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Gujarat  Ahmedabad 

Monsoon Bounty: Gujarat Dams Overflow, Boosting Hydro Power Output

Monsoon Bounty: Gujarat Dams Overflow, Boosting Hydro Power Output The abundant monsoon rains have filled the dams across Gujarat to capacity, triggering a record surge in hydroelectric power generation this season. Notably, major dams such as Ukai, Kadana, and Sardar Sarovar have collectively produced 1067.3 million units (MU) of...
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India 

Amit Shah assesses flood preparedness

Amit Shah assesses flood preparedness New Delhi, 23 June (HS): On Sunday, Home Minister Amit Shah evaluated the country's preparations to deal with floods that occur during the monsoon season. Every year, significant sections of Bihar, Assam, and other eastern states are swamped as the...
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Surat 

Surat Receives Much-Needed Rainfall

Surat Receives Much-Needed Rainfall Surat city dwellers, who were battling the scorching heat, got relief from rain on Sunday. The rain that started on Saturday evening continued into Sunday, with heavy showers in the afternoon significantly cooling the city. Farmers had been upset with...
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Ahmedabad 

Ahmedabad : Navratri Garba Likely to Be Disrupted by Rain, Says Met Department

Ahmedabad : Navratri Garba Likely to Be Disrupted by Rain, Says Met Department Ahmedabad, October 12: The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of rain in Ahmedabad on the first and second days of Navratri, October 15 and 16, respectively. This may disrupt the Garba events that are held during the nine-day festival....
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Regional 

Rajasthan recorded least rainfall in August in last 85 years, says MeT

Rajasthan recorded least rainfall in August in last 85 years, says MeT Jaipur, Sept 1 (IANS) MeT officials have said that Rajasthan has received the least rainfall in the month of August for the first time in the last 85 years. It said that in August, Rajasthan witnessed 80 per cent less...
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Business 

Poor monsoon becoming major worry for Indian markets

Poor monsoon becoming major worry for Indian markets New Delhi, August 31 (IANS) The poor monsoon is becoming a major worry and unless the rains revive soon, the economy and markets will come under a cloud, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. The declining...
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India 

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in several regions till July 27

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in several regions till July 27 New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Isolated extremely heavy rainfall activity is likely over Konkan, the Ghat areas of central Maharashtra, and Gujarat, while there will be an increase in rainfall in northwest India from July 25, the India Meteorological Department...
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Regional 

Punjab Floods: United Sikhs Emergency Response Teams rescue people in flood-affected area

Punjab Floods: United Sikhs Emergency Response Teams rescue people in flood-affected area Chandigarh (India), July 13:    United Sikhs have swiftly mobilized their Emergency Response Teams to provide assistance to the flood-affected communities in Mohali, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Ludhiana and other affected areas. With the submergence of several regions in Panjab, the teamsSpeaking...
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India 

Evacuation of 300 tourists from high-altitude Chandertal toughest challenge: Himachal CM

Evacuation of 300 tourists from high-altitude Chandertal toughest challenge: Himachal CM Manali, July 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday said the evacuation of nearly 300 tourists, who have been stranded for the past four days in the Chandertal lake in Lahaul-Spiti district, was "the toughest challenge". “In...
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India 

Kejriwal calls emergency meeting after Yamuna water level breaks 1978 record

Kejriwal calls emergency meeting after Yamuna water level breaks 1978 record New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday called for an emergency meeting soon after the water level of the Yamuna reached 207.54 meters, more than two metres above the danger mark, breaking a previous record...
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Regional 

After 29 yrs, Patiala Maharani performs age-old rituals to 'calm down' swollen river

After 29 yrs, Patiala Maharani performs age-old rituals to 'calm down' swollen river Patiala, July 11 (IANS) As flood situation worsens in Punjab, former External Affairs Minister and Member of Parliament, Preneet Kaur, on Tuesday opted the age-old tradition after a gap of 29 years by presenting 'nath' (nose pin) and 'chura' (bridal...
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India 

Mega-floods: Why north India is getting that ‘sinking feeling’ this year

Mega-floods: Why north India is getting that ‘sinking feeling’ this year Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) This week, several north Indian states have been clobbered by unusually heavy rainfall, flash floods and devastation, destroying homes and infrastructure and claiming over 50 lives so far. Climatologists attribute this to the twin effects of...
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