IMD data shows pattern of western disturbances over northwest, central India has been unique. But the trend is not specific to May; April too saw more western disturbances than normal.
Such events led to 3,238 deaths, damage to 3.2 million hectares of crops & 2,35,000 houses, & loss of 9,457 livestock. But numbers, particularly for property & crop damage, may be underreported.
While Kashmir is battling unseasonal rain & snow, parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Telangana are reeling under intense, continuous heatwave conditions.
While alignment with the inflation target is gradually occurring, incoming data will provide greater clarity and confidence on the disinflation path, the RBI said.
A paper titled ‘Antarctic Extreme Events’ analyses extreme events in the Antarctic like loss of ice, heatwaves, and loss of marine life as a consequence of global warming.
The World Meteorological Organisation said climate calamities in Asia affected more than 50 million people and caused more than 5,000 deaths last year.
The ‘Amar Pujo, Amar Starbucks’ campaign also created Bhetki Bhaja Sandwich and Sorse Chicken Burger, but Bengalis drew a line when they saw aloo posto being butchered.
The regulator says insurance distribution has become too commission-driven. Its new proposal seeks to make sales more transparent, accountable and aligned with customer needs.
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.
Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.
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