More than 55 lakh people affected due to floods in Assam
Since the beginning of June, Assam has recorded 556.6 mm precipitation — a whopping 89% ‘large excess’ as compared to
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Air pollution cuts India’s average life expectancy by 5 years
Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels is reducing life expectancy by nearly 10 years in the Indian
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Pre-monsoon floods and landslides cause massive destruction in Assam
Several parts of Assam are battered by heavy showers, flooding and landslides, with road and rail links cut off from
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Indian govt. may ban private cryptocurrencies
India’s Parliament announced late on Tuesday that a government bill likely to ban private cryptocurrenciesand create a framework for a central bank-backed digital
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India endorses use of biomass pellets in coal-fired power plants
India has made the use of biomass pellets mandatory in some coal-fired thermal power plants in a bid to cut
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Bhavinaben Patel wins India’s first Paralympics medal in table tennis
Bhavinaben Patel created history by winning India’s first silver medal in women’s singles class 4 table tennis event at the
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India celebrates its 75th Independence Day
India is celebrating its 75th Independence Day and marking another milestone in the history of the world’s largest democracy. Addressing
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan
Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border
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India evacuates officials from Kandahar amid increasing violence in the region
As violence increases in Afghanistan, India has brought back its personnel from its consulate in Kandahar. India has brought back
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PETA in dispute with India’s largest dairy organization over ‘Vegan milk’ appeal
Three days after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) suggested Amul to capitalise on what it called India’s
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