Drought in India

Extreme drought conditions persist in California

The latest data released by the US Drought Monitor (USDM) showed that California remained mired in extreme drought conditions when the most populous state in the US entered its tenth month of the 2022 water year. Jul 3, 2022
RBI

RBI hits hard on Bitcoin, DeFi, crypto trading platforms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slammed unbacked crypto assets (such as Bitcoin), stablecoins and decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto asset trading platforms, underscoring the need for regulatory guardrails to ensure financial stability and consumer and investor protection. Jul 2, 2022
From Toronto to UN HQ in New York to Colombo, the growing global arc of IANS

From Toronto to UN HQ in New York to Colombo, IANS spreads its reach

India's largest bilingual independent newswire, Indo-Asian News Service, launched in 1986 by Gopal Raju, founder-publisher of the New York-based weekly newspaper, 'India Abroad', for a free flow of news between India and North America, renamed India Abroad News Service, has been spreading its reach. Jul 2, 2022