Category: Environment

Heavy rainfall warning issued in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of Kolkata on Saturday issued a heavy rainfall warning for around…

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NGT orders reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant

New Delhi, Dec. Dec 15 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Saturday set the stage for the reopening of…

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Leveraging community leaders to build resilience against climate change in urban areas

By Vineeth Menon and Shreejith Borthakur While cities cover only two per cent of the global land area, they contribute…

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Cold wave intensifies in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) The cold wave has intensified in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with the minimum temperatures dropping…

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Shallow fog on Saturday, air quality remains ‘poor’

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) People in the national capital woke up to a cold Saturday morning with shallow fog,…

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Over 10 kg elephant tusk recovered in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) About 10.5 kgs of elephant tusk was recovered in Bengal and two persons were arrested, an…

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Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi on Friday remained "poor" and it is expected to slip…

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Negotiations at UN climate summit still on; India seems confident

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 14 (IANS) As the COP24 climate summit draws to a close late Friday, negotiators…

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IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that a deep depression over the Bay of…

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Palaniswami urges PM to withdraw Dam Safety Bill, calls it unconstitutional

Chennai, Dec 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Dam…

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Karnataka to seek review of NGT order on lake revival

Bengaluru, Dec 14 (IANS) Karnataka will seek a review of the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) December 6 order asking the…

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Over 1,000 institutions to shun fossil fuels

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 14 (IANS) Over 1,000 institutions with managed investments worth $8 trillion have committed to…

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Climate change, ocean change happening: Commonwealth Secretary-General

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 14 (IANS) Climate change and ocean change is already happening globally. This can no…

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Decarbonisation or Destabilisation? Trust gap widens as time narrows at COP24

By Rajendra Shende "Since I last addressed the COP in 2009, Ive been deposed in a coup, thrown into jail,…

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Cold wave continues in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 14 (IANS) Night temperatures dropped further on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir intensifying the cold wave sweeping the…

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Vulnerable nations want talks to end with ambitious climate actions

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 14 (IANS) The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) on Thursday highlighted the outcome of its…

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Government to levy fee on ground water use

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The government will levy a fee on ground water extraction from June next year to…

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World Bank, Canada, Britain to assist nations move away from coal

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 13 (IANS) The World Bank, Canada and Britain on Thursday announced financial, technical and…

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Delhi’s air quality improves after rain

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi on Thursday registered an improvement from 'poor' in the morning…

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India will ‘overachieve’ Paris commitments: Experts

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 13 (IANS) At a time when there is a call for all countries to…

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