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9 districts of Assam affected by incessant rainfall
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 29 (ANI): Incessant rainfall in Assam and the rising water level of rivers have affected nine districts -- Dhemaji, Nagaon, Hojai, Darrang, Nalbari, Goalpara, West Karbi Anglong, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia so far, as per the state disaster management authority.
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COVID-19 lockdown: 225 'Asthi Kalash' kept at Bhopal crematorium await imm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus induced lockdown, around 225 "Asthi-Kalash" have been stacked at a crematorium here, as people are waiting for a long time to immerse the ashes of their departed loved ones into the Narmada and other rivers.
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Yediyurappa requests Maharashtra govt to release 6 TMC water in view of dr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 3 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa requested his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray to release six TMC water from his state's reservoirs to rivers in Karnataka to meet acute drinking water shortage in North Karnataka.
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Tokyo provides fantastic river trip for tourists
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo, [Japan] May 1 (ANI): Tokyo had over a hundred rivers and canals used to move and reach the capital, but because of the development of train and highway transport network, the use of boats and ferries has declined.
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Delegation of TN ministers call on AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): A delegation of ministers from Tamil Nadu met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office on Wednesday.
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Centre looking for funding for its Rs 60,000 cr river-linking project, say
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Karaikal (Puducherry) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Centre is looking for funding for its Rs 60,000 crore project to link Godavari and Cauvery rivers which will save about 1,200 tmc ft of water from Godavari that otherwise drains into the sea, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Friday. Read More
People continue to flock to Prayagraj to watch Siberian birds
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Migratory Siberian birds who fly thousands of kilometres to Prayagraj - site of holy pilgrimage for Hindus - due to the confluence of the three rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, are now slowly heading back to their home country.
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Study finds far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): According to a breakthrough study, scientists using robotic kayaks have discovered that the Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end in the ocean, maybe melting underwater much faster than previously thought.
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All-party meet convened by Amarinder Singh passes resolution on Punjab's w
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] Jan 23 (ANI): An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday demanded reassessment of the state's water availability and unanimously resolved that the Central government should ensure that Punjab river water will not be transfer
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World Bank, Centre sign $88 mn loan agreement for Assam inland water trans
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): The central government, Assam government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement of USD 88 million here on Thursday to help modernise Assam's passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers including Brahmaputra.
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India-Bangladesh JRC meeting on common rivers postponed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 18 (ANI): The Bangladesh and India Joint River Commission's (JRC) meeting, which was scheduled for today for updating data on six common rivers, has been postponed.
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NGT directs Punjab Chief Secretary to take steps to check pollution in Sat
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 17 (ANI): National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed Chief Secretary of Punjab Karan Avtar Singh to take remedial steps to check the increasing level of pollution in Satluj and Beas rivers.
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