Category: Environment

Congress takes on Goa CM for playing ‘ghumot’

Panaji, Sep 3 (IANS) The Congress here on Tuesday claimed that a video of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant playing…

6 years ago

UGC asks varsities to ban single-use plastic

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines to higher education institutions across the country…

6 years ago

First OEM to meet BS-VI emission norms: Ashok Leyland

Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS) Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland Ltd on Tuesday claimed that it is the first Indian original…

6 years ago

Lucknow garbage collection to go hi-tech

Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is all set to raise the bar for solid waste management…

6 years ago

SC directs new rules on parking policy be notified

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to notify new rules on parking…

6 years ago

‘Delhi Declaration to call for land restoration’

Greater Noida, Sep 2 (IANS) The 14th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) will send a clear message through…

6 years ago

Punjab seeks Centre’s help to counter floods

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday sought a comprehensive mechanism from the Centre to…

6 years ago

MP CM sends mediators to convince Patkar to end fast

Bhopal, Sep 2 (IANS) A three-member team of independent mediators is on its way to Badwani with proposals suggested by…

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3-foot monitor lizard rescued from Agra ashram

Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) People at an ashram here on Monday panicked when they saw 3-foot giant monitor lizard perched…

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6 killed in Kenya’s Hells Gate Park flash flood

Nairobi, Sep 2 (IANS) At least six people have died and one person remains missing following a sudden flood that…

6 years ago

Shared experiences can help combat land degradation: Javadekar

Greater Noida, Sep 2 (IANS) Land degradation is a local problem, hence the solutions have to be found locally but…

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Google Cloud-enabled app helping small farmers in India

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Nearly 70 per cent of small farmers -- those cultivating fewer than three acres --…

6 years ago

Berlin zoo panda gives birth to 2 cubs

Berlin, Sep 2 (IANS) The Berlin zoo announced on Monday that its panda Meng Meng had given birth to two…

6 years ago

Japan starts controversial dolphin hunt

Tokyo, Sep 2 (IANS) Japan has started its controversial annual dolphin hunt in the coastal town of Taiji, a media…

6 years ago

No reports of deaths from Dorian: Bahamian official

Miami, Sep 2 (IANS) Bahamian officials have not received any report of fatalities from Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall in…

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196 nations to take part in COP14 in India

Greater Noida, Sep 1 (IANS) Over 6,000 participants from 196 countries are likely to attend the 14th session of the…

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Plastic bag ban comes into force in UP

Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) A ban on plastic bags having thickness less than 50 microns came into force in Uttar…

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UP govt to conserve century-old trees as ‘heritage’

Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to conserve trees that are more than 100 years old…

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Chile to send 4 more aircraft to fight Amazon fires

Santiago, Aug 31 (IANS) Chile will send four additional aircraft to help battle the forest fires in the Amazon, President…

6 years ago

Climate change: How it led to an unequal world

BY AMIT KAPOOR When a 16-year-old girl who has avowed air travel has to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered…

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