Category: Environment

UN urges world to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Stressing the impact of climate change on people's lives, the United Nations here on Tuesday…

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Cellestial E-Mobility raises $ 200,000 funding

Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) Hyderabad-based startup Cellestial E-Mobility has raised $200,000 funding and is geared up to roll out its…

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UN calls nations to join ‘clean air initiative’

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, the United Nations, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

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Thermal power to stay main energy source despite renewable push

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Even as the government continues its push for renewables, coal-fired power is expected to remain…

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Singapore seizes pangolin scales, ivory worth $48 million

Singapore, July 23 (IANS) Singapore authorities have seized 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales and 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory from…

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Mudslide kills 8, buries 5 houses in Nepal

Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Eight people were killed in a mudslide in two remote Nepal mountain villages on Tuesday. The…

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Amarinder seeks central assistance to reinforce Ghaggar embankments

Sangrur/Patiala, July 23 (IANS) Blaming the Akalis for the Central Water Commission (CWC) taking control of the Ghaggar river, Punjab…

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Elephant Whisperer: UP forest officials have never heard of it

Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) Forest officials in Uttar Pradesh who have been grappling with the problem of two wild tuskers…

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67 persons, 187 animals dead in Assam floods

Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The human toll in Assam floods rose to 67 on Monday, while Forest Department officials said…

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Himachal’s Kinnaur cut off due to landslides

Shimla, July 22 (IANS) Himachal's picturesque Kinnaur district has been cut off due to massive landslides triggered by heavy rainfall…

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Floods wreak havoc in Bihar, death toll reaches 102

Patna, July 22 (IANS) Floods continue to ravage 12 districts in Bihar in which 102 people have lost their lives…

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Home to 3 world heritage sites, Agra’s pollution level remains alarming

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, July 22 (IANS) A quarter century of environmental activism, and a series of judicial interventions by…

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Heavy rain likely in Bihar, may worsen situation

Patna, July 22 (IANS) With more than 7.2 million people affected by the floods in Bihar, the local weather department…

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Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh on collusion course over Narmada waters

Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are on moving towards a collusion course over Narmada waters. Gujarat Chief…

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Demarcation of J&K’s Hokersar wetland reserve begins

Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Authorities finally woke up after over 80 years of unchecked encroachment in Jammu and Kashmir's best…

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Heat wave in US kills 6

Washington, July 21 (IANS) Six deaths have been attributed to a recent heat wave that swept through much of the…

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Dry Yamuna remains a threat to Mughal monuments

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, July 21 (IANS) Even after a fortnight of monsoon rains, river Yamuna in Agra continues to…

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Man lynched in Madhya Pradesh for ‘stealing peacocks’

Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) A 58-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district on…

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Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupts, closes 2 airports

Rome, July 20 (IANS) Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, erupted overnight, spewing ash high into the air and…

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Monsoon gains strength, 3 fishermen missing at sea in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) With the monsoon getting stronger in Kerala, the Meteorological Department has issued red and orange alerts…

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