Category: Environment

Air pollution in Southeast Asia reaches hazardous levels

Jakarta, Sep 17 (IANS) Air pollution reached alarming levels on Tuesday across Southeast Asia, where smoke from wildfires in Indonesia…

6 years ago

Goa to be declared organic state: CM

Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Goa will soon be declared an organic state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant…

6 years ago

R&D centre for clean coal unveiled in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Monday opened the national centre for clean…

6 years ago

Eye of the tiger: Killer nomad on the prowl

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) This is a story of T-104, an eight-month-old tiger who became a homeless…

6 years ago

Will request NGT to allow beach shacks, says Goa CM

Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) With Goa's tourism season set to kick off just a couple of weeks later, Chief Minister…

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Delhi EV move may help save Rs 6,000 cr in fuel imports

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) As part of the Delhi's draft electric vehicle (EV) policy, the city will need around…

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86 tigers rescued from Thai temple have died

Bangkok, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 86 of the 147 tigers rescued from an infamous Thailand temple where they featured…

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Telangana house against uranium mining in Nallamalla jungle

Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) The Telangana Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, urging the Centre not to permit uranium…

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Himachal government to buy back single-use plastic

Shimla, Sep 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday gave its approval to the draft policy to buy-back non-recyclable…

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Rajasthan CM conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas

Jaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit regions of…

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Indonesia probes firms over fires on Sumatra, Borneo

Jakarta, Sep 16 (IANS) More than 30 companies on Sumatra and Borneo islands are being investigated by Indonesian authorities on…

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Floods kill 33 in Thailand

Bangkok, Sep 16 (IANS) Floods that have submerged large parts of northern Thailand for the last two weeks have killed…

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SL issues landslide warnings amidst heavy rains

Colombo, Sep 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Monday issued landslide warnings for several districts of the island nation after the…

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300 students stuck in floodwaters evacuated in Chittorgarh

Jaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) Around 300 students, out of the 350 who have been stuck in their school for two…

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Army deploys 8 teams for flood relief in Rajasthan

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Army has deployed eight teams in Rajasthan for flood-relief operations in districts that have…

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46K families affected by heavy rain in western MP

Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) Over 46,000 people from Mandsaur and Neemuch districts were shifted to safer places by late Sunday…

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US city starts plastic-bag ban following half-year postponement

San Francisco, Sep 16 (IANS) Anchorage City in the US state of Alaska began to enforce a stringent ban on…

6 years ago

46,000 families affected by heavy rain in western MP

Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) Over 46,000 people from Mandsaur and Neemuch districts were shifted to safer places by late Sunday…

6 years ago

Army deployed for flood relief in Kota, Jhalawar

Jaipur, Sep 15 (IANS) The army has deputed its flood relief columns of the Sapta Shakti Command in the Kota…

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Punjab govt urges farmers to shun stubble burning

Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) Urging the farmers to refrain from burning paddy stubble, the Punjab government on Sunday appealed to…

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