Category: Environment

Rains in Delhi, air quality ‘very poor’

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There was thunder and lightning on a cloudy Wednesday morning here as light to moderate…

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Snow, rain in J&K till Friday

Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Rain and fresh snowfall started in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the Met forecast inclement…

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Fresh snowfall closes Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, Feb 6 (IANS) Fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector on Wednesday forced closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway. The Traffic…

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Death toll from mining dam collapse in Brazil rises to 142

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 6 (IANS) The number of deaths due to the collapse of an iron mine dam on…

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Saudi announces launch of first communications satellite

Riyadh, Feb 6 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the launch of its first satellite for communications from the French…

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5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Valley

Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) A 5.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the Valley on Tuesday evening as people at many places ran…

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Delhi contributes 79 per cent to Yamuna pollution, Haryana tells HC

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Delhi contributes 79 per cent of pollution load in the Yamuna river, Haryana government told…

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PM likely to meet Goa delegation over mining resumption

Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) A year after the Supreme Court banned mining in the coastal state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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If Sterlite plant closed for water pollution, then others too be shut: Vedanta to SC

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Vedanta Group on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that if the high level of…

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Haryana concerned over pollution in Yamuna by Delhi

Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has expressed concern over the release of highly polluted water into…

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Himachal issues avalanche threat advisory

Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday issued a travel advisory after an avalanche…

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Climate change, renewable energy priorities in India-Monaco ties: President

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India and Monaco can further augment their ties by focusing on areas such as environment…

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Earth may not appear as blue by 2100: MIT study

New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Owing to climate change surface of the oceans will change colour by end of 21st…

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Misty Tuesday morning In Delhi, rains likely

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) It was a misty Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Cold wave continues in Himachal, heavy snow likely

Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) An intense cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with the Met office forecasting widespread…

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Climate change will melt vast parts of Himalayas: Study

Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region could melt by…

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Fresh spell of rain, snowfall in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) The weather office has forecast a fresh spell of rain and snowfall in the Kashmir Valley…

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Trump to nominate David Bernhardt as US secretary of interior

Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he will nominate David Bernhardt, acting secretary of the Department…

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JGI for recycling old mobiles to save chimps

Vienna, Feb 4 (IANS) The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), an wildlife and environment conservation organisation, announced on Monday an initiative…

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Owl found in Jet plane cockpit at Mumbai airport

Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) A wide-eyed owl found its way into the cockpit of a Jet Airways Boeing 777 that…

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