The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with seven deaths reported in the last 24 hours, even as the number of affected people decreased marginally to 12 lakh in 24 districts, an official bulletin said on Friday. The Brahmaputra and three other major rivers are flowing above the danger level in different parts of the state, it said. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the overall situation was improving with waters receding in most parts. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said 12,33,236 people in 75…
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A new ‘sunrise’ in the North East
[ad_1] by Kumar V Pratap India’s Northeast region (a collection of eight states that account for 3.8 percent of the Indian population and 8% of its territory) is critical for the country to achieve Paris Agreement obligations as well as COP 26 Glasgow commitments (India 2070, will be carbon neutral by 50% of electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels and a reduction in 1 billion tonnes of cumulative carbon emissions from business as usual by 2030). Not many of us would be aware that with just 8% of the area, the…
Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital Kyiv for the first time in weeks as war erupts in the east
[ad_1] Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles early Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a retaliatory strike on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Svyarodonetsk. After the attack on two outlying districts of Kyiv, thick smoke could be seen from several miles away. Ukraine said the strike affected rail car repair work; Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent to Ukraine by Eastern European countries. At least one person was hospitalized, although there were…