By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown for on Tuesday, warning that “many families will be destroyed forever” if the country didn’t get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks.Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of 21 days, and would apply to all of India’s 36 states and territories.“You have seen the worldwide situations arising from the coronavirus pandemic in the news. You have also seen how the most powerful nations have become helpless in the face...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown for on Tuesday, warning that “many families will be destroyed forever” if the country didn’t get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks.Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of 21 days, and would apply to all of India’s 36 states and territories.“You have seen the worldwide situations arising from the coronavirus pandemic in the news. You have also seen how the most powerful nations have become helpless in the face...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Swati Gupta, Taylor Ward, Emma Reynolds and Esha Mitra, CNN(CNN) More than 100 people have been killed during in two Indian states in two days, according to authorities.In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 24 people died due to lightning in the past 24 hours, according to senior Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority official Aditi Umrao.In the neighboring state of Bihar, at least 83 people were killed in lightning strikes on Thursday, according to the state government.See moreIn total, at least 107 people have died from...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Swati Gupta, Taylor Ward, Emma Reynolds and Esha Mitra, CNN(CNN) More than 100 people have been killed during in two Indian states in two days, according to authorities.In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 24 people died due to lightning in the past 24 hours, according to senior Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority official Aditi Umrao.In the neighboring state of Bihar, at least 83 people were killed in lightning strikes on Thursday, according to the state government.See moreIn total, at least 107 people have died from...WW…

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By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — India reported 346,786 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday – the third day in a row the country has set a world record for infections during , according to government and scientific tallies.The related death toll for the previous 24 hours hit 2,624 – also a daily record for India – for 189,544 total fatalities.The sky-rocketing Covid-19 infections are devastating India’s communities and hospitals. Everything is in – intensive care unit beds, medicine, oxygen and ventilators. Bodies are piling up in morgues and crematoriums.Twenty critically ill...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — India reported 346,786 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday – the third day in a row the country has set a world record for infections during , according to government and scientific tallies.The related death toll for the previous 24 hours hit 2,624 – also a daily record for India – for 189,544 total fatalities.The sky-rocketing Covid-19 infections are devastating India’s communities and hospitals. Everything is in – intensive care unit beds, medicine, oxygen and ventilators. Bodies are piling up in morgues and crematoriums.Twenty critically ill...WW…

By andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed and 31 injured on Sunday during a four-hour gun battle with Maoist insurgents, officials said.Security forces in the central state of Chhattisgarh were conducting an operation against the left-wing insurgent group, in the state’s Bastar Division, when one of the teams came under attack from the insurgents, chief of Chhattisgarh police DM Awasthi said on Sunday.They were carrying out a mission to set up camp in an area “considered the stronghold” of Maoist insurgents, which “agitated them,”...…By andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed and 31 injured on Sunday during a four-hour gun battle with Maoist insurgents, officials said.Security forces in the central state of Chhattisgarh were conducting an operation against the left-wing insurgent group, in the state’s Bastar Division, when one of the teams came under attack from the insurgents, chief of Chhattisgarh police DM Awasthi said on Sunday.They were carrying out a mission to set up camp in an area “considered the stronghold” of Maoist insurgents, which “agitated them,”...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study.India is one of the world’s biggest crop producers and more than half of its 1.3 billion people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. But the groundwater that makes up has been steadily depleting for years.The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that overuse of groundwater could cause winter harvests in some regions of...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study.India is one of the world’s biggest crop producers and more than half of its 1.3 billion people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. But the groundwater that makes up has been steadily depleting for years.The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that overuse of groundwater could cause winter harvests in some regions of...WW…

(CNN)Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study.India is one of the world's biggest crop producers and more than half of its 1.3 billion people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. But the groundwater that makes up has been steadily depleting for years.The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that overuse of groundwater could cause winter harvests in some regions of the country to fall up to two thirds by 2025.A...…(CNN)Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study.India is one of the world's biggest crop producers and more than half of its 1.3 billion people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. But the groundwater that makes up has been steadily depleting for years.The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that overuse of groundwater could cause winter harvests in some regions of the country to fall up to two thirds by 2025.A...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Supporters of a young climate activist arrested in India over a farmers’ protest “toolkit,” later shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, have called for her release.Delhi police confirmed the arrest of Disha Ravi, who is in her early 20s, in a tweet on Sunday that accused her of being a “key conspirator in (the) document’s formulation & dissemination.”The , unsigned and publicly available on an encrypted sharing site, provides a list of ways supporters can help the ongoing protests.“The main aim of the toolkit was to create...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Supporters of a young climate activist arrested in India over a farmers’ protest “toolkit,” later shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, have called for her release.Delhi police confirmed the arrest of Disha Ravi, who is in her early 20s, in a tweet on Sunday that accused her of being a “key conspirator in (the) document’s formulation & dissemination.”The , unsigned and publicly available on an encrypted sharing site, provides a list of ways supporters can help the ongoing protests.“The main aim of the toolkit was to create...WW…

(CNN)At least 171 people are missing and 26 have died in northern India after part of a sending a devastating avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing though a dam.Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris. Most of the missing are workers from two hydroelectric projects in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, which were hit by the avalanche.Footage from Sunday's disaster shows a fast-moving wall of water and rocks barreling down a narrow gorge and smashing through a dam at the smaller hydroelectric project before surging...…(CNN)At least 171 people are missing and 26 have died in northern India after part of a sending a devastating avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing though a dam.Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris. Most of the missing are workers from two hydroelectric projects in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, which were hit by the avalanche.Footage from Sunday's disaster shows a fast-moving wall of water and rocks barreling down a narrow gorge and smashing through a dam at the smaller hydroelectric project before surging...WW…

Hong Kong / New Delhi (CNN Business) wants India to play a key role in its ambitions to conquer streaming video. But the company now faces a political backlash over one of its new original shows. Authorities are looking into claims that Amazon's new Prime Video series "Tandav" includes religiously insensitive content. Several Indian politicians say they have complained to the police or regulators about the company and the show's creators.The title is a political drama that has been likened to the hit series "House of Cards." It was on Amazon's streaming service and boasts some of...…Hong Kong / New Delhi (CNN Business) wants India to play a key role in its ambitions to conquer streaming video. But the company now faces a political backlash over one of its new original shows. Authorities are looking into claims that Amazon's new Prime Video series "Tandav" includes religiously insensitive content. Several Indian politicians say they have complained to the police or regulators about the company and the show's creators.The title is a political drama that has been likened to the hit series "House of Cards." It was on Amazon's streaming service and boasts some of...WW…