Gujarat to begin 45-day digital crop survey covering over 95 lakh plots from Aug 15
Gandhinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Gujarat will begin a 45-day statewide digital crop survey on August 15, covering more than 95 lakh agricultural plots across 18,197 villages as part of the Centre’s AgriStack initiative, the state government said on Monday. The survey for the Kharif-2026 season will cover cultivable areas across all districts of the state […]
MP records 15 pc rainfall deficit, dam storage at 49 pc
Bhopal, Aug 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has received 483 mm rainfall against the normal 571 mm between June 1 and August 10, recording a 15 per cent deficit this monsoon, the state government said on Monday. The figures were shared at a meeting of ministers and senior officials chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at […]
Odisha Guv urges youth to build climate‑resilient future
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday called upon the state’s youth to become leaders in green entrepreneurship and climate resilience, urging them to turn waste into value, promote renewable energy, advance sustainable agriculture and create jobs while protecting the environment. Addressing a gathering at a private university in Khordha, the […]
Arunachal CM urges NE universities to become ‘problem-solving institutions’
Itanagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday urged universities across the Northeast to move beyond conventional degree‑oriented education and evolve into “problem‑solving institutions” capable of addressing the region’s developmental, social, environmental and strategic challenges. Addressing the inaugural session of the two‑day Roundtable of Vice‑Chancellors of Northeast Universities at the Rashtriya […]
Bihar: Bagmati River crosses danger mark, erosion intensifies
Patna, Aug 10 (IANS) Amid continuous rainfall in North Bihar and across the Bagmati River’s catchment areas in Nepal, the river has once again turned turbulent, with its water level rising steadily and crossing the danger mark. At the Dubbaghat gauge station, the Bagmati River’s danger level is 61.28 metres. The river is currently flowing […]
AIIMS Rajkot performs first corneal transplant, saves eye of 65-year-old woman
Rajkot, Aug 10 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot has performed its first corneal transplant surgery, providing emergency treatment to a 65-year-old woman from Kodinar in Gir Somnath district whose severe corneal infection had failed to respond to medical treatment. The successful keratoplasty marks the commencement of specialised corneal transplantation services […]
Maha Varuna Yagam begins at Nagarjuna Sagar with prayers for abundant rains
Nagarjuna Sagar, Aug.10 (RAHNUMA): Long before the morning sun touched the waters of the Krishna, the silence enveloping Nagarjuna Sagar was broken by the solemn chanting of Vedic hymns invoking Lord Varuna, the deity of rains and waters, for his blessings upon Telangana. The Maha Varuna Yagam commenced at Vijay Vihar on the banks of […]
Telangana plans cautious water use: Uttam
Nagarjuna Sagar, Aug.10 (RAHNUMA): Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said the Telangana government was adopting a combination of spiritual, administrative and water-management measures to mitigate the possible impact of El Niño, which could affect rainfall during the remaining months of the monsoon. Speaking on the occasion of the Maha Varuna Yagam […]
Harish urges govt to switch on Kaleshwaram pumps, fill reservoirs
Hyderabad, Aug.10 (RAHNUMA): Former minister and BRS MLA T. Harish Rao has urged the Telangana government to immediately switch on the pumps under the Kaleshwaram project and commence water pumping to fill reservoirs, including Annapurna, Ranganayaka Sagar, Mallanna Sagar, Kondapochamma Sagar and Baswapur, located across various districts. In a letter to Irrigation Minister N. Uttam […]
Cyberabad Police push for time-bound road repairs, better traffic management
Hyderabad, Aug.10 (RAHNUMA): Cyberabad police commissioner M. Ramesh on Monday directed all the stakeholder departments to work in close coordination to tackle traffic congestion, water logging and road infrastructure problems across the Cyberabad Commissionerate. A convergence meeting held at the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate reviewed monsoon preparedness, ongoing road improvement works, free-left developments and traffic management. […]
