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NW India’s Unusual Rainfall and Western Disturbances in Early 2020

<p>The capital of Delhi along with north-western plains of India witnessed heavy showers in the months of February and March 2020. These regions had also witnessed unusually cold months in November-December 2019. The anomaly comes further to light when the overall rainfall figures for the month of March 2020 is seen to be the highest on record. For the country as a whole, cumulative rainfall during this year's pre-monsoon season (up to March 11, 2020) was above long period average (LPA) by 82 pe......

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Beach Surgery: India’s Medical Tourism

India has emerged as a significant global destination for medical tourism, attracting more than two million international patients annually[1]. Offering services ranging from complex cardiac surgeries...

By Professor (Dr.) Kartik Dave and Dr. Sulagna Chattopadhyay

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No Water for the Dead: A Status of India's Rivers

India's rivers, once the cradle of civilization and culture, are today a site of deep ecological distress. While Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) advocates for clean water and sanitation for all...

In conversation with Shri Himanshu Thakkar

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The Inequality Paradox: Jaw Dropping Truth about India’s World Bank “Equality” Rank

This blog emerges from a detailed discussion between Dr Sulagna Chattopadhyay, Editor in Chief, and Dr Srinivas Goli, Associate Professor in Demography at the International Institute for Population Sc...

In conversation with Dr Srinivas Goli

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Normal Rainfall Predicted for Southwest Monsoon 2018

<p>India Meteorological Department (IMD) is issuing the forecast for the southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall (June to September) for the country as a whole in two stages. The first stage forecast is i...

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