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After U'khand glacier burst, plantation drive conducted in J-K's Udhampur
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 15 (ANI): Drawing lessons from the recent Uttarakhand glacier burst incident, a plantation drive was conducted at Prowa Jagir watershed area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur by the Integrated Water Management Programme (IWMP) to encourage plantat
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Project to combat sea erosion to be implemented with KIIFB's assistance, s
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 20 (ANI): The project to combat sea erosion will be implemented with the help of the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure fund board (KIIFB), informed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday.
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Rijiju flags off rafting expedition to study Brahmaputra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI): Aiming at data collection and sampling exercise on river water quality, river sediment, riverbank erosion and fish habitat, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju flagged off "Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan", a
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Study finds stellar flares can lead to the diminishment of a planet's habi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 9 (ANI): In new study researchers, led by Research Scientist Dimitra Atri of the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), identified which stars were most likely to host habitable exoplanets based on the calculated erosion rates of the planetary atmosphere
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PBT margins of India Inc contract to multi-year lows of 3.6 per cent in Q1
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 5 (ANI): Financial results of 489 companies in the Indian corporate sector (excluding financial sector entities) show aggregate revenues contracting by 31.1 per cent on a year-on-year basis in Q1 FY21, according to investment information firm ICRA.
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Climate change, land use can increase soil erosion by water: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI): Soil loss due to water runoff is more likely to increase around the world over the next 50 years due to climate change and intensive land cultivation, according to new research.
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US sanctions Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, 10 others for erosion o
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 07 (ANI): The United States on Friday designated 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials including Chief Executive Carrie Lam responsible for the erosion of autonomy of the Asian financial hub.
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Assam CM inspects erosion caused by Kundil river on NH 37
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], July 31 (ANI): After inspecting erosion caused by the Kundli river on the National Highway (NH) 37 in Assam's Sadiya on Friday, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that his government has been "successful" in temporarily protecting the bridge over the river.
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Assam CM visits flood and erosion-hit areas; distributes relief material
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], July 29 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited and flood and erosion hit areas in the State. He visited the Jiadhal river site, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, where floods have caused huge damage.
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Facing nature's fury, Kerala student writes to President Kovind for help
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 27 (ANI): Caught between COVID-19 and sea erosion, Edgar Sebastian, a Class 10 student hailing from Chellanam, a coastal village in Kochi wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind urging help for his village and family.
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Banks NPAs set to rise, must raise capital to build resilience: RBI Govern
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday that the central bank asked public and private sector banks to chalk out plans and keep adequate capital ready to deal with shocks that may come due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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PPOP could fall 15 pc for private banks in FY21: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): The pre-provisioning operating profit (PPOP) of top five private sector banks by advances size can decline by 15 per cent year-on-year in the current financial year as compared to 4.9 per cent in FY20, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on F
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