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Landslides triggered by human activities are on the rise around the world and India is among the most-affected countries, accounting for at least 28% of such events over last 12 years, according to a study published on 24 August 2018.The study conducted by researchers at UK’s Sheffield University was published in the European Geosciences Union journal, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Researchers compiled data on over 4,800 fatal landslides which occurred from 2004 to 2016, leaving out those caused by earthquakes.