Himanshu Nitnaware

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis visited the areas affected by heavy rain at Aurad Shahajani in Nilanga Taluka, Latur, where he interacted with farmers and assessed the damage caused by the heavy rainfall.

Maharashtra’s drought-prone regions experience deluge as extreme rainfall washes away 7 million acres of agricultural land

Himanshu Nitnaware

25 Sep 2025

3 min read

A wildfire in Santa Clarita, California.

Natural Disasters

Smoke emissions from US wildfires resulted in over 40,000 excess deaths between 2011 and 2020: Research

Himanshu Nitnaware

25 Sep 2025

3 min read

Forests in the lower Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats, North East and large parts of Central India were found to be especially non-resilient to precipitation deficits, soil drying and wildfire outbreaks.

Indian forests’ health in decline: IIT paper shows carbon sequestration dropped by up to 12%

Himanshu Nitnaware

25 Sep 2025

4 min read

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