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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains
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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains

By Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 360info To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat production
Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat productionClimate

Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat production

By Biswajit Dhar, Council for Social Development, New Delhi Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article
Mammoth waste problem a test of resolve
Mammoth waste problem a test of resolveNews

Mammoth waste problem a test of resolve

By Chandan Nandy, 360info in Sonipat As solid waste mounts in developing countries, the authorities must adopt innovative and effective solutions. Days after winning a massive electoral…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cycloneNews

Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone

By Shafiqul ALAM | AFP Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen
Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seenClimateNews

Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen

By Mohammad MAZED and Shafiqul ALAM in Dhaka | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews

Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India

By Mohammad MAZED and Sailendra SIL in Kolkata | AFP Patuakhali - Millions of people in low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India on Monday surveyed…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyed
Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyedNews

Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyed

Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP - The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people,…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews

Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India

Patuakhali | AFP - Fierce gales and crashing waves smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh and India on Monday, as an intense cyclone started…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelterNews

Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter

By Mohammad MAZED | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2024 Full article
India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this year
India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this yearNews

India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this year

Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AFP) - India will send four tigers to Cambodia this year in a "historic" bid to revive the kingdom's big cat population,…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
India shuts schools as temperatures soar
India shuts schools as temperatures soarNews

India shuts schools as temperatures soar

New Delhi, India (AFP) - Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article