Category: Environment

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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4.1 magnitude quake jolts Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Four minor earthquakes within seven hours hit the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat on Sunday…

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ONGC organises cycle rally in Tripura

Agartala, Jan 20 (IANS) The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) organised a cycle rally here on Sunday to…

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Leopard enters Greater Noida village

Greater Noida, Jan 20 (IANS) A leopard barged into a Greater Noida village and injured a boy on Sunday morning,…

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Novel technology cleans water using bacteria

New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have developed a new technology that can clean water…

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6.7-magnitude quake jolts Chile

Santiago, Jan 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale the Chilean port city of Coquimbo with no…

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