Keralam to double compensation for wildlife attack deaths, crop loss
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·13d ago
The Keralam government has decided to double the compensation for loss of life and crop damage caused by wildlife attacks, Forest and Wildlife Minister Shibu Baby John has said.
Pay, rosters and future jobs at heart of WA's latest coal strike
ABC News Australiaby Neve Brissenden and Georgia Loney·13d ago
In short: Workers at one of WA's two remaining coal mines have walked off the job, citing concerns over pay and their future employment prospects.
Loss of rainfall impacts maize, ragi crops in Shivamogga
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·13d ago
A weak monsoon and a sharp rainfall deficit have left farmers in Shivamogga, which is known for heavy rainfall, deeply worried this year. Growers of maize and ragi are the worst-affected.
Spain grows fruit and vegetables for Europe — but it's running out of water
DW Englishby Kiyo Dörrer; Josh Axelrod·13d ago
Donana National Park in southwestern Spain — one of Europe's most important wetlands, home to millions of migratory birds and threatened species like the Iberian lynx — is running dry.
Karnataka seeks central intervention as drought, water projects
The Siasat Dailyby News Desk·13d ago
New Delhi: Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has sought the Centre’s intervention on drought relief, irrigation projects and Bengaluru’s infrastructure requirements during meetings with Union ministers...
Harris wants to cut home heating oil and gas prices but says one budget can only do so much
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APPCB moves to shut two Nellore prawn processing units for releasing untreated wastewater
The Hinduby N S Chowdary·13d ago
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has begun action to close two prawn processing units in SPSR Nellore district after its inspectors found them releasing untreated wastewater into...
Cross-border waste dumping: NGT finds gaps in Keralam pollution control board’s report on treatment of biomedical waste
The Hinduby G Krishnakumar·13d ago
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has picked holes in the report by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), which claimed that there are adequate treatment facilities for processing the...
If you fire missiles at me, I’ll cut off your water supply: The cyberattacks attributed to Iran that showed the US is vulnerable
El País Englishby Manu González Pascual·13d ago
Water service failed in at least 300,000 Atlanta households on July 27. Taps ran, but only a trickle came out.
From mangroves to Pokkali fields, CMFRI backwater cruise offers close look at fragile ecology of Vembanad
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·13d ago
KOCHI: From century-old mangroves and Pokkali paddy fields to island-based livelihoods, a backwater cruise organised by the ICAR- ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) to...
36-hour water shutdown for Durban: More areas face supply cuts this week
The South Africanby Sundeeka Mungroo·13d ago
36-hour water shutdown for Durban: More areas face supply cuts this week A major water maintenance shutdown could affect parts of Durban’s Inner West, Outer West, North and South regions this week.
Are great white sharks finally coming back to South Africa's waters? [video]
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·13d ago
Are great white sharks finally coming back to South Africa’s waters? [video] For years, one of South Africa’s most iconic marine encounters all but vanished.
Why is diesel so expensive and could it hit £3 a litre in near future?
Mail Onlineby Freda Lewis-Stempel·13d ago
Diesel has hit a record high, with it currently sitting just shy of £2 a litre, leaving markets worried and motorists struggling to afford to fill up their vehicles.
Why can you smell rain before it arrives?
The South Africanby Shyleen Choruma·13d ago
Why can you smell rain before it arrives? That familiar earthy smell of rain has a name, and science explains exactly where it comes from and why we can smell it.
Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war
Al Jazeeraby AJLabs·13d ago
Newly updated Google Maps satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip nearly three years into Israel’s genocidal war.
12 top gardens to visit for autumn colour
The Independentby Hannah Stephenson·13d ago
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Mapped: Where temperatures could hit 27C today in surge of warm weather across UK
The Independentby Holly Evans·13d ago
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Lives will be lost unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says
BBC Newsby Adrian Goldberg; Fergus Hewison·13d ago
- Published Lives "will be lost" unless more is done to combat the increasing risk of wildfires, the chairwoman of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said after a record number of blazes...
Weather Report: Severe thunderstorms hit six provinces today
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·13d ago
Weather Report: Severe thunderstorms hit six provinces today Tuesday brings a wet, stormy start to the day across much of the interior, with thunderstorm warnings stretching from the North West to...
Johannesburg and Medellín: what South Africa can learn from Colombia about fixing a broken city
The Conversation Africaby Ivor Chipkin, Associate lecturer, University of Pretoria·13d ago
The city of Johannesburg – South Africa’s largest – is increasingly unable to perform even its most basic functions, such as providing clean water and electricity and maintaining its roads and the...
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