Pulaha Roy News Today

Deficit rainfall in 15 subdivisions in the eastern and southern peninsula as of July 10

These districts have received deficient or no rains so far

While we are still some way from overstepping the 1.5°C mark, the June breach should ring alarm bells for a developing country like India

In 2022, 13 subdivisions had reported ‘large deficient’ rainfall compared to 18 this year

There is confusion regarding the definition of waterbodies used in the census; there are also discrepancies about whether waterbodies are in rural or urban areas and  

Over 50% of fire occurrences were reported from 9 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, shows DTE analysis

In India, sand mining grew after the rapid urbanisation brought on by the economic liberalisation in the 1990s

With the daily positivity rate touching 6.91 per cent, several states have brought back the mandatory usage of masks and social distancing

43% respondents were ‘worried about the food’, 21% ate ‘less than usual’, 14% skipped meals completely, while 5% went ‘without eating for a whole day’

Forty-three of the most pollution-affected districts in India are in the Indo-Gangetic Plain; Leh is the least-affected of the 687 districts analysed in the study by the University of Chicago