drew the attention of the union home ministry to it.
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Cape Town Drought Makes People Consider Ice-Bergs As A Solution
It is a plan as crazy as the situation is desperate -- towing an iceberg from Antarctica to Cape Town to supply fresh water to a city in the grip of drought.
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Venkaiah Naidu Briefs PM Modi About Drought Situation, Monsoon
Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned home today after a five-nation tour, and briefed him about the drought situation and monsoon, among other issues.
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Elephants Stuck In Mud For 2 Days Rescued, "Happy Ending" Gets Thumbs Up From Internet
The rescuers said that this is a common situation during the drought period when elephant's search for water becomes a death trap.
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Satellite Images Show How Much Italy's Longest River Has Shrunk In 2 Years
Global warming has created a number of issues, like rising temperatures, resultant glacier melting and inundation of coastal areas due to rising sea levels. But in Italy, it has led to a drought-like situation in the famous Po River.
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Pakistan One Of The Top 23 Countries Facing Severe Drought: Report
Pakistan is one of the top 23 countries suffering from a severe drought emergency, a statement issued by Pakistan Ministry of Climate Change said on Thursday.
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Fear Of Drought As Odisha Records Highest Monsoon Deficit This Century
Odisha recorded its highest rainfall deficiency this monsoon in over two decades, the weather department has said, amid fears that the dry spell could trigger a drought in the state.
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Assam Tea Industry Reels Under Drought-Like Situation Due To Rain Deficit
The tea industry of Assam, which is the backbone of the state's economy, is now facing a drought-like situation due to rainfall deficit after having recovered from the losses it suffered due to the COVID-enforced lockdown last year.
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Manipur Chief Minister Declares Drought-Like Situation In State
The cabinet of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has declared a drought-like situation in the state owing to scant rain that have led to crop failures in over 70 blocks of the state, a government release said.
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14 Dead After Boat Capsizes In Maharashtra, State Grapples With Floods
Just months after a crippling drought in the state, Maharashtra is now grappling with a severe flood situation, especially in its western districts. Over 1.32 lakh people have been shifted to safer places in western Maharashtra with flood waters inundating several towns and villages on Wednesday following incessant rains.Fourteen people drowned aft...
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Devendra Fadnavis Meets Amit Shah, Discuss Drought Situation
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed a range of issues related to the state, including the drought situation.
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"Welcome To Bengaluru...": BJP Jabs HD Kumaraswamy On Resort Stay
Taking a dig at Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for his stay at a resort, Karnataka BJP Sunday asked him to take time out and look at the city's collapsing infrastructure and drought situation in the state.
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Devendra Fadnavis Meets PM, Briefs Him On Maharashtra Drought Situation
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday about the drought situation in the state and sought assistance from the Centre.
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"Drought Needs Personal Attention": Sharad Pawar To Devendra Fadnavis
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to undertake concrete action in view of "drought" situation in the state and pay "personal attention" to tackle the problem.
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Situation Will Worsen For India, Says Think Tank After UN Climate Report
The IPCC climate change report makes it clear that the world will see greater sea level rise, higher frequency of droughts, floods and heatwaves, and countries like India with a large population dependent on agricultural and fishery would be the most affected, Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE said today.
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Pema Khandu Draws Rajnath Singh's Attention To Siang River Situation
Concerned over the unprecedented simultaneous drought and flood situations in different areas of the Siang river basin, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday drew the attention of the union home ministry to it.
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Cape Town Drought Makes People Consider Ice-Bergs As A Solution
It is a plan as crazy as the situation is desperate -- towing an iceberg from Antarctica to Cape Town to supply fresh water to a city in the grip of drought.
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Venkaiah Naidu Briefs PM Modi About Drought Situation, Monsoon
Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned home today after a five-nation tour, and briefed him about the drought situation and monsoon, among other issues.
