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About 1500 houses, crops on 75 hectare area damaged;18 injured &10L impacted by Cyclone Yaas in J’khand
”Initial assessment of the damage suggests collapse of 76 houses while partial damage was caused to 1,432 houses due to incessant rains in the state besides crop destruction on 75 hectares of land,” State Disaster Management Secretary Amitabh Kaushal told PTI.
7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families
After battering Odisha and West Bengal Wednesday, severe cyclonic storm Yaas impacted Jharkhand and Bihar since May 26 midnight
Harrowing tale of lapses in India sea disaster in ONGC’s barge collapse
State-run ONGC, the country’s biggest explorer, and its billionaire-owned offshore engineering contractor are under growing pressure to explain their roles in one of the world’s worst offshore oilfield disasters in recent memory.
Interviews with survivors, rescue officials and executives from ONGC suggest that a serious misreading of the weather, as well as human error and safety lapses led to the tragedy.
Amid dispute, Suez Canal blames ship’s grounding on speed, rudder
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) sought compensation of $916 million for the blockage in court but later reduced its request to $550 million, including a $200 million deposit to secure the ship’s release.
It says the owner has offered $150 million in compensation. Shoei Kisen has not commented on the negotiation.
India reports 2,11,298 COVID-19 cases, 3,847 deaths
The 3,847 new fatalities include 992 from Maharashtra, 530 from Karnataka, 475 from Tamil Nadu, 193 from Uttar Pradesh, 185 from Punjab, 153 from West Bengal, 151 from Kerala, 130 from Delhi, 107 from Rajasthan and 106 from Haryana.
First phase of study of herbal Covid cure in Andhra completed
The Andhra Pradesh government had decided to rope in Central agencies to evaluate the ayurvedic remedy for Covid that a local practitioner claimed to have developed.
The medication prepared by Anandiah has been attracting people from the surrounding areas over the last few days. However, distribution of medicine was halted after the Lok Ayukta stepped in following reports that Covid norms were being violated.
Home loan tenure of up to 10 years most preferred: Survey
The sample size of the survey is 500, it said.”The period of up to 10 years is the most preferred duration of home buyers with 26 per cent of the respondents giving the nod for it. It was followed by 10-15 years (25 per cent) and 15-20 years (23 per cent) as the next most preferred tenures for home loans,” Magicbricks said in a statement.
Australian court says mine approvals must consider climate harm
“We understand it is the first time a court of law, anywhere in the world, has ordered a government to specifically protect young people from the catastrophic harms of climate change,” she said.
World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
“These are more than just statistics”, said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. “Increasing temperatures mean more melting ice, higher sea levels, more heatwaves and other extreme weather, and greater impacts on food security, health, the environment and sustainable development,” he said.
Digitalisation needed for smooth international air travel restart: IATA
“Without an automated solution for COVID-19 checks, we can see the potential for significant airport disruptions on the horizon. Already, average passenger processing and waiting times have doubled from what they were pre-crisis during peak time — reaching an unacceptable three hours,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General. “And that is with many airports deploying pre-crisis level staffing for a small fraction of pre-crisis volumes. Nobody will tolerate waiting hours at check-in or for border formalities,” he said.