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    140 Aid Workers Died in 2021, says OCHA

    According to data from the non-governmental organization Humanitarian Outcomes, more than 140 aid workers were killed in the line of duty last year – the highest number...
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    Maharashtra Doubles Compensation for Farmers Following Excessive Rain

    Currently prevailing ‘National Disaster Response Fund’ norms stipulate a compensation of Rs. 6,800 per hectare for farmers’ land affected by a disaster. The cabinet...
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    Hydropower and South Asia’s Energy Future: Three Key Issues to Ponder Upon

    There are concerns that hydropower projects benefit cities and downstream populations more than the local people who bear the direct social and environmental costs....
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    Disaster Management

    42 out of 56 Koshi Barrage Sluices Opened

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    Dams Have to Prepare Emergency Action Plans, Minister Tells Rajya Sabha

    The minister pointed out that the union government has constituted the national committee on dam safety to discharge functions to prevent dam failure related...
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    Bangladesh Plans to Launch Toll-free SMS Flood Warning

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    Women’s Lives Get Harder in Bundelkhand as Water Scarcity Grows

    Up to 70 per cent of women in parts of the drought-prone region in central India are affected by acute water shortages, according to...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Heatwave in Kashmir Spells Difficult Future for Pastoralists

    This year’s heatwave has left the pastoralist community of Jammu and Kashmir with inadequate fodder and water, and many fear an uncertain future in...
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