International publications also look at the Assam’s worst floods in six decades, and how US-Iran war is making staple & affordable food more expensive in Asian economies.
China, which harbours ambitions to control the Yarlung Tsangpo, as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet, is moving ahead with its mega hydropower project at Motuo.
A govt-appointed committee says Meghalaya’s University of Science and Technology was built on forest land without proper permission, causing massive flooding in Assam.
New Delhi: The Northeast was battered by devastating floods this year, displacing thousands and claiming dozens of lives. Experts say it's time the government...
Over 70% of the national park is under water & 70 animals have died in the floods that have forced people & animals into relief camps. Brahmaputra still flowing above danger level.
Floodwaters of the rain-swollen Brahmaputra & its tributaries have affected over 11 lakh people in 28 districts, inundating roads, villages, embankments & farmlands.
Over 535,000 people across 13 districts have been affected by floods in Assam over last 5 days. All Assam Students' Union (AASU) urges govt to focus on rescue & relief rather than polls.
Floods in aftermath of cyclone Remal have affected nearly 3.5 lakh people in 11 districts in Assam & more rainfall is predicted in state till 4 June. River water level recedes in Imphal.
India’s crude import volumes remained largely unchanged in April-July, but higher oil prices sharply increased the import bill, with renewed US-Iran tensions raising the risk of another rise in costs.
ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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