Financial Times points out that a ‘crunch’ in rare-earth materials due to China reducing exports could adversely impact India’s car manufacturing industry.
While swerving to avoid a child on the highway in my BMW 3-series, I landed in a flooded ditch. The car looked fine from the outside, but BMW India later declared it a total loss.
Chennai's geography, flawed urban design & adverse climate have made flooding a routine issue, despite construction of kilometres of stormwater drains & concerted efforts by govt.
Also known as the retreating monsoon, Northeast Monsoon typically begins in October. It brings cold and dry winds from Himalayas towards warmer Indian Ocean & Deccan Peninsula.
Rainfall map of India from 1 June to 29 August is largely blue & green—a sign of either excess or normal rainfall. ThePrint looks at rainfall data and analyses the overall impact.
The people of Harappan city Dholavira understood the local hydrology and monsoon patterns, using this knowledge to make their city thrive despite heavy rainfall.
IMD says 'atmosphere moving towards La Nina conditions, which is good,' adding that 'intensity of rain will get better and July is likely to end in a surplus'.
With forecast of 106% LPA rainfall, IMD announces favourable conditions for monsoon's advance. Climate models indicate warmer El Niño conditions likely to end by August-September.
Below-average rains in 2023 depleted reservoir levels and hit food production. The government responded by imposing curbs on exports of sugar, rice, onions, and wheat.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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