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08 Jul

Dog’s midnight howl warns villagers just before deadly landslide in Himachal

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In the Mandi area, a village dog's timely howl caused alarm as the monsoon rains continued to lash Himachal Pradesh, causing landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts. This made it possible for 20 families and 67 individuals to escape in time. On June 30, between midnight and one in the morning, debris demolished the village of Siyathi in the Dharampur area of Mandi. Around midnight, as the rain continued to pour, Narendra, a resident of Siyathi, reported that his dog, who was resting on the second floor of his home, began to bark loudly and then wail. "The barking woke me…

08 Feb

On record January 2024 was the world’s warmest January

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Recently the world has just experienced its warmest January on record, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday (February 8). January 2024 surpassed the record of January 2020, which was the warmest on record till now. Notably, 2023 was actually the Earth’s hottest year in global records, due to climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon. This news is actually very concerning news as climate of the world is changing and giving threat to human being. Right now human being is developing in very high speed and it is actually affecting the nature very much.…

16 Jan

On Monday Mizoram‘s Aizawl recorded the cleanest air in India

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Mizoram‘s Aizawl recorded the cleanest air in India on Monday with the air quality settling at 24, as per CPCB data. This was followed by Maihar (36), Silchar (43), Vijayapura (46), Kalaburagi (49), Shillong (49) and Chamarajanagar and Damoh (50). The other cities with clean air are Bagalkot (53), Bilaspur and Gangtok (55), Kadapa (60),Eloor (63) and Brajrajnagar (64). Actually this is very good news as India is becoming a very clean country and making people life better. Today India is developing in very high speed and with these development lots of pollution is happening. For this reason it becomes…

15 Aug

Neighbouring Country Bhutan emerged as Net zero carbon emission country: World Economic Forum

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The neighbouring country Bhutan has successfully managed to achieve net zero emission and not only it put a limit on the carbon footprints but it also emerged as a carbon sink. As per the reports of World Economic Forum 8 countries including Bhutan have gained net zero emission. The country levies $200 on tourists per day for sustainable development charges to strengthen eco-tourism and environmental protection.

03 May

Heavy rainfall and hailstorms across India are predicted by IMD

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North India is experiencing a cooler summer with rains and cloudy conditions. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts light to moderate rainfall, snowfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over parts of northwest India in the next 24 hours.Heavy rainfall and dust storms are expected in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and west Rajasthan on May 2. East Madhya Pradesh will see a hailstorm on May 2, while the rest of central India will initially witness scattered rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in the next 2 days. Hailstorms will prevail in West Bengal on May 2 and 3, followed by…

12 Apr

The state of Bihar was hit by an earthquake

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Bihar was hit by an earthquake on Wednesday morning, April 12. The earthquake hit the state at around 5:35 PM on Wednesday, April 12, the epic center of the earthquake was about 320 km east of the capital Patna and over 1300 km east of Delhi. The focus (hypocenter) was at a shallow depth of 10 km and was marked 4.3 on the Richter scale. The National Centre for Seismology informed this in a tweet. The tremors of the Bihar earthquake were also felt in neighboring countries like Nepal and Bangladesh today. People also took to social media and said…

12 Apr

Two different predictions on monsoon

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On Monday the private weather forecaster Skymet predicted “below normal” monsoon rainfall this year by citing the threat of El Nino. the private forecaster further added that in the upcoming month of June - September India may get only 94% of the rainfall that India usually gets in these months. Contradictory to this IMD on Monday said that monsoon is likely to be Normal and there is a 67% probability for “normal to above normal” rainfall during June - September. M Ravichandran, secretary of, ministry of earth sciences, while releasing IMD’s monsoon forecast said- “The forecast based on dynamical and…

14 Dec

Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalaya

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Three medicative plant species found within the range of mountains have created it to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of vulnerable Species following a recent assessment. Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and liliopsid genus hatagirea as ‘endangered’. These species area unit found within the chain of mountains region unfold across Asian nation, India, China, Sikkim, Afghanistan, and Asian country. IUCN is a world organisation (NGO) operating within the field of nature conservation and property use of natural resources.Meizotropis pellita, ordinarily referred to as Patwa, may be a perennial woody…

12 Dec

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared a seed farm, located in Aluva, as the first carbon neutral farm in the country

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared a seed farm, settled in Aluva, because the initial carbon neutral farm within the country. a major reduction in carbon emission has helped the seed farm, attain the carbon neutral standing.The total quantity of carbon emission from the farm, settled at Thuruthu in Aluva, within the last one year was forty three tons however its overall procurance was 213 ton. Compared to the emission rate, as several as a hundred and seventy loads of a lot of carbon are procured at the farm, that helped it to be declared because the initial carbon neutral…

05 Dec

Soils: Where Food Begins

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December 5 is widely known annually as World Soil Day to focus on the importance of healthy soil and promote property management of soil resources. The event aims to boost awareness of the importance of soil quality for human well-being, food security and ecosystems, and events square measure control at the international organisation United Nations agency offices and thru community based mostly events. The day was initial thought of by the International Union of Soil Sciences in 2002, however wasn't formally supported by United Nations agency till 2013.The theme for 2022 World Soil Day is ‘Soils: wherever Food Begins’. The…