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National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, under the chairmanship of Brigadier Birendra Thakar, reviewed the preparedness of Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority and all concerned departments to deal with floods in Jharkhand. He said that if there is a flood in Jharkhand,

Two allies of the ruling Left front in Kerala began a sparring session as the rogue wild tusker called Arikomban, relocated from Chinnakanal in Idukki to Periyar Tiger Reserve near Tamil Nadu border on Saturday morning, was seen terrorising ...

Stepping down as State Minister for Culture and Fisheries over his anti-Constitutional speech does not spell the end of troubles for Saji Cherian as another case has been registered against him in Keezhvaipur Police station in the connection ...

Updated: Roshy Augustine might get a Cabinet berth Share Article AAA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and family lighting candles to celebrate the Left Democratic Front’s victory in the Assembly elections, at Cliff House in Thiruvananthapuram. File photo   Roshy Augustine might get a Cabinet berth Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, May 10, 2021 opened discussions with the Kerala Congress (M) about government formation. The party had won five out of the 12 seats it had contested in t...

LDF makes a clean sweep in Pathanamthitta Updated: Updated: All five seats bagged by Left front Share Article All five seats bagged by Left front Riding on the momentum it gained during the recent local body elections, the Left Democratic Front has once against struck deep into the United Democratic Front bastions of Pathanamthitta to make a clean sweep of the district. Of the five assembly seats, four seats were retained by their respective sitting legislators while the lone remaining seat...

India’s ageing dams pose great safety risks, says study The country must conduct cost-benefit analyses of its dams and undertake safety reviews. Representational image. | Sam Panthaky/AFP India has 4,407 large dams of which more than 1,000 would be 50 years or older by 2025, a new study has shown. Older dams pose greater safety risks, cost higher in terms of maintenance and have declining functionality due to sedimentation, stated a study by the Canada-based India must c...

India has 4,407 large dams of which more than 1,000 would be 50 years or older by 2025, a new study has shown. Older dams pose greater safety risks, cost higher in terms of maintenance and have declining functionality due to sedimentation, stated a study by the Canada-based United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, released in January. Climate change is also likely to accelerate the ageing of dams, it said. India must conduct a cost-benefit analysis of its ageing d...