Category: Environment

ASI to assess Fani damage to Jagannath, Sun temples

Puri, May 10 (IANS) A team of senior officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday reached cyclone-ravaged…

7 years ago

Famous Thai beach to remain closed till 2021

Bangkok, May 10 (IANS) A Thai bay that was made iconic by its appearance in the 2000 Hollywood film "The…

7 years ago

Animals in showbiz: Say no to abuse

By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Exploitation of animals is not something unheard of in the world of showbiz,…

7 years ago

UN to hold 2020 ocean conference in Lisbon

United Nations, May 10 (IANS) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday decided to hold its 2020 high-level conference early…

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1.52 lakh ha affected by cyclone Fani in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 9 (IANS) A 1,52,985-hectare area covering 88 blocks in 14 districts was affected due to cyclone Fani which…

7 years ago

Karnataka gives Rs 10 cr aid to cyclone-hit Odisha

Bengaluru, May 9 (IANS) The Karnataka government has contributed Rs 10 crore to the cyclone-hit Odisha for relief assistance to…

7 years ago

Enter Sunder Nursery with inked finger on May 12

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) On May 12, when Delhi's seven constituencies go to the polls, your inked finger will…

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Alert train driver saves elephant on track

Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) A train driver applied emergency brakes to save an elephant crossing a railway track in Assam,…

7 years ago

Famed Kerala temple festival faces ‘elephantine’ problem

Thrissur (Kerala), May 8 (IANS) The Kerala government's decision not to allow a 54-year-old elephant to feature in a prominent…

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Cyclone Fani: Odisha death toll rises to 41

Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) The death toll in Odisha so far due to cyclone Fani has increased to 41, even…

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Maneka comes as saviour for ailing donkey

Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) Union Minister Maneka Gandhi's love for animals is well known and this recently came…

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Gujarat to shift 8 Asiatic Lions to UP zoo

Ahmedabad, May 8 (IANS) Eight Asiatic lions from the Sakkarbaug (Junagadh) zoo of Gujarat will be soon transferred to a…

7 years ago

Nat Geo to launch international ‘Sea to Source’ expeditions against plastic waste

Patna, May 7 (IANS) "Sea to Source: Ganges" an international all-female expedition to study plastic pollution in one of the…

7 years ago

Indonesia volcano erupts, spews ash cloud

Jakarta, May 7 (IANS) A volcano erupted in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Tuesday, spewing a dark ash cloud about…

7 years ago

Ex-Australian PM Abbott bets $100 on no climate change

Sydney, May 7 (IANS) Tony Abbott bet me $100 that the climate will not change in 10 years, says an…

7 years ago

Ex-Australian PM bets $100 climate will not change

Sydney, May 7 (IANS) Tony Abbott bet me $100 that the climate will not change in 10 years, says an…

7 years ago

Panic as six-foot snake found at a Mathura bank

Mathura, May 6 (IANS) A six-foot rat snake was the first customer to slither in at a bank here on…

7 years ago

HC stays demolitions near Goa turtle-nesting sites

Panaji, May 6 (IANS) The Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday stayed the Goa Coastal Zone Management…

7 years ago

Heat wave continues in Telangana, Andhra

Hyderabad/Amaravati, May 6 (IANS) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh remained in the grip of severe heat wave conditions on Monday, with…

7 years ago

Falcon ‘Longleng’ reaches northeast, joy in Naga Hills

Guwahati, May 6 (IANS) The arrival of an Amur falcon in the northeast as it heads back from Africa to…

7 years ago



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