Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Natural Disasters
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Time to disband populist measures (editorial)
SUBOL Mondal, a 55-year-old smalltime farmer, at Dayapur village in the Sunderban forests, West Bengal, is very particular to keep his date with the local banker every month. He is servicing a 15-year loan, at subsidised interest rates, and paying out an equated monthly instalment (EMI) of Rs 900 in the beginning of the month is not a mean job.
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Nurture and renew the natural resources
Mother Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
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500-per-hectare diesel subsidy to drought-hit farmers
FARMERS in drought-hit districts will get diesel subsidy of 500 per hectare, even as the Centre awaits bumper crop production for most key kharif crops including paddy, cotton, pulses, and sugarcane. A good monsoon and prospects of a good kharif and rabi should have a sobering effect on food prices, still in excess of 15%.
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Centre diesel subsidy for farmers
Sept. 17: The Centre today announced a diesel subsidy of up to Rs 500 per hectare to farmers in drought-hit Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand to help them irrigate their fields.
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Indian nuclear plants are safe: scientists
MUMBAI: Stressing that Indian atomic power plants were constantly upgraded to match current levels of safety requirements and were safe, scientists on Monday said that the events in Japan cannot slow down the country's nuclear energy programme in any way.
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Drive against Jaitapur nuclear plant picks steam
Following the nuclear disaster at Japan
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Centre Plans to Fine-Tune Coastline Core Projects
In the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, the Centre is considering fine-tuning its plans of locating key infrastructure projects, such as power plants, along the coast.
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Indian N-Plants Have Safer Design: NSA
No coolant trouble; plants in areas of low seismic activity As radiation leaks in tsunami-hit Japan spawn concerns over the safety of nuclear reactors in India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met with the heads of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to review the design and safety features of atomic power plants in the country. The AEC and AERB
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OK to Jaitapur plant only if its secure
Maha CM Caveat: N-Power Is Inevitable As Natural Resources Are Limited Mumbai: In the backdrop of the nuclear crisis in Japan, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Monday that the state government will not go ahead with the Jaitapur plant unless it is fully secure. But even as Chavan assured naysayers that the government would ensure all safety aspects, he underlined the importance of
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Can India learn from Fukushima?
<p>The unfolding tragedy in Japan is an opportunity to rethink nuclear power, but India has its head in the sand.(Editorial)</p>