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Pakistan: People in Gilgit-Baltistan protest in streets, demand wheat flou
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This comes as Pakistan faces an economic crisis. Citizens hit by floods and the country's food crisis have long remained silent witnesses to the failure of leadership at all levels.
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Aquatic organisms respond to flooding, drought disturbance in different wa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Populations of various species of aquatic insects and other invertebrates respond to flooding and waterway drying due to drought in different ways that can be anticipated, according to a new Penn State-led study that employed a novel method to assess the stability of stream ecosystems.
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MP: CM Chouhan asks Nath whether he gave single rupee to farmers under ins
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday asked former CM and PCC Chief Kamal Nath that when crops were damaged during your tenure due to excessive rains, floods, cold, etc, did he give even a single penny under crop insurance scheme?
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New Zealand PM visits flood-hit Auckland, clean-up begins
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visited Auckland following the catastrophic floods that affected much of the region, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported.
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3 killed, 1 missing as torrential rains cause flooding in New Zealand
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The loss of life underscores just the sheer scale of this weather event and how quickly it turned tragic," Hipkins said in a press briefing post his meeting with emergency services. Hipkins also surveyed the damage in Auckland.
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USD 10 billion payouts: Will Pakistan be able to redeem itself or default
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The burning question is - given the generous donation of the international community, will Pakistan be able to redeem itself or default again and remain a global joke?
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Only 3 per cent of World Bank's USD 100 million funding used to flood-proo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Less than three per cent of the World Bank's budget, which it gave as loans to the local Sindh government, has been spent, after three years.
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UAE rolls over USD 2 billion loans to Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It is pertinent to mention here that the UAE President had agreed to roll over the existing loan of USD 2 billion and provide a USD 1 billion additional loan.
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Pakistan on path of 'bankruptcy', fooling countries for funds: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan is going on the path of 'bankruptcy' and has resumed its five decades-old practice of pleading for funds from other countries and fleecing the world's kindness, writes Sakariya Kareem in Asian Lite.
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Project JalTara Promises An Eye-opening Resolution to Water Crisis - An Ar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Groundwater levels are in a critical state globally. India is the largest user of groundwater in the world - accounting for over 25 per cent of global extraction, with 256 Districts across India having critical/ over-exploited gr
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Pakistan's Kandia tehsil residents living without electricity
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
There were around 50 MHPs in Kandia tehsil but all of them were swept away in floods, locals said, adding that they had restored some of the stations on a self-support basis.
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Pak PM kicks off three-day nationwide anti-polio drive
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistani premier stated that floods in the summer season had disrupted the national drive, but despite all those difficulties, the polio workers carried out their responsibility with commitment.
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