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Environment/Weather

IMD sounds orange alert in Delhi for 3 days

July 20, 2020 New Delhi:  A day after monsoon’s first heavy shower in the capital wreaked havoc killing three and ripping open scenes of devastation as houses were washed away after crashing down in just…

No ground water extraction without impact assessment: NGT

July 20, 2020 New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed that no general permission should be given for withdrawal of ground water, particularly to a commercial entity, without an environmental impact assessment.…

Business & Economy

Goa’s mining policy continues to favour China: NGO to PM

July 19, 2020 Panaji; The Goa government’s state mining policy continues to favour China, a leading Goa-based green NGO has said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday. The letter also alleged…

Environment & Agriculture

6 NE scientists get ICAR award for work in agriculture

July 17, 2020 Agartala/Shillong:  Six agricultural scientists of three northeastern states – Tripura, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh — were awarded ICAR’s National Award for their outstanding innovation in farming and boosting agricultural economy in the…

Environment & Agriculture

Haryana may see intense locust attack after July 22

July 16, 2020 Chandigarh:  The Haryana government has stepped up efforts to control locust swarms and crop damages in view of warning about potential intense attacks in several districts after July 22. Additional Chief Secretary…

Environment/Disaster

Over 2 mn hit, 50 killed; New Delhi yet to declare annual Assam floods a national calamity

July 14, 2020 Guwahati: Amidst spiralling cases of Coronavirus infection, flood fury is creating havoc across Assam having affected a polulation of more than 2 million and killed 50 people in a span of a…

Agriculture

Punjab Demands the Rollback of Agriculture Reforms Ordinances

July 14, 2020 Chandigarh: The Central government’s recent ordinance on agriculture sector is facing strong opposition of farmers, trade union leaders, agricultural economists and the state Government. Farm experts are of the view that the…

Assam’s Kaziranga park flooded, 51 animals killed, 102 rescued

July 14, 2020 Guwahati: Flood in different parts of Assam inundated large swathes of land in Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage site, killing at least 51 wild animals though 102 animals have been rescued,…

By Jhumur Deb

Fears, uncertainties abound over Assam Ordinance in absence of any agricultural policy

By Jhumur Deb July 13, 2020 New Delhi: Assam surprisingly does not have any agricultural policy demarcating agriculture land from industrial zones, and that has been the main reason for strong opposition to an ordinance…

Environment/Wildlife

Tiger census sets Guinness Record for world’s largest camera trap survey

July 11, 2020 New Delhi:  The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, results of which were declared to the nation on Global Tiger Day last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has…

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