Assam to bring 5 lakh hectares under double cropping
July 11th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 11 (IANS) The Assam government is planning to bring around 5 lakh hectares under double cropping pattern next season to boost the agriculture production of the state, Agriculture ... Read more...
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Assam flood situation improves, but toll rises
July 6th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) The toll in floods and landslides in Assam has risen to 117 but the overall situation across the state has improved, officials said Friday.The Brahmaputra river ... Read more...
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Nine dead in China rains
July 6th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 5 (IANS) At least nine people have died and more than one million affected due to heavy rains in east China's Anhui province, Xinhua reported Thursday.Torrential downpour over ... Read more...
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UN ready to help flood-hit India, Bangladesh
June 30th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, June 30 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is prepared to support India and Bangladesh, South Asiain countries that are experiencing heavy rains ... Read more...
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Assam hopes for record rice, jute production
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 22 IANS) Despite floods affecting about 10,000 hectares of cropland, Assam hopes to register a record paddy and jute production this year.Assam Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka made the ... Read more...
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Floods hit Assam, over 15,000 affected
June 5th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 5 (IANS) Over 15,000 people across Assam were affected by floods triggered by incessant rains in the last two days, and officials Tuesday said water levels of major ... Read more...
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China adds 60 million hectares of forest
June 5th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) China, in moves to fight climate change, has increased the total forest area to 195 million hectares from 134 million hectares in 1992 -- a net ... Read more...
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19 dead, 45 missing in China storm
May 11th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) Nineteen people were killed and 45 went missing after hail and torrential rains battered northwest China's Gansu province Thursday, authorities said Friday.The stormy weather lasted only ... Read more...
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Four die in 50-vehicle pile-up in Chile
October 13th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) At least four people died and 20 were injured in a 50-vehicle pile-up on the highway linking this Chile capital with its busiest seaport, police ... Read more...
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China fights rats with stray cats
August 20th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) More than 100 stray cats that used to roam the streets in a Chinese province have now been collected and organised into a team to fight ... Read more...
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Torrential rains impact 120,000 people in China
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Torrential rains since Sunday in northwest China's Shaanxi province have affected almost 120,000 people, authorities said Tuesday.More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying ... Read more...
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Millions short of water as drought hits eastern China
December 30th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) A severe drought in China's eastern Shandong province has left tens of thousands of people short of drinking water and dried up vast swathes of farmland.The drought, worst ... Read more...
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Floods wreak havoc in Ferozepur, ravage crops
September 27th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarabjeet SinghFerozepur, Sep. 27 (ANI): With the water-level of the River Satluj rising, several low-lying areas have been inundated in Punjab's Ferozepur District, leaving locals homeless and acres of cropland damaged.Over ... Read more...
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Typhoon Fanapi kills 54 in China
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 23 (IANS) Floods, landslides and heavy downpour brought about by typhoon Fanapi have claimed 54 lives in China's Guangdong province, while 42 people were still missing, officials said Thursday.
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Incessant rains affect 1.5 lakh hectares of land in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region
September 16th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
Aurangabad, Sep. 16 (ANI): Incessant rains have badly damaged crops in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, causing heavy losses to farmers.According to official estimates, about 1.5 lakh hectares of cropland has been destroyed by ... Read more...
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At least 600,000 homeless in south Mexico after floods
September 9th, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Unusual rainfall in the recent weeks have flooded several eastern and southern states in Mexico, forcing at least 600,000 people from their houses, officials said.Rainfall was the ... Read more...
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Floods inundate several villages in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh
August 30th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna MathurGonda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 30 (ANI): Floods inundated several villages in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Monday, compelling locals to abandon their homes and move to safer locations with their ... Read more...
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Incessant rains continue to cause havoc across Punjab
August 29th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarabjeet/Ajay KumarFerozpur/Motihari (Bihar), Aug 29 (ANI): Incessant rains complicated the flood situation in Punjab further, leaving several people homeless and acres of cropland destroyed.With the River Satluj flowing above the danger ... Read more...
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Brazil expecting near-record harvest
March 10th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 10 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will bring in a grain harvest of 145.1 million tonnes this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tonnes gathered in 2008, ... Read more...
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Solar-powered irrigation improves diet and income in rural sub-Saharan Africa
January 5th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 5 (ANI): A new study by Stanford University scientists has determined that solar-powered drip irrigation systems significantly enhance household incomes and nutritional intake of villagers in arid sub-Saharan Africa.The two-year ... Read more...
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Peru announces construction of 100 dams
October 27th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Oct 27 (EFE) Peruvian President Alan Garcia has announced the construction of 100 dams and 30 reservoirs, projects that the government forecasts will be concluded by the end of 2010.
"We have ... Read more...
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CO2 from food crops’ displacement maybe twice as much as those from lands for biofuels
October 23rd, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 23 (ANI): A study examining the impact of a global biofuels program on greenhouse gas emissions during the 21st century has found that carbon loss stemming from the displacement of ... Read more...
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Strategy outlined for growing bioenergy while protecting wildlife
October 1st, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested that careful planning, together with the use of feedstocks from perennial-dominated prairie, could minimize the adverse effects of expanding bioenergy use on wildlife.The ... Read more...
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Biomass converted into electricity could be more efficient than ethanol
May 8th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): A new study by scientists has suggested that biomass converted into electricity could be more efficient than ethanol.The study was conducted by University of California, Merced, Assistant Professor ... Read more...
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In Assam, people learn to live with wild elephants (Feature, With Images)
March 4th, 2009 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) Villagers living next to some 1,200 wild elephants in Assam's Kaziranga National Park say they are no longer afraid as they have secured their areas with electric fences.
The ... Read more...
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Industrialization of China increases fragility of global food supply
January 22nd, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A new research by the University of Leeds, UK, has determined that industrialization of China is increasing the fragility of global food supply, with reports indicating that ... Read more...
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Extra grain import by China could upset global market
January 22nd, 2009 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Even if rapidly urbanising China were to import just five percent of its grain requirments, experts fear it would upset the world market. The knock-on effect on the ... Read more...
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Marine algae may be future of biofuel development
January 5th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Scientists have determined that biofuel development is shifting from soil to sea, specifically to marine algae.
Referred to as "green bullet", marine algae is considered as science ... Read more...
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Plant gene tweak would make toxic soil hospitable for crops
October 6th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): By tweaking a single gene in plants, scientists would now be able to use a large portion of Earths now-inhospitable soil to grow crops, alleviating one of ... Read more...
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Hundreds marooned in Bangladesh by landslides in India
August 16th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of people have been marooned in four villages along Bangladesh's northeastern border with India following landslides caused by excessive rainfall in the hills of Meghalaya. Torrential rains ... Read more...
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Assam flood scene continues to be grim
July 8th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, July 8 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim today, even as the Central Water Commission has warned of the rising water level in the Brahmaputra in ... Read more...
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