Shimla, March 12 Flood protection measures should be carried out using scientific and effective methods, and the work must be completed before July to ensure permanent safety arrangements, said Abhishek Jain, Secretary for Jal Shakti, Finance, Planning, Economics and Statistics.Jain visited...
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New Delhi, March 11 District-level early warning systems for floods and cyclones are operational across vulnerable districts of India, enabling timely alerts and improved disaster preparedness, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Singh stated...
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New Delhi, March 10 Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil launched several digital initiatives aimed at strengthening dam safety governance on Tuesday, including an AI-enabled platform and a visualization tool for dam break analysis.During the inauguration of the new office of the National Dam...
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Bhopal, February 28 Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav chaired the 89th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife and the Central Zoo Authority (NZA) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday.The committee considered proposals...
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New Delhi, February 26 Describing glacial lake outburst events in the Himalayan region as "very serious," international environmental expert Pema Gyamtsho said that urgent action is needed to monitor risks and strengthen disaster preparedness.Speaking on the impacts of climate change in the...
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New Delhi, February 19 The Centre reviewed the implementation of key water resource schemes in nine states at a high-level meeting chaired by Water Resources Secretary V L Kantha Rao, with emphasis on strengthening coordination and expediting pending projects.The regional conference of state...
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New Delhi, February 16 Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have combined traditional models used to predict streamflow in India's rivers with artificial intelligence, finding that the new approach significantly improved prediction accuracy in 208 of the 220 rivers...
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