Category: Environment

Amritsar records 0.4 degrees as cold wave continues in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Amritsar city recorded a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as cold wave conditions prevailed…

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Emergency admissions of respiratory diseases increase at AIIMS with poor air quality

N0ew Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) As the national capital battles 'severe' air quality, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences…

7 years ago

Rain hampers rescue efforts as Indonesia tsunami toll hits 429

Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll in the deadly tsunami triggered by a volcanic…

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Cold Christmas in Delhi with ‘severe’ air quality

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The residents of national capital had no respite from bad air quality even on Christmas…

7 years ago

New sustainable ‘plastics’ in the offing

Jerusalem, Dec 25 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new sustainable biopolymer technology to make bioplastic polymers which may one day…

7 years ago

4 trains cancelled, 12 delayed due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) At least four trains were cancelled and 12 delayed due to heavy fog in several…

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Fog disrupts air, rail traffic; air quality ‘severe’ in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a cold foggy Tuesday morning in the national capital with visibility dropping to…

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Patna Zoo closed after 6 peacocks die

Patna, Dec 25 (IANS) Six peacocks died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday in the Patna Zoo forcing authorities to shut…

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Himachal to miss snowfall on New Year’s Eve

Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) The sun is shining brightly in Himachal Pradesh these days and dry conditions is likely to…

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Here’s how to care for your eyes during winter

London, Dec 25 (IANS) Retaining moisture can help combat dryness to the eyes during winter season, says an opthalmologist. Dry,…

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Wintertime heat melting Greenland’s ice sheet: Scientists

London, Dec 25 (IANS) Greenland's ice sheet, the second largest in the world, is melting in winter due to heat…

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Fog disrupts air, rail traffic in Delhi; air quality ‘severe’

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a cold foggy Tuesday morning in the national capital with visibility dropping to…

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No snowfall in Kashmir on Christmas

Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas celebrations in Kashmir are likely to miss the traditional snowfall this year as an unabated…

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Indonesia tsunami: Rain hinders search for survivors

Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Days of heavy rain on Indonesia's Java coast was making it difficult on Tuesday for search…

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373 dead in Indonesia amid fear of more tsunamis

Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) The death toll in a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic…

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Delhi air ‘severe,’ EPCA bans industrial activity, construction

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) With pollution remaining 'severe' for the third consecutive day in the national capital, the Supreme…

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Indonesian tsunami toll reaches 281 amid fresh warnings

Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) The death toll in a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic…

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Over 60,000 people affected by Sri Lanka flash floods

Colombo, Dec 24 (IANS) Over 60,000 people have been affected by flash floods and heavy winds in Sri Lanka's northern…

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Over 2,000 evacuated as 5.8 quake strikes Tibet

Lhasa, Dec 24 (IANS) More than 2,100 people were evacuated after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Xigaze city in Tibet autonomous…

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Sunny Himachal as Shimla registers season’s lowest temperature

Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) It was sunny on Monday but most parts of Himachal Pradesh still experienced intense cold weather…

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