The state has suffered a loss amounting to Rs.309 crores due to cloud burst, flash floods and heavy rains during the monsoon this year. The loss includes damage to roads, bridges, buildings, drinking

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If you thought of electromagnetism as something that only served to light up your home and run a thousand gadgets, think again. Our reality, be it natural, artificial or virtual, is completely electromagnetised. This reality is the theme of Electronetwork

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The Himachal Pradesh government has permitted the Shimla Municipal Corporation to hike water charges in the municipal limits and its adjoining areas. According to notification issued recently, the

The Central Government has finally agreed to survey the severe drought in Maharashtra. An eight-member team will visit the drought-affetced regions of the State from November 11 to

• Anyone with a personal computer can now take part in an online experiment (Climateprediction.net) to generate a probable forecast of the climate of the 21st century. A collaborative effort of

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