Lucknow: Nearly 40,000–50,000 hectares of productive agricultural land — roughly the size of a mid-sized UP city — is being lost to rapid urbanisation every year, raising concerns over the state’s future foodgrain supply.The agriculture department has flagged the issue in a June 10 govt order, warning that the trend could adversely affect the availability…
Bhubaneswar: Brics nations on Thursday called for coordinated action to embed disaster risk reduction into core development planning, cautioning that climate change, rapid urbanisation and rising transboundary risks are deepening vulnerabilities across Global South.At the second Brics technical meeting of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group in Puri, delegates from Indonesia and Ethiopia to South Africa…
HSVP has been asked to submit a reply within seven days explaining the dumping in Sector 5. Failing this, the board said it would presume the authority has no defence and proceed with action Panchkula: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) over…
