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Kenya Floods 2024: Old Kijabe Dam bursts after heavy rains in the Rift Valley; 45 killed so far
2+ hour, 45+ min ago —...East Africa deluged as heavy rains pound Tanzania and Burundi besides... ...Samuel Ndanyi told the Kenyan Nation news outlet that 45 bodies had... ...Besides the deputy vice president, Nakuru County governor Susan Kihika... ...and Kenyan Roads & Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen...
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Amu Darya, Kabul river basins in Afghanistan's northeast & east its major water sources: Study
8+ hour, 5+ min ago —...Known as Oxus in antiquity, the Amu Darya flows into Central Asia... ...The PARB is mainly formed by the Amu Darya — whose headstream is... ...Panj-Amu basin is about 42.7 BCM comprising 16 BCM within Afghanistan... ...“Yields are higher in the Kabul and Panj-Amu Basin compared to other...
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As climate change snuffs life out of hydroelectric sources, Zambia feels need to diversify energy mix...
6+ hour, 23+ min ago —...Zambia is experiencing powercuts as water levels in Lake Kariba,... ...Hartley Walimwipi, energy and climate change expert, noted that climate... ...a 60-megawatt Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Itimpi Solar Plant... ...: With frightening news from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) indicating...
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Amu Darya and Kabul river basins major sources of water for Afghanistan: Study
7+ hour, 54+ min ago —...Known as Oxus in antiquity, the Amu Darya flows into Central Asia... ...The PARB is mainly formed by the Amu Darya — whose headstream is... ...Panj-Amu basin is about 42.7 BCM comprising 16 BCM within Afghanistan... ...“Yields are higher in the Kabul and Panj-Amu Basin compared to other...
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Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action
12+ hour, 27+ min ago —...food crisis in 2023, especially in conflict hotspots notably Palestine (Gaza... ...Strip) and Sudan.... ...Sudan is facing one of the worst food crises in the world, with almost... ...conflict and weather extremes, economic shocks were the third main driver...
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Up in smoke: Bandhwari dumpsite fire underscores need to overhaul waste management practices in Gurugram...
1+ week ago —...The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has a biomining capacity of... ...dumpsite, located in Gurugram, India, has once again found itself... ..., Gurugram’s waste management practices must be completely overhauled... ...A variety of processes at dumpsites like Bandhwari contribute to...
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CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Just transition and Global Plastic Treaty — An inclusive journey towards circularity?...
1+ day ago —...United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report from December... ..., according to The Global Plastics Outlook.... ..., mandated by the United Nations Environment Assembly 5/14 resolution... ...of Waste Pickers (IAWP), it is critical to incorporate...
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Is ban on onion exports lifted? Farmers say new notification political gimmick, past decisions recirculated during polls...
1+ day, 8+ hour ago —...On April 27, 2024, a Press Information Bureau notification stated... ...allowing onion imports has further angered onion farmers in Nashik... ...Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and... ...Bharat Dighole, state president of the Onion Growers’ Association...
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Restrain parking demand for clean air
1+ day ago —...and National Capital Region (NCR) to implement ward-wise parking... ...of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) in 2019.... ...projects in Lajpat Nagar, Kamla Nagar and Krishna Nagar in Delhi... ...principles” as underscored by the CAQM Clean Air Policy, the previous...
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International Hyena Day: We must pave the way for a future where striped hyenas can thrive in Purulia’s wilderness...
1+ day ago —...in collaboration with West Bengal Forest Department (WBFD), embarked... ...Trust of India (WTI) and our conservation partner Debayan Gayen,... ...of Conservation Biology, Durgapur Government College to raise awareness... ...Tapajit Bhattacharya from Durgapur Govrnment College said, “The distribution...