For all the effort to reclaim their identity, fishing is no longer a viable means to earn a living. Some have started to sell their catch on WhatsApp or showcase their skills online.
Swapna Liddle's lecture at IIC Delhi kicked off a series of events titled History of Water in Delhi: Politics, Prosperity, Culture and Belief. She said that water served a civilisational feature but was often overlooked.
It highlighted poor maintenance of ITO barrage, which is under Haryana govt & was at centre of Delhi-Haryana blame game during last July's floods. Other 2 barrages are under Delhi & UP.
The panel has also urged the department under Ministry of Jal Shakti to work with agriculture & farmers’ welfare ministry to promote organic farming to mitigate health hazards.
Children return to school wearing masks, Yamuna still covered in toxic foam. Monday’s AQI of 336 was down from Thursday’s level of 509, but still 'hazardous', Swiss group IQAir said.
Central & Delhi govts have formed separate committees to probe July floods while Haryana panel has given its report. Delhi govt also getting a new drainage plan made for the city.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena flags urgent need of advance flood management plan for Yamuna Bazar, other low-lying areas, recommends zero tolerance towards encroachment on floodplains.
The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.
Zuppa & DBZ to collaborate to allow field units to fabricate structural components, assemble mission-ready drones, and deploy them in real time for surveillance, logistics, or tactical operations.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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