Category: Environment

3,000 kg garbage collected from Mt Everest region

Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) A total of 3,000 kg of solid waste has been collected from the Mt Everest region…

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PM Modi monitoring preparedness for cyclone ‘Fani’

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday directed officials to take stock of preparedness for Cyclone…

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Cyclone ‘Fani’ may head towards north coastal Andhra

Visakhapatnam, April 29 (IANS) Cyclonic storm 'Fani' in southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to turn severe on Monday and…

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Toll from Indonesia floods, landslides reaches 31

Jakarta, April 29 (IANS) The death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia's Bengkulu province and the capital Jakarta increased…

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Emperor penguin colony in Antarctic disappearing

London, April 29 (IANS) The world's second largest emperor penguin colony is disappearing in the Antarctic, a recent study showed.…

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S. Korea opens hiking trails on heavily armed DMZ

Seoul, April 29 (IANS) The UN Command (UNC) has approved phase one of South Korea's "Peace Trail" project, which will…

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Getting funds for wildlife films is a big challenge: Ajay Bedi

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Ajay Bedi isn't against the idea of roping in celebrities as narrators…

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Himachal likely to get thundershowers, gusty winds

Shimla, April 28 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw the mercury rising on Sunday, recording temperatures three to four…

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1,000 ants seized from mail parcel in China

Changsha (China), April 28 (IANS) Central Chinese customs have said they recently seized over 1,000 live ants from a parcel…

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Who’ll be responsible for cyclone damages: AP minister

Amaravati, April 28 (IANS) With the Election Commission (EC) barring Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu from holding review…

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12 killed in Indonesia floods, landslides

Jakarta, April 28 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed, eight others reported missing and almost 15,000 evacuated as floods…

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Cyclone Fani likely to turn ‘very severe’

Visakhapatnam, April 28 (IANS) Cyclone Fani, currently over the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining East Equatorial Indian Ocean,…

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5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Japan

Tokyo, April 28 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck Japan's northernmost Hokkaido prefecture on Sunday, the…

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Infosys turns barren campus land into rain forest in Karnataka

Mangaluru (Karnataka), April 27 (IANS) Global software major Infosys has transformed a barren land into a rain forest in its…

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Himachal man makes incense sticks from flower waste

Shimla, April 27 (IANS) Soon you can buy organic incense sticks prepared from flowers offered by devotees at religious places…

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Bay of Bengal depression to turn into cyclonic storm

Chennai, April 26 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the depression over the East Equatorial Indian Ocean…

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Water availability in 91 major reservoirs down to 26%

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Total water availability in 91 major reservoirs in the country has reduced to 26 per…

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Uttarakhand firms’ closure to render hundreds jobless

Dehradun, April 26 (IANS) Hundreds of people are set to lose their jobs after the district administrations in Uttarakhand on…

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Cyclone threat in Indian Ocean, may impact TN, Andhra

Visakhapatnam, April 26 (IANS) A depression over east Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to…

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Cuba finds invasive giant African land snail

Havana, April 26 (IANS) Cuban authorities have confirmed the presence of giant African land snails, an invasive species that's potentially…

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