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Frequent Extreme Weather Events Behind Food Inflation In India: Economic Survey

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Frequent Extreme Weather Events Behind Food Inflation In India: Economic Survey

New Delhi: The food inflation rate in India has remained firm over the past two years defying the global trend, and frequent extreme weather events are one of the reasons, the government said in its latest Economic Survey. Tabled in Parliament on Friday, the report said that the decline in onion and tomato production over…

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Why north central India facing severe heatwave Explained

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Why north central India facing severe heatwave Explained

The story so far: At least five people in Bihar’s Aurangabad city reportedly died on Thursday due to a sunstroke, news agency Reuters reported. Parts of north and central India continued to reel under a severe heatwave on Thursday, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a gradual fall in temperature over the next…

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Right against climate change a distinct fundamental and human right, SC judgment

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Right against climate change a distinct fundamental and human right, SC judgment

The Supreme Court’s judgment noted that the right to a healthy environment, safe from the ill-effects of climate change, was a “fundamental human right”.  File | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR The Supreme Court has recognised a much-felt, but less articulated right against the adverse effects of climate change as a distinct fundamental right in…

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