The new design incorporated a “worst-case scenario” — meaning the maximum possible rain in the upstream glacier lake, modelled by the India Meteorological Department, in the South Lhonak region over the next 100 years influencing further downstream modifications. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Fourteen months after a devastating glacier lake outburst flood in … Read more
The Bengal Nagpur Railway had been tasked by the British Indian government with developing rail networks in eastern and central India. In 1900, when its workers were digging in Jharsuguda, now a district in Odisha, they stumbled upon large coal deposits. Nine years later, Jharsuguda’s first coal mine was established and a century later the … Read more
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday (December 23, 2024) urged the Modi government to not do further “injustice” to farmers by pursuing “anti-farmer policies”. On the occasion of former Prime Minister Charan Singh’s birth anniversary, which is celebrated as Kisan Divas, Mr. Kharge hailed farmers as … Read more
A file photo of coffee beans in an estate in Kodagu district (Coorg) of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Coffee planters are a confused lot this year. On the one hand, coffee prices have hit a record high. On the other, vagaries of the weather through 2023 and 2024 have resulted in erratic … Read more