Category: Environment

Delhi to be engulfed by dense fog, temperature set to drop

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi will be engulfed by dense fog over the next 2-3 days and with northerly…

7 years ago

Weekend rain lowers PM 10 levels in Delhi but air quality may remain ‘very poor’

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Although the first spell of winter rain over the weekend brought down the pollution levels…

7 years ago

Air pollution can hamper work productivity

Singapore, Jan 7 (IANS) Besides affecting health, prolonged exposure to air pollution can also reduce employee's productivity, finds a study.…

7 years ago

Everyone should join India Green & Wild movement: Jaya Bhattacharya

Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Jaya Bhattacharya, who is often seen creating awareness about the environment among the people, has…

7 years ago

Two pythons rescued

Agra, Jan 7 (IANS) Two big pythons, one 12 feet and another nine feet long, were rescued on Monday from…

7 years ago

Cold weather chills Bengaluru, fog hits flights

Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Cold weather with a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius was recorded in Bengaluru, with fog…

7 years ago

Elephants kill mother, daughter in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Jan 7 (IANS) A woman and her daughter were trampled to death by elephants in Jharkhands Gumla district early…

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Agra schools closed due to cold

Agra, Jan 7 (IANS) District authorities have ordered the closure of all schools on Monday in view of the intense…

7 years ago

Forest land the size of Kolkata diverted for projects in past three years

By Mayank Aggarwal Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS/Mongabay) The Indian government has diverted over 20,000 hectares (the size of Kolkata) of…

7 years ago

Sunshine in Himachal after widespread snow

Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) It was a bright and sunny on Monday morning in most parts of Himachal Pradesh after…

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Cold wave intensifies in UP

Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) A cold wave intensified across Uttar Pradesh on Monday, forcing the closure of schools in the…

7 years ago

Thousands stung by jellyfish in Australia

Canberra, Jan 7 (IANS) Thousands of people have been stung by vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish that have swarmed the…

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Fog dips visibility in Delhi; flights, trains delayed

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 13 trains and several flights headed towards the national capital were delayed due…

7 years ago

Severe cold wave in Kashmir Valley, Ladakh

Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) A severe cold wave tightened its grip over the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on…

7 years ago

6.5-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert

Jakarta, Jan 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia on Monday, however no tusnami alert…

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Uttarakhand shivers amid snowfall, rains

Dehradun, Jan 7 (IANS) Uttarakhand continued to shiver under an intense cold wave as snowfall continued intermittently in the hill…

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5.9-magnitude quake jolts Iran’s Gilangharb city, 75 injured

Tehran, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 75 people have been injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Gilangharb city in…

7 years ago

Earthquake jolts Iran’s Gilangharb city

Tehran, Jan 6 (IANS) At least 31 people were injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Gilangharb city in Kermanshah…

7 years ago

Two miners die in Meghalaya, fate of trapped miners remains uncertain

Shillong, Jan 6 (IANS) Two coal miners were killed after another illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills…

7 years ago

Greenland’s melting ice sheet releasing tons of methane: Study

London, Jan 6 (IANS) The Greenland ice sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial…

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