Category: Environment

HC quashes Centre’s decision restricting Basmati crop area

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has quashed the Central government's decision that production of Basmati variety…

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Red alert issued for heat wave in central India

Nagpur (Maharashtra), April 30 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Tuesday issued a Red Alert -- the highest…

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Cyclone Fani: Odisha likely to start evacuation on May 2

Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The Odisha government is likely to begin the evacuation of people affected by cyclone Fani from…

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Cyclone Fani: Rs 1,086-cr Central aid to 4 states

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Home Ministry (MHA) on Tuesday issued an advance financial assistance of Rs 1,086 crore…

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ISRO plans to launch radar imaging satellite in May

Chennai, April 30 (IANS) India is planning to launch its radar imaging satellite RISAT 2BR1 sometime towards the end of…

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Indian Army team spots ‘Yeti’ footprints on Himalayas

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Indian Army has claimed that an expedition team sighted the "mysterious Footprints of mythical…

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Indian Navy on high alert for cyclone Fani

Visakhapatnam, April 30 (IANS) As the cyclone storm Fani was intensifying into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' over the south-east and…

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Fani likely to become very severe, coastal states on alert

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Coastal states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal will be on high…

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Fani to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm in 24 hrs

Chennai, April 29 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Fani over southeast Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify into a severe…

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Heat wave, deficit rain affect normal life in NE

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) The normal life in the northeastern region has been affected due to heat…

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Cyclone Fani: Odisha alerts District Collectors

Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) With cyclonic storm 'Fani' likely to trigger rainfall in Odisha from Thursday (May 2), the state…

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Official assesses preparedness for cyclone ‘Fani’

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha on Monday took stock of the situation arising out of the…

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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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