Category: Environment

Brazil President sends army to tackle Amazon fires

Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has ordered the armed forces to help fight a record number of…

6 years ago

Himachal has no govt vehicle to monitor felling

Shimla, Aug 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has no government vehicle to monitor illegal felling, mining and fire-related incidents in the…

6 years ago

Man completes 800 km backwards walking to save forest

Jakarta, Aug 23 (IANS) An Indonesian man on Friday completed an incredible feat of walking backwards nearly 800 kilometres from…

6 years ago

Rains likely in Delhi-NCR, Odisha over the weekend

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Rains are likely across Delhi-NCR over the weekend and heavy showers are predicted in Odisha,…

6 years ago

16 retail fashion brands commit to sustainability

By Puja Gupta Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Sixteen retail fashion brands have signed the Su.Re (sustainability resolution) project launched by…

6 years ago

Andhra HC suspends pre-closure orders on Polavaram

Amaravati, Aug 22 (IANS) In a setback to the YSRCP government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday suspended pre-closure…

6 years ago

1 lakh LED streetlights in Kolkata, Bidhannagar

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) In a bid to cut down on carbon emissions, the West Bengal government has decided to…

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Govt teams assessing damage in flood-hit areas: Shah

Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) Instead of waiting for reports of damage caused by recent floods in western India, the Central…

6 years ago

Punjab to canalise its rivers to prevent floods: Amarinder

Jalandhar, Aug 22 (IANS) Reviewing the ground situation in flood-hit villages, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced his…

6 years ago

Fires in Amazon rainforest rage at record rate

Brasilia, Aug 22 (IANS) The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is experiencing a record amount of fires this year -- more…

6 years ago

Amazon rainforest fires may be record setting: NASA

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) With fires in the Amazon rainforest filling the Brazilian sky with smoke, the number of fires…

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3 elephants mowed down by speeding truck in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) Three elephants were killed after being hit by a speeding truck on National Highway 20 in…

6 years ago

Air pollution linked to premature death risk

Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) Exposure to toxic air pollutants is linked to increased deaths due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases,…

6 years ago

Yamuna below danger mark on Thursday

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) After swelling for two days, water level in the Yamuna river here has started to…

6 years ago

Slight tremor felt in Himachal

Shimla, Aug 22 (IANS) A low intensity quake was felt in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Thursday, an official here…

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Nepal bans single-use plastics on Everest region

Kathmandu, Aug 22 (IANS) Nepal will make the Everest region a plastic-free zone by 2020 by banning single-use plastics, a…

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MCM to promote water conservation

Gurugram, Aug 21 (IANS) The Millennium City Marathon (MCM) will be partnering with the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to…

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Renewables won’t overtake coal soon in power sector: CIL

Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Iterating that renewable energy sources were unlikely to overtake coal as the major source of power…

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Floods hit life in Punjab and Haryana, Delhi threat dips

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Large areas across Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday remained affected by the flood waters which…

6 years ago

Yamuna continues to flow above danger mark in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark at 206.44 metres at 6 p.m.…

6 years ago



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