Category: Environment

Japan heat leaves 23 dead, over 12,500 people hospitalized

Tokyo, Aug 14 (IANS) Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday that 23 people died among 12,751 people…

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HC issues notice over pollution at Goa’s largest garbage dump

Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to a local municipal…

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Floods ‘drown’ BJP’s euphoria on returning to power in K’taka

By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) The BJP's euphoria over its dramatic return to power in Karnataka seems to…

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Rahul urges RBI to extend moratorium on Kerala farm loans

Wayanad, Aug 14 (IANS) Former Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, here on Wednesday, urged Reserve Bank of India…

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Washington state AG challenges Trump’s new energy plan

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Attorney General Bob Ferguson of the US state of Washington has challenged a decision by President…

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Mahanadi in spate, 11 Odisha districts on high alert

Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IANS) Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Wednesday asked Collectors of 11 districts to prepare…

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Air pollution as bad as smoking a cigarette pack per day

New York, Aug 14 (IANS) Researchers have found that ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change can accelerate…

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Fossil of ‘human-sized’ penguin found in New Zealand

Wellington, Aug 14 (IANS) Paleontologists in New Zealand on Wednesday announced the discovery of a previously-unknown species of prehistoric giant…

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Sanitation workers at Taj Mahal end strike

Agra, Aug 14 (IANS) Alarmed over a spate of complaints from tourists regarding stinking toilets in the Taj Mahal, the…

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Upset farmers lock 200 cows in UP school

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 14 (IANS) More than 200 cows were ushered into a government primary school in Sambhal district…

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UN stands ready to support China’s rescue after Typhoon Lekima

United Nations, Aug 14 (IANS) The United Nations said in a statement that it stands ready to support China's search-and-rescue…

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Rescue, relief on, as rain water recedes in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) Rescue and relief operations were in full swing in flood-hit Karnataka as rain water began receding…

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Rahul urges Modi to install early warning system

Wayanad, Aug 13 (IANS) Following several deaths due to floods and landslides in many parts of Kerala, former Congress chief…

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111 snakes rescued during Shravan in UP

Agra/Mathura, Aug 13 (IANS) The month of Shravan has won laurels for the UP Forest department's anti-poaching drive, which supported…

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How check dams helped grow green patch in arid Bundelkhand

By Sakshi Chand Jhansi, Aug 13 (IANS) Lush green fields, orchards of guava trees with branches laden with fruit, rows…

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Myanmar landslide death toll rises to 65

Yangon, Aug 13 (IANS) The death toll from monsoon landslide in Myanmar's Mon state rose to 65 on Tuesday, according…

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‘Efficient plumbing can save Goa 25 lakh litres of water annually’

Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) Efficient plumbing methods can help Goa save 25 lakh litres of water annually, the Indian Plumbers'…

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Tourists rescued from Karnataka’s flood-hit Hampi heritage site

Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) As many as 365 tourists, including 100 from overseas, were rescued from the world famous Hampi…

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8 killed in Odisha rain, floods

Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) At least eight people were killed due to the heavy rain and floods in Odisha, a…

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Peta India rescued 7 camels from being sacrificed on Eid

Varanasi, Aug 13 (IANS) Seven camels in Uttar Pradesh have been rescued from being sacrificed on Eid by People for…

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