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Central teams continue visits to drought-hit areas

October 4, 2026 admin

IMCT inspecting drought-hit villages in Yadgir and Raichur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Inter-Ministerial Central Teams, which are in Karnataka to assess the impact of drought, continued their visits to drought-hit areas for the second day on Sunday. The teams visited several drought-affected villages in Yadgir and Raichur districts, Gerdada and Arakere…

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Number of drought-hit taluks in Karnataka may cross 200

September 20, 2026 admin

G. Parameshwara, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister, in Davangere on Sunday. More than 200 taluks in the State are likely to be declared drought-affected, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said in Davangere on Sunday. “Drought-affected taluks will not be declared all at once. Another 52 taluks are likely to be declared…

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Tungabhadra canal repair at Mylapur must be completed by August 9: Shivaraj Tangadagi

August 7, 2026 admin

Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi inspecting the collapsed section of the Tungabhadra Left Bank Main canal at 46th Mile near Mylapur on Friday (August 7). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi on Friday (August 7) directed officials to complete restoration of the collapsed stretch of the Tungabhadra Left Bank Main Canal near the 46th Mile…

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Govt. failed to weather El Nino effect despite opportunities: KTR

July 20, 2026 admin

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao welcoming M. Srinivas Rao from Banswada into the party in Hyderabad on Monday as other leaders look on. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD Working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao alleged that the Congress government has completely failed in weathering the drought conditions this season…

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Namibia To Kill 700 Animals, Including Elephants, Zebras, And Hippos, For Meat Amid Severe Drought

August 30, 2024 admin

Namibia fighting severe food insecurity exacerbated by a severe drought. Namibia has approved the killing of hundreds of animals, including elephants, to feed people affected by the severe drought, according to a notice from the southern African nation’s government. Last month, the United Nations reported that almost half of Namibia’s population suffered from acute food…

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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists

July 26, 2024 admin

Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared Singapore: Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year’s most powerful typhoon this week, with…

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Watch | Earth Day: wake-up call on climate change

May 2, 2024 admin

Watch | Earth Day: wake-up call on climate change In this episode, we will be discussing Earth Day, which The Hindu covered with thematic articles on April 22. We look at multiple dimensions of climate change, beginning with the most recent Supreme Court ruling on climate change in terms of the rights of us citizens…

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Amazon River Drought Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Human Faces Sculpted In Stone

October 25, 2023 admin

A view of ancient stone carvings on a rocky point of the Amazon river. Ancient human faces and other figures carved into stone have emerged from the Amazon River as a historic drought in the Brazilian region has brought water levels to record lows. The rock carvings depicting animals and other natural forms have been…

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