Category: Environment

Valiant dog saves owner from rampaging tiger in MP forest

Seoni (Madhya Pradesh), June 4 (IANS) This tribal youth in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district will always owe his life to…

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This pre-monsoon season second driest in 65 years

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The pre-monsoon season this year is the second driest in 65 years, with gross rainfall…

7 years ago

Researchers turn plastic waste into jet fuel

Washington, June 4 (IANS) Plastic trash may one day help people fly as researchers have found a way to turn…

7 years ago

Rare snowfall hits sub-tropical Australia

Canberra, June 4 (IANS) Icy conditions have swept across eastern Australia, bringing rare snowfall to subtropical areas of the country,…

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Showers bring relief from heat wave in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, June 4 (IANS) Thundershowers accompanied by strong winds in parts of Punjab and Haryana early on Tuesday brought much…

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Playing shehnai in Ganga, praying for rains

Varanasi, June 4 (IANS) A group of shehnai players stood in knee deep waters at the Assi Ghat in the…

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Madhya Pradesh stares at grim drought

Bhopal, June 3 (IANS) The peak summer is called 'Nautapa' -- nine days of intense heat -- in Madhya Pradesh.…

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Pre-monsoon rains in Andhra, Telangana

Hyderabad/Vijayawada, June 3 (IANS) Pre-monsoon rains in many parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Monday provided some respite to…

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Cauvery farmers keep their fingers crossed for good monsoon

Chennai, June 3 (IANS) There is 60:40 chance of good Kuruvai paddy crop this time and one can wait until…

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Case against 35 for grabbing Ghaziabad water body, selling land

Ghaziabad, June 3 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has filed a case against 35 "land mafia" for selling land…

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Skymet predicts late monsoon in southern, central states

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) In a latest advisory issued on Monday, private weather forecaster Skymet has said that this…

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SC declines to stay Madras HC order on Chennai-Salem corridor

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Madras High Court order quashing of…

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Delhi’s peak power demand reaches 6,612 MW; up by 3,000 MW from 2006

By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Amid the rising mercury levels in the national capital, the peak power…

7 years ago

Indo-Israeli team explores beekeeping collaboration

Solan (Himachal Pradesh), June 3 (IANS) An Indo-Israeli team visited the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry here…

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Punjab to clean village ponds

Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Punjab on Monday decide to desilt and clean ponds in all villages within a fortnight. State…

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Heat-hit python slips into water hole, villagers panic

Mathura, June 3 (IANS) Oppressed by intense heat, an eight-foot long Indian rock python slithered to a water tank near…

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New York sees ‘extraordinary leap’ in whale sightings

New York, June 3 (IANS) A total of 272 whales were spotted in the waters off New York city last…

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Spiritual leaders join hands to save environment

Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Various spiritual leaders and Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi shall join an initiative for environment protection on…

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Delhi’s peak power demand touches 6,560MW

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Amid soaring temperatures, the peak power demand in Delhi touched 6,560MW on Sunday, the State…

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Heatwave to continue in Northern India till Wednesday

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Northern India will continue to sizzle in the heatwave conditions for the next two days…

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