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Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Wednesday said his state has emerged as a medical tourism destination, adding the Gujarat model of health services has become an inspiration for other states of the country.Addressing the media on ...
While 2020 will be remembered as one of the darkest years of the 21st century owing to an uncontrolled virus-borne pandemic, extreme climatic events have made their presence felt as well. Severe floods, repeated cyclones, and extreme droughts dominated the year, hinting at major climatic shifts in and around the Indian subcontinent. A new report released on Thursday says that over 75 per cent of districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events. The study paints a grim picture and calls for immediate steos to address issues likely to affect over 638 million people living in these ar...
Nagpur: There has been a seven-fold increase in drought events and six-fold increase in frequency of extreme floods in Maharashtra in the last 50 years, reveals latest study. Mumbai alone has witnessed a three-fold increase in the frequency of extreme flood events in the last 50 years. Released on Thursday, the study on ‘Preparing India for Climate Events’ published by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) finds a shift in pattern of extreme events in over 40% of Indian districts. According to it, over 75% of Indian districts, home to over 638 million people, are hotspots o...