Category: Environment

Delhi air improves; sufficient rains can bring relief: SAFAR

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The national capital saw a little improvement in its air on Friday as the overall…

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Fog, cold wave conditions prevail in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) Minimum temperatures dropped and foggy conditions prevailed at several places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday.…

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Delhi government can’t shirk its responsibility of contributing to RRTS: SC

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday told the Arvind Kejriwal government that it could not shirk…

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More animal species likely to get extinct: Study

London, Jan 18 (IANS) Researchers have found that more than a hundred species currently identified as non-threatened on the Red…

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Challenging to do comedy show on Swachh Bharat, says Rashami

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Actress Rashami Desai, who will be seen creating awareness about cleanliness in the new sitcom…

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Roads melting as Australian heat wave drags on

Canberra, Jan 18 (IANS) Australia's heat wave dragged into its sixth day on Friday, with roads melting and heat records…

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Leh avalanche: 4 bodies recovered

Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Four dead bodies were recovered from the debris of an avalanche that hit Leh district of…

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Himachal braces for severe weather

Shimla, Jan 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will receive widespread snowfall and rain between January 20 and 24, the weather office…

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Trains, flights hit as visibility drops in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) At least 10 trains were delayed and several flights diverted due to a dense fog…

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Gangetic river dolphins in the Indian Sundarbans struggle with swelling salinity

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS/Mongabay) Indias national aquatic animal, the endangered Gangetic river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica), is…

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Leh avalanche: 10 trapped under snow

Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Ten people were trapped under snow after an avalanche hit Leh district of Ladakh on Friday,…

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Foggy Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The national capital on Friday woke up to a cold, foggy morning with the minimum…

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Kashmir Valley braces for heavy snowfall

Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The weather office on Friday said that heavy to very heavy snowfall will occur in the…

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Alarming levels of heavy metals found in Delhi, Gurugram air

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) In addition to the well-known PM2.5 pollutant, alarming levels of "brain damaging" heavy metals such…

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Delhi’s air turns ‘severe’; relief likely from Saturday

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Contrary to pollution forecast, the overall air quality in Delhi and adjoining areas turned 'severe'…

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Volkswagen to pay NGT-slapped Rs 100-cr fine

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Volkswagen group on Thursday said it will pay Rs 100-crore penalty slapped by the…

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Starfish, jellyfish to benefit from climate change: Study

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seafloor predators and open water feeding animals like the starfish and the jellyfish will benefit…

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Volcano erupts in Japan, residents unharmed

Tokyo, Jan 17 (IANS) A volcano erupted on Thursday in Japan's Kuchinoerabu island, but residents near the mountain remained unharmed,…

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Wild coffee species endangered by habitat loss

London, Jan 17 (IANS) Wild coffee species are under threat, with 60 per cent of them facing possible extinction due…

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Indonesian woman mauled to death by crocodile

Jakarta, Jan 17 (IANS) An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a crocodile in Sulawesi after she fell…

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