Category: Environment

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,…

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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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Maharashtra forms panel to examine man-animal conflicts

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Finally waking up to the growing instances of man-animal conflict in Maharashtra, the…

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Fresh snow freezes Himachal

Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) The cold wave intensified in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with several places in the state witnessing…

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Cold Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) It was a cold morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature…

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Fresh landslide shuts Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) A day after it opened to clear stranded traffic, the Jammu-Srinagar highway was again closed on…

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5,000 compressed bio gas plants to come up by 2023: Pradhan

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Around 5,000 compressed-bio gas (CBG) plants will be set up in the country by 2023,…

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Bengal drenched for third day in a row

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) As many as 13 districts of West Bengal received moderate to heavy rainfall for the third…

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Temperatures dip in Haryana, Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Maximum and minimum temperatures dipped across Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday with overcast conditions and rain…

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Second body pulled out of Meghalaya coal pit

Shillong, Feb 27 (IANS) A combined team of the Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday pulled…

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Karnataka CM conducts aerial survey of Bandipur forest

Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of the Bandipur National Park…

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NASA’s new mission to study space weather from ISS

Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) NASA has selected a new mission that will help scientists understand and, ultimately, forecast the vast…

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Snowfall in Mussoorie, Nainital

Dehradun, Feb 27 (IANS) The hill resorts of Mussoorie and Nainital in Uttarakhand received yet another spell of snowfall on…

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Cold Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a cold and cloudy Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum…

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Tourists make merry in Shimla snow

Shimla, Feb 27 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh capital on Wednesday witnessed snowfall that snapped internal road links but brought joy…

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Jammu-Srinagar highway remains closed

Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) Following landslides and sinking of road, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the third consecutive…

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