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Trapped sediment cuts water storage capacity of large dams
January 10, 2023
Even as the world fights a scarcity of water as well as hydropower, a new report by the United Nations warns that on both the counts, large dams around the world face a serious threat due to rising sedimentation. The report says that trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 lar...
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Eliminating hunger by 2030 need not be a lost cause
November 10, 2022
Findings in the latest report by Global Hunger Index on the situation of hunger worldwide should not have been a surprise most experts had been warning that hunger was becoming more widespread due to numerous factors like drop in harvests due to climate change, the Ukraine war an...
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Beer Yoga: Fitness is fun (hic!)
February 11, 2017
Are you both a fitness freak and a beer lover? Well, the combination may not be as bad as it sounds as 'beer yoga' comes to rescue.
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Paris Climate Agreement comes into force
November 5, 2016
After rolling ratifications of the Paris Climate Agreement by nations, the accord finally entered into a legal force on November 4, thus binding the governments, who have agreed to control the global temperature rise, to adhere to their promised contributions
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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2016 commences
October 21, 2016
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival was inaugurated yesterday and has much to offer in the coming days, in terms of contemporary and classic cinema, both Indian and international.
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Let nature heal you
October 18, 2016
The ancient medical science, Naturopathy, is best suited for modern, hectic lifestyles and the innumerable cures it suggests are not known to many.
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Revisions in Montreal Protocol to reduce HFCs
October 17, 2016
Days after many countries joined hands to mitigate the increase in global climate issues, new revisions in the Montreal Protocol are now focusing towards reducing the use of Hydro Fluorocarbons (HFCs) contributing in the increase of global warming.
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Military storm brewing over the subcontinent
October 3, 2016
Amid global concerns, hostilities between India and Pakistan-arch rivals with nuclear capabilities - is further escalating after India's audacious military strike on September 23 across the Line of Control (LoC) that destroyed 40 terror training camps located in Pakistan.
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Travel and Tourism Fair West Series 2016
October 3, 2016
More than 25,000 travel trade and general visitors attended the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) four-city road show seriesthat was organised in India in September 2016.
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India ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement on October 2
September 27, 2016
Though India was earlier reluctant to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement any time soon, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25, 2016, announced that the country will ratify the accord on October 2 this year.
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India reconsiders its stance over Indus Waters Treaty
September 26, 2016
After 18 Indian army men lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Uri, the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, on September 18, 2016, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to take concrete actions against Pakistan through the re-evaluation of Indus Waters Treaty betwe...
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Rafale deal finally in the bag
September 22, 2016
After years of negotiations, India and France have finally agreed over a deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets that will be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in full flight condition by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. The procurement was important for both the...
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