1 bn Indians live in water scarce areas: Report
- by IANS Team
- Mar 20, 2019
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Toll in Indonesia floods, landslides now 79 (Lead)
- Mar 18, 2019
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Jakarta, March 18 (IANS) The death toll from flash floods and subsequent landslides in Indonesia's Papua province has increased to 79, with search and rescue operations continuing on Monday to locate 43 missing people. Due to the floods ...
Three tourists killed in Indonesia quake (Lead)
- Mar 18, 2019
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Jakarta, March 18 (IANS) Three tourists were killed and dozens others injured on Monday after an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Lombok island, causing subsequent landslides. The incident took place in Ti...
Indonesia floods, landslides toll reaches 77
- Mar 18, 2019
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Jakarta, March 18 (IANS) The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's Papua province has increased to 77, authorities said on Monday. A disaster management official said that of the 116 injured, 41 were seriously wounde...
It's sunny in Himachal, sub-zero in many places
- Mar 18, 2019
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Shimla, March 18 (IANS) A day after the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh got moderate snowfall, the state capital Shimla and nearby tourist spots on Monday woke up to sunny weather. However, temperatures were below sub-zero at several ...
Cold Monday morning in Delhi, temperature dips
- Mar 18, 2019
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) It was a cold Monday morning in the national capital, with the minimum temperature dipping to five notches below the season's average at 12 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. "The sky was clear in the mo...
El Niño might upset monsoon this year: Report
- Mar 17, 2019
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) El Nino may make a comeback this year to upset the expectations of a good monsoon, according to the latest report by the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). El Nino is a climate cyc...