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Nepal's southern plain go dry mid-monsoon, throws life out of gear worryin
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A severe drought in Nepal's Madhesh province has dried up water sources, affecting farming and daily life. Only 36% of paddy fields are planted. The government is using fire engines to deliver water. Locals face acute water shortages, and pleas for aid from the union government remain unansw
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Amid political instability, UN reports a rapidly spreading drought in Afgh
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
These regions, already vulnerable due to economic challenges, now experience rising agricultural devastation due to prolonged dry conditions. The people in affected regions have reported significant crop losses, and livestock deaths are increasing.
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Maharashtra: 76-year-old farmer ploughs farm manually for 10 years due to
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ambadas Pawar has been a farmer for over 50 years and ploughing manually for the last 10 along with his wife, as he was forced to sell his oxen due to not being able to afford the animal's maintenance. He claimed that until now no one has come to help him and requested that his loan be waive
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Himchal Pradesh: People celebrate Ashadh fair in Rampur to seek relief fro
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ashadh fair is organised to seek relief from extreme heat and drought in the village of Nogli in Himachal Pradesh's Rampur.
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"Night to remember forever": Rajeev Shukla, Mohammed Kaif recall India's T
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On this day last year, Team India ended their 11-year-long trophy drought as a match-winning half-century from Virat Kohli and a brilliant pace choke by Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya helped them beat South Africa by seven runs at Barbados in the T20 WC final to capture
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A Year of Glory: Rohit Sharma expresses gratitude for India's T20 World Cu
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rohit Sharma expressed his gratitude as India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to capture the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title for the second time on June 29 last year.
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"His 42 was more like 70...": Rohit on Pant's knock against Pakistan in T2
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
On June 9 last year, India defeated Pakistan by six runs in a thriller at New York's Nassau County Stadium. The win was India's second in the tournament, which saw Men in Blue end their 11-year-long trophy drought by beating South Africa by seven runs in the title clash at Barbados. India wa
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West Indies star all-rounder Hayley Matthews closes in on top ranking afte
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Matthews scored 147 runs across the three T20I contests at home to lead the West Indies to a drought-breaking 2-1 series triumph and in the process closed in on Beth Mooney for the mantle as the No.1 ranked batter in the shortest format.
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Caribbean all-rounder Hayley Matthews' fifty broke a 12-year drought, with
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Matthews scored a superb half-century to pace the West Indies' run chase as the Caribbean side chased down South Africa's total of 147/6 with nine deliveries remaining.
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Reclaiming Water, Restoring Hope for Kolar: The Art of Living & Ashirv
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], June 20: In the drought-worn landscape of Kolar, Karnataka, a quiet revolution has taken root. Not with slogans or grand announcements; but with stone, soil, science and spirit.
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MoEFCC organizes one-day national workshop on "Strategies for Combating De
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
On the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, organized a one-day national workshop at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education - Arid Forest Research Institute (ICFRE
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Mushfiqur, Shanto end century droughts with gritty tons in Galle
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
After a prolonged wait for Test centuries, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim couldn't have wished for better circumstances to turn things around.
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