Ramlila Maidan all set for Baba Ramdev’s agitation
August 7th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Closed circuit televisions (CCTVs), waterproof tents and round the clock food, water and medical facilities - preparations are in overdrive at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan ... Read more...
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Drought, price rise shadow Karnataka’s festival season (Karnataka Newsletter)
July 21st, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 21 (IANS) Ahead of this year's festival season, Karnataka is staring at the worst drought in around 40 years, rising prices and little hope of early end ... Read more...
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More than a third of Karnataka declared drought-hit
October 4th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 4 (IANS) The Karnataka government Tuesday declared 70 taluks (revenue subdivisions) out of the state's 176 taluks drought-hit and will approach the central government soon for financial help.The ... Read more...
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Monsoon withdraws from Himachal Pradesh
September 28th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) The southwest monsoon, which brought bountiful rains to Himachal Pradesh this year, has withdrawn, the weather bureau said here Tuesday.
This year the rainfall was 16 percent more than ... Read more...
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Monsoon in Himachal breaks 15-year record
September 15th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 15 (IANS) The plentiful southwest monsoon across Himachal Pradesh this year has broken the record of 15 years, the weather office said here Wednesday.
"From June 1 to Sep 14 ... Read more...
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Save water, parliament member urges Gurgaon residents
May 28th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 28 (IANS) A collective effort needs to be made urgently to conserve water here and address its depletion, parliament member Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak said Friday.
"Without waiting ... Read more...
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Indian-American develops tool for efficient use of water
November 21st, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Greater accuracy in climate forecasts permits better estimates of how much rain is likely to fall, months in advance. An innovative water management method developed by an Indian-American ... Read more...
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More rain forecast for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
November 14th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, which experienced continuous rainfall last week, will once again be drenched because of a low pressure area off the Kanyakumari coast, the weatherman ... Read more...
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Downpour continues in Mumbai, traffic hit again
July 15th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter India's financial capital for the third consecutive day Wednesday, causing waterlogging in many areas, traffic snarls and affecting rail services.
There were traffic jams ... Read more...
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Indian scientists developing drought-resistant groundnut
July 3rd, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Indian farmers will soon get access to a new variety of groundnut that is drought-resistant and can be cultivated even in areas where water ... Read more...
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Drought-hit Bundelkhand drenched in early rains
June 17th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Banda (Uttar Pradesh), June 17 (IANS) The parched lands of the Bundelkhand region in south-east Uttar Pradesh, which have for the past five years been given the slip by monsoon clouds, are ... Read more...
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