Category: Environment

Green activists to build a Taj with plastic/polythene waste in Agra

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Jan 22 (IANS) Green activists will attempt to construct a Taj Mahal with plastic and polythene…

7 years ago

Rains lash Delhi, air improves to ‘moderate’

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Winter chills returned to Delhi as incessant rains accompanied by strong winds lashed the national…

7 years ago

White hills in Himachal, tourists make merry

Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh capital and picturesque Manali and Dalhousie on Tuesday witnessed more snow that snapped…

7 years ago

Widespread rainfall in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Widespread rainfall was experienced in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. Temperatures are likely…

7 years ago

Heavy rain, snow lash J&K

Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Incessant rain in Jammu division and light to moderate fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley occurred…

7 years ago

Greenland ice melt reaching ‘tipping point’: Study

Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Climate change is causing Greenland's massive ice sheets to melt much faster than previously thought, a…

7 years ago

Avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, Jammu-Srinagar highway closed

Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Tuesday following landslides and snowfall and reports of an avalanche…

7 years ago

6.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia

Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia on…

7 years ago

Rains turn Delhi cool, maximum temperature to fall further

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Light rains accompanied by winds on Monday turned Delhi pleasantly cool with the maximum temperature…

7 years ago

Chandigarh gets rain; temperatures rise in Haryana

Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rain on Monday evening. The rain was accompanied by…

7 years ago

No punitive action against Volkswagen for delay in depositing penalty, SC tells NGT

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the National Green Tribunal would not take any punitive…

7 years ago

Chennai startup develops microbial fuel cell technology

Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) JSP Enviro, a city-based startup, is in talks with a garment dyeing unit in Tirupur to…

7 years ago

Five held in Bengal with leopard skin worth Rs 10 lakh

Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Five people were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district for trafficking a leopard skin worth Rs.…

7 years ago

Sri Lanka to adopt National Climate Change Act

Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government said on Monday that it will soon adopt the National Climate Change…

7 years ago

Fresh snow in Himachal, heavy spells likely

Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) After days of dry weather, cold intensified its grip across Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the…

7 years ago

Cold, cloudy Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) It was a cold and cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the…

7 years ago

Moderate to heavy snow, rain forecast for J&K

Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Fresh snowfall started in the valley on Monday as the Met forecast moderate to heavy rain…

7 years ago

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed after fresh snowfall

Jammu, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Monday following fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector that saw…

7 years ago

Indian Navy suspends operation to retrieve body of dead miner

Shillong, Jan 20 (IANS) The Navy on Sunday "suspended" its operation to retrieve the body of one of the 15…

7 years ago

Man mauled to death inside Punjab zoo

Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) An unidentified man was mauled to death on Sunday afternoon in the Lion Safari of the…

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