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Many parts of southern India likely to witness heavy rainfall

A fresh low pressure in the Bay of Bengal will bring rains to south whereas cold weather will prevail in north

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No land, no money

An Act meant to financially help tenant farmers of suicide-prone Andhra has failed them

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Fancy wall for Sundarbans

Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, …

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Shudder islands

Harsh environment, government apathy are literally driving Sundarbans inhabitants mad

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Future shock

As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-…

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New gold rush

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@110 km/hr

Planners are yet to recognize the Sunderbans is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea level and intense cyclones. Despite the early warning, …

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Cockpit

In early December 2007, the country prided itself on providing the world with a road map to check the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus …

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The hockey-stick curve

The problem of and solutions to climate change. The imperatives of transition on the eve of the Bali meet

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Short circuit

On the face of it, the ambitious Sethusamudram project to bridge the east coast with the west coast of the country seems a great idea. The …

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Still life in waves

The visual media is into the business of producing images. Sometimes, just sometimes, they become iconic. For disasters there is a …

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The finishing touch

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