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People gather near the bridge that is damaged due to the flood at Raghu Ganga River in Myagdi

Floods in India, Nepal Displace Nearly Four Million People, at Least 189 Dead

Reuters 20/07/2020

India is grappling with the novel coronavirus, which has infected nearly 1.1 million people and...

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What Does a Water Body Near Antarctica Have to Do With the Monsoons?

Raghu Murtugudde 22/11/2019

Meet the Great Conveyor Belt.

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Death Toll From Assam, Bihar Floods Approaches 150, Over 1.15 Crore Affected

The toll in Bihar floods climbed to 92, with...

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The Meghalayan Plateau Is a Geological Marvel Under Ecological Threat

C.P. Rajendran 14/04/2019

In December, 15 people were trapped in a rat...

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What’s Ailing the Ganga?

C.P. Rajendran 24/10/2018

Let us not give up on cleaning the Ganga,...

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Death Toll in Arunachal Pradesh Flash Floods Rises to Five

Flash flood and landslides triggered by incessant rains in...

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Why It’s Time to Reengineer Our Dams

K.A.S. Mani 09/09/2018

A belief that the safety of reservoirs can’t be...