2023 disasters in numbers
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
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Renewable energy statistics 2019
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive, reliable data on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. Renewable Energy Statistics 2019 provides data sets on power-generation
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Coal directory of India 2017-18
Coal directory of India provides coal and lignite statistics spreading over eleven sections covering some general economy data, brief history of coal sector in India, present status, reserve, production,
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemical Contamination of Water, 27/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemical Contamination of Water, 27/06/2019. State-wise details of areas affected by Arsenic and other contaminants viz. Salinity, Fluoride, Nitrate, Lead, Cadmium and
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion in Groundwater Level, 27/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion in Groundwater Level, 27/06/2019. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring four times a year in different States. In order to assess
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Disposal of Municipal Waste, 27/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Disposal of Municipal Waste, 27/06/2019. The total Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in the urban areas of the country is 1.45 Lakhs Metric Tonnes per Day (MT/D) of
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rising Malnourishment Among Children, 27/06/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rising Malnourishment Among Children, 27/06/2019, As per the report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 4 conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015-16,
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Groundwater Resources in India, 27/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Groundwater Resources in India, 27/06/2019. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on regional scale through a network
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Crop Insurance Schemes, 25/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Crop Insurance Schemes, 25/06/2019. State-wise details of claim ratio during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Provisional for Kharif 2018 season only as complete data is not
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Healthy states, progressive India: report on the ranks of States and Union Territories
Kerala has emerged as the top ranking state in the second health index launched by NITI Aayog, while Uttar Pradesh is the worst, reported PTI. The health index is a composite measure of States and Union
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Fires, 21/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Fires, 21/06/2019. The details of forest fire incidents that occurred since January 2019 to 16th June,2019, as reported by Forest Survey of India, are as per Annexure–I.