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Pakistan admits USD 30 bn flood loss assessment flawed
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The floods affected 33 million people and more than 1,730 lost their lives. They are particularly impacting the poorest and most vulnerable districts. The situation is still evolving, with flood waters stagnant in many areas, causing water-borne and vector-borne diseases to spread, and more
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State Govts should consider public interest above politics: Supreme Court
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court, while dealing with matters related to taking steps for preventing the flooding of the Ghaggar basin, said that every State Government should consider the public interest above politics and the common man is interested in the solution.
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With the onset of winter in Kashmir, locals return to their favourite food
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With the onset of winter in Kashmir, the manners of flooding have begun to change in the region.
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China lost USD 18 billion in 2021 due to extreme weather: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding back sustainable development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water stress.
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Scheduled weddings cancelled as rainwater floods Chennai temple.
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
There was no respite from waterlogging in the sate capital even on Friday, as brides and grooms lined up outside the temple for wedding ceremonies, drenched, while many more were seen wading through waterlogged streets.
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Drainage system to prevent flooding of IGI airport runways, terminals to g
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is going to start on upgrading and enhancing the drainage system that will prevent incidents like flooding of runways, terminals and surroundings of the premier Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and the adjoining sectors of Dwar
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EU contributes 50 million euros to World Food Programme for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Having struggled through a year of unprecedented economic hardship and environmental disasters like earthquakes and flooding, the people of Afghanistan are less prepared than ever to weather another harsh winter.
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Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
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Flood victims request emergency aid in Afghanistan's Parwan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After not receiving any help and living in tents for over three months now, the flood-affected victims slammed the government for not helping them rebuild their homes and demanded emergency relief.
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Earthquake, flood victims stage protests in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Protests by flood-affected people in Gilgit-Baltistan continue to escalate as they blamed the authorities for not paying heed to disaster-hit families in the region, according to the vernacular media reports.
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Pakistan's economic condition worsens as default on borrowing spikes
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Fast deteriorating CDS is signalling the foreign investors that Islamabad is precariously near default. Rather than taking SOS measures for economic revival, Islamabad is still pinning its hope on assistance from Saudi Arabia and China which have dried up in the recent past.
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COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; IMF lists 3 key priorities for climate mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This year's COp27 summit will be even more crucial in the backdrop of several extreme weather events -- typhoons in Bangladesh, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in Europe, wildfires in North America, dry rivers in China, and droughts in Africa.
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