A sinking feeling across Uttarakhand

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on August 20, 2023
The Geological Survey of India says 72% of Uttarakhand – nearly 39,000 sq.km area – is landslideprone. Isro’s ‘Landslide Atlas of India’ also says Uttarakhand had the second highest number of landslides – 11,219 to Mizoram’s 12,385 – between 1988 and 2022. When it comes to districts, Rudraprayag and Tehri in...

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Uttarakhand

State in northern India
A man died in a wildfire near Khai Katti village in Almora. The forest department found Mahendra Singh's charred body. The toll from forest fires in Uttarakhand..
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has moved rapidly towards becoming..
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In a big decision, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed that all VIP darshans to Char Dham Yatra be postponed till May 31. The decision comes..
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SC asked Uttarakhand govt to report on forest fire status, fund allocation, vacancies in foresters and forest guard posts, non-payment of wages to workers,..
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The top court was hearing a plea on raging forest fires in Uttarakhand.
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Mizoram

State in northeastern India
PM Modi, VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, and CM Bhajan Lal Sharma mourn ex-Governor Dr. Kamla Beniwal's death in Rajasthan. Dr. Beniwal, a senior Congress member, served as..
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In a govt school in Mizoram's Aizawl, teachers found eight sets of twins, including fraternal, identical, sororal, boy, and girl twins, studying at Government..
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ISRO

India's national space agency
Isro announced its diligent surveillance and acquisition of data concerning the potent solar storm unleashed by the notably active sunspot region AR13664. This..
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Isro hot tested a liquid rocket engine using additive manufacturing on May 9, achieving significant design advantages. This success may lead to future..
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