Bhubaneswar: Odisha is one of the most cyclone-prone states in India. In little over the last two decades, Odisha has been ravaged by cyclones. Among them are the Super Cyclone (1999), Phailin (2013), Titli (2018) and then came extreme ‘Severe Cyclone Fani’ (2019). Cyclone stats...
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Read moreKolkata: IIT-Kharagpur said Thursday that 44,000 micro solar domes will be provided to poor households in rural areas of 10 states under a project to provide clean energy at an affordable price. Poor families are often unable to afford the grid-connected electricity while others may...
Read moreNew Delhi: As many as 64 people had died and over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area affected due to cyclone Fani in Odisha, the Home Ministry said Tuesday. Cyclone Fani affected three states — Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. In Odisha, 64 lives were...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Hockey India Thursday said it will donate all the profits from sale of match tickets of the upcoming FIH Men's Series Finals to the Odisha government in a bid to help the state recover from the damage caused by Cylcone Fani. The money collected...
Read moreChhatrapur: The district administration Tuesday prepared the final report detailing losses suffered in Ganjam district due to the severe cyclonic storm Fani. Even as there have been no reports of any casualty due to the natural disaster, the district witnessed the worst tragedy in the...
Read moreBHUBANESWAR: The cyclone Fani has devastated Bhubaneswar in an unimaginable way with around 1 million trees damaged. The uprooted trunks and bare branches are testimony to the intensity of the storm that barrelled through the state. To commemorate the day (May 3) and discuss the...
Read moreNew Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had sent nearly 65 lakh messages to the people in eastern and southern India to give them updates about ‘Cyclone Fani’ that hit the Odisha coast earlier this month, a report said. According to the report, which has...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Odisha government has sought donations from foreign nationals and NRIs to rebuild the state in the aftermath of cyclone Fani, saying their contribution will ‘heal many lives’. Cyclone Fani had ravaged the coastal districts of the state May 3, resulting in an estimated loss...
Read moreKendrapara: Prawn farmers in this district are a worried lot as cyclonic storm Fani has damaged their cultivations over 10,000 hectares, a report said. The damage to prawn gheries has affected the livelihood of over 20,000 people including small and marginal farmers. The damage has...
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With sectors of the economy opening up after nearly a three-month shutdown, the overall mood across the nation remains gloomy....
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What is the role of the state in the time of an epidemic? A natural disaster has prevented large parts of...
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Indian Railways is rightly under fire for messing up the return journey of fleeing migrants from the metros to their...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the latest monetary measure slashed the repo rate by 40 basis points. This...
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