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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/how-genetics-is-settling-the-aryan-migration-debate/article19090301.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_SyndicationThe thorniest, most fought-over question in Indian history is slowly but surely getting answered: did Indo-European language speakers, who called themselves Aryans, stream into India sometime around 2,000 BC – 1,500 BC when the Indus Valley civilisation came to an end, bringing with them Sanskrit....Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:58:00 +0200Hindu-77bf4dd99992693490f887ba30d274a5Hinduen53.647633 -1.791271NaturalDisastersAgricultureMigrationBiotechnologySocialSituationHarvard Medical SchoolDavid Reich20170616205800http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170604/editorial/disaster-mismanagement-and-self-respect-243520.html“The drought came first, heaping untold misery upon man and beast. The deluge followed and, with it, a sweeping landslide. A succession of environmental disasters in recent years has proved that Sri Lanka remains ill-equipped to mitigate threats and save precious lives, if anything, the country is racing towards bigger catastrophes.Sat, 03 Jun 2017 21:32:00 +0200sundaytimes-75e2b0bd7c971340283b40a7805b08b3sundaytimesen32.8711 13.18ClimateChangeUNbodiesSecurityCouncilNaturalDisastersUnited NationsSunday TimesSaddam HusseinSecurity CouncilUN Security CouncilForeign Affairs MinistryDonald Trump20170603213200https://tribune.com.pk/story/1424312/not-penny-proposed-nfpp-budget/ISLAMABAD: The federal government has not allocated a single penny for the National Flood Protection Plan (NFPP) 2015-25 in the recently announced federal budget 2017-18 despite the fact that countless precious lives have been lost and hundreds of thousands of people have been rendered homeless in....Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:04:00 +0200tribune-6a6a083b60226253379279854863d241tribuneen33.718151 73.060547EnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateChangeExpress Tribune20170601070400http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/world/death-toll-in-sri-lanka-mudslides-floods-climbs-past/article_f2b05625-65a0-5e4a-a49f-9eafae541632.htmlIndian soldiers unload supplies to be used in relief operations from NS Jalashwa Indian Navy ship, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Tens of thousands of people marooned by severe flooding and mudslides in Sri Lanka remained in relief camps Tuesday, as aid teams bolstered by Indian Navy....Wed, 31 May 2017 15:46:00 +0200siouxcityjournal-47ea59dd7adeaf8d37ae86a3a4f5e6b8siouxcityjournalen6.693124 80.386436NaturalDisastersAir Force20170531154600http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Sri_Lanka_appeals_for_help_as_floods_foul_water_supply_999.htmlSri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island's southwest.Wed, 31 May 2017 08:08:00 +0200terradaily-ee98a3c406921a3b2f505bd2674f4c6bterradailyen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganizationDisaster Management CentreRauf Hakeem20170531080800https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/207719-SL-appeals-for-help-as-floods-foul-water-supplySri Lanka appealed on Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island’s southwest.Wed, 31 May 2017 02:15:00 +0200thenews-pk-e218111d906e361bb7671652a6761cddthenews-pken1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganisationDisaster Management CentreHealth OrganisationRauf Hakeem20170531021500http://saudigazette.com.sa/world/asia/sri-lanka-appeals-help-floods-hit-water-supply/COLOMBO — Sri Lanka appealed on Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive cleanup after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island’s southwest.Tue, 30 May 2017 23:06:00 +0200saudigazette-f8233b3e28b10cf3ff4b94634aa450d3saudigazetteen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganizationDisaster Management CentreRauf Hakeem20170530230600https://www.yahoo.com/news/sri-lanka-appeals-help-floods-cripple-water-supply-061837164.htmlSri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island's southwest.Tue, 30 May 2017 20:12:00 +0200news-yahoo-ee98a3c406921a3b2f505bd2674f4c6bnews-yahooen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganizationDisaster Management CentreRauf Hakeem20170530201200http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/sri-lanka-appeals-help-floods-foul-water-supply/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appealed yesterday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island’s southwest.Tue, 30 May 2017 20:02:00 +0200kuwaittimes-6c1bc51fbd2c11d1aed9eb2a049fd161kuwaittimesen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganizationDisaster Management CentreRauf Hakeem20170530200200http://reliefweb.int/report/world/integrated-flood-management-tools-series-community-based-flood-management-issue-4-mayCommunity participation has been – at least in principle – for more than 30 years at the core of any development policy and emergency intervention involving people, based on the assumption that a “top-down” approach is not adequate for its implementation.Tue, 30 May 2017 18:09:00 +0200reliefWeb-21ee74fc25dd994562750784169d7939reliefWeben34.5542499446791 75.8035406465336CrisisResponseAgricultureCivilProtectionNaturalDisasters20170530180900http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/sri-lanka/sri-lanka-appeals-for-help-as-floods-foul-water-supply-1.2035733?utm_source=Feeds&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=SriColombo: Sri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island’s southwest.Tue, 30 May 2017 17:19:00 +0200gulfnews-dc2418f64ad8af6a6884838328a1e371gulfnewsen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganisationDisaster Management CentreHealth OrganisationRauf Hakeem20170530171900http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/sri-lanka-appeals-for-help-as-floods-cripple-water-supply/article/493832The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island's southwest. The Disaster Management Centre said nearly 600,000 people had been forced from their homes. Just over 1,300 houses were completely destroyed in landslides,....Tue, 30 May 2017 13:38:00 +0200digitaljournal-23c8598dea7050dd9a1b78091600b30bdigitaljournalen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganizationDisaster Management CentreRauf Hakeem20170530133800http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/230700-sri-lanka-appeals-for-help-as-floods-foul-water-supplySri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island's southwest.Tue, 30 May 2017 13:26:00 +0200naharnet-en-abb1de2c255248bad99af63cfb519330naharnet-enen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244UNbodiesNaturalDisastersWorld Health OrganizationDisaster Management CentreRauf Hakeem20170530132600