More than 80 houses belonging to people who had encroached upon Manipur's forest land were razed to the ground early on Monday by the police in Imphal East district.


Over 80 houses razed in Manipur's forest area


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Jharkhand received less rainfall in the last one month which may affect paddy sowing in the state.


Scanty rainfall in Jharkhand may affect paddy sowing


The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday stayed the felling of trees in Delhi till July 19.


Don't cut trees till July 19, says NGT


Karnataka would protest against the formation of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CRMA) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) by the Central government at their first meeting in New Delhi on Monday, said an official on Sunday.


Karnataka to protest Cauvery Water Management Authority formation


A United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm has launched an official website for a project to tow icebergs from Antarctica to the UAE coasts during the first quarter of 2020 "to leverage them as new sources of water in the region".


UAE to tow Antarctic icebergs for water need


Odisha has received a deficit rainfall of 25.68 per cent in June, an official statement said on Sunday.


Odisha receives 25.6% deficit rainfall in June


Himachal Pradesh's BJP government has launched various schemes to enable the state's farmers to double their income by 2022, an official said on Sunday.


Himachal aims to double income of farmers by 2022


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for developing an integrated tourism-centric ecosystem in Andaman and Nicobar islands and said pursuit of energy self-sufficiency in the islands could be based on solar energy.


Modi for integrated tourism-centric ecosystem in Andamans


The forest department on Saturday said it would take action against those involved in a video, which went viral, showing a tiger being tormented by fishermen in a Sunderbans river.


Fishermen harass tiger in Sunderbans river


In a relief for arid and drought-prone Karnataka, bountiful monsoon rains in catchment areas are filling its reservoirs in the Cauvery, Tungabhadra and Krishna river basins, an official said on Saturday.


Relief for Karnataka as excess rains fill reservoirs


Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was halted on Saturday due to the flood situation in the Valley.


Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway suspended


Timely action by the authorities on Saturday saved south Kashmir's Pampore town from being inundated as the flood situation continued to remain grim in the Kashmir Valley.


J&K gears up to meet any eventuality due to floods


West Bengal has planned to train six lakh youth in the current fiscal under "Utkarsh Bangla", an umbrella scheme for all skill development in the state, a minister said on Friday.


Bengal to train 6 lakh youth under Utkarsh Bangla in 2018-19


The monsoon this year has covered the entire nation, 17 days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.


Monsoon covers entire India, Delhi to receive rainfall till July 3


Incessant rains during the last two days have swollen rivers, streams and other water bodies in the Kashmir Valley while flood was declared in south Kashmir on Friday, an official said. Authorities have suspended the Amarnath Yatra while announcing all the pilgrims were safe.


Flood declared in south Kashmir, Amarnath Yatra suspended


Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday announced allocation of Rs 100 crore towards mitigation of floods here.


Rs 100 cr for Chennai flood mitigation works: Palaniswami


A powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Osaka region has damaged a microscope with the highest resolution in the world, an official said on Friday.


Japan quake damages world's most powerful microscope


Indonesian authorities on Friday closed the airport in the resort island of Bali amid volcanic ash spewed from Mount Agung which erupted a day earlier.


Bali airport forced to close amid volcanic ash


Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have been identified as the two predictable states to be the top hotspots that are likely to experience a decline of more than nine per cent in their living standard by 2050, according to an analytical report by the World Bank.


Chhattisgarh, MP to face decline in living standard: World Bank


The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly, the organization's highest governing body, concluded on Thursday with a commitment to support the partnership of multi stakeholder coalitions, including strengthening private sector partnerships.


Climate talks ends with focus on multi-stakeholder coalitions


The southwest monsoon advanced over almost the entire Himachal Pradesh on Thursday and there are chances of more showers in next four days, the weather bureau here said.

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