Category: Environment

Grapes need ‘sunscreen’ in hot Australia

Sydney, March 2 (IANS) Australian wine grape growers are applying kaolin-based clay sunscreen on their crops in a last ditch…

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Fresh snowfall on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, March 2 (IANS) Vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was affected on Saturday due to fresh snowfall, although the…

7 years ago

Google uses AI to predict wind energy output

San Francisco, March 1 (IANS) In collaboration with its Britain-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) subsidiary DeepMind, Google has developed a system…

7 years ago

Climate change affected fisheries globally: Study

New York, March 1 (IANS) Climate change has taken a toll on several of the world's fisheries, and overfishing has…

7 years ago

SC pulls up Haryana for taking away protection to Aravali forest cover

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday took a dim view of the Haryana Assembly amending the…

7 years ago

Oil spill threatens world heritage coral atoll

Sydney, March 1 (IANS) An oil spill from a cargo ship that ran aground in the Solomon Islands has sparked…

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Australia experiences hottest summer on record

Canberra, March 1 (IANS) Australia has experienced its hottest summer on record, the country's Bureau of Meteorology said on Friday.…

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Huge, ‘strange looking’ fish washes up on California beach

San Francisco, March 1 (IANS) A seven feet long, "strange looking" fish has washed up on a California beach, leaving…

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Himachal to get more snow, rain

Shimla, March 1 (IANS) If you are heading to Himachal Pradesh this weekend, be alert: the weatherman on Friday predicted…

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Mild earthquake in Himachal

Shimla, March 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Friday, an…

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Cold wave grips Delhi

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A cold wave gripped Delhi on Friday resulting in the mercury dipping by six notches,…

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Srinagar to Jammu traffic allowed on NH-44

Jammu, March 1 (IANS) One-way traffic was restored on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday as hundreds of vehicles moved from…

7 years ago

Parineeti Chopra appeals to society to stop using plastic

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Actress Parineeti Chopra urged people to eliminate the use of plastic from their daily routine.…

7 years ago

Cabinet approves MoU with US on missing children

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an MoU between India and the US to access…

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Cabinet approves National Mineral Policy 2019

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the National Mineral Policy 2019 with an aim to…

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Kolkata to have 5 more automatic air quality monitoring stations by March

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will be adding five more automatic stations by March…

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Army rescues stranded tourists from Sikkim’s Changgu

Gangtok, Feb 28 (IANS) The Indian Army has rescued over 300 tourists who got stranded in Changgu and adjoining areas…

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Centre okays Rs 1,604-cr aid to 4 disaster-hit states

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday approved an additional assistance of Rs 1,604.15 crore to Andhra Pradesh,…

7 years ago

Rain affects Class XII examinations in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education announced 15-minute grace time for students who struggled…

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New recycling process to reduce plastic waste from oceans

New York, Feb 28 (IANS) A team of US scientists have developed a more effective and greener way to recycle…

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