Category: Environment

Massive mudslides block Chandigarh-Shimla highway

Shimla, July 13 (IANS) Massive mudslides hit the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway between Parwanoo and Solan towns in Himachal Pradesh on…

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Assam flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 7

Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam continued to worsen with new areas flooding every day even as…

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Bihar fears floods as heavy rains swell rivers

Patna, July 13 (IANS) After drought-like situation till last week, Bihar now fears floods as the water levels of several…

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Wild tuskers continue to roam in UP, forest staff on alert

Bareilly, July 13 (IANS) Two wild tuskers, who crossed over into Uttar Pradesh from Nepal last month, were continuing to…

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Group of Ministers formed to examine Goa mining revival: CM

Panaji, July 13 (IANS) A Group of Ministers (GoM) has been formed to examine vexed issue of mining in Goa,…

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Over lakh in Bihar await reimbursement for building toilets

Patna, July 13 (IANS) As many as 1.87 lakh families in rural Patna are still awaiting to get the reimbursement…

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Mamata marches on Kolkata streets to spread awareness about water conservation

Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday marched on the streets of Kolkata with her…

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Speaker, Ministers to take part in Parliament cleanliness drive on Saturday

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with Union Ministers and Members of Parliament will participate…

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Birds suspected to be poisoned fell out of sky in Australia

Adelaide, July 12 (IANS) Dozens of corellas were believed to have been poisoned after animal Australian rescuers found more than…

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Special water train reaches Chennai from Vellore

Chennai, July 12 (IANS) In an effort to meet the water requirements of a parched Chennai, a special 50 wagon…

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Rain hampers train services to Assam’s Barak Valley, Tripura

Guwahati, July 12 (IANS) Trains services to Assam's Barak Valley and Tripura were hampered on Friday due to incessant rains…

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No rains likely in Delhi-NCR before July 15

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Despite the cloud cover over Delhi-NCR, the much awaited monsoon rains are unlikely for at…

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Trash, tourism trigger crisis at sacred Australian monolith

Canberra, July 12 (IANS) Tourists trying to scale the peak of Australia's sacred indigenous site of Uluru, and the trash…

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Nearing completion Swachh Bharat sees cut in allocation: Official

By Anjana Das and Subhash Narayan New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Governments much publicised Swachh Bharat Mission aiming to enhance…

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India’s 1st dolphin research centre to come up after 8-yr delay

Patna, July 12 (IANS) The foundation stone of India's first dolphin research centre will be laid here on October 5,…

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Wild tuskers being guided back to their habitat

Bareilly, July 12 (IANS) The two wild elephants that strayed into the Terai region in Uttar Pradesh and caused havoc,…

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Special water train to reach Chennai on Friday

Chennai, July 12 (IANS) A special 50 wagon train carrying water from Tamil Nadu's Vellore district will reach Chennai on…

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Delhi to convert Rajghat power plant into solar

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to shut down the Rajghat thermal power…

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Over 4 lakh marooned by Assam floods

Guwahati, July 11 (IANS) With flood waters inundating over 700 villages in 17 districts and affecting over 4 lakh people…

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50 stray dogs poisoned in Telangana village

Hyderabad, July 11 (IANS) Authorities in Telangana's Nalgonda district are probing an incident in which 50 dogs were poisoned allegedly…

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