Category: Environment

Andhra coast braces for cyclone, high alert sounded

Visakhapatnam, Dec 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Sunday sounded a high alert in the coastal region as a cyclonic storm…

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Volcano erupts in Indonesia

Jakarta, Dec 16 (IANS) A volcano erupted in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on Sunday, spewing a column of ash measuring…

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Cold Sunday morning in Delhi, air quality remains ‘poor’

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a cold morning on Sunday with mist and shallow…

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From now, my priorities will be ambition: UN chief

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the Katowice climate change conference has…

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India expresses reservations at climate summit

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 16 (IANS) India has expressed its reservation over the lack of equity in the…

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World agrees on rules to operationalise Paris accord

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 16 (IANS) Nearly 200 nations have agreed to enforce rules on implementing the landmark…

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Climate change conference shows Paris Agreement’s resilience: UN chief

Katowice (Poland), Dec 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said that the Katowice climate change conference has shown…

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NDMC launches public bicycle share service

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Saturday launched a Public Bicycle Share (PBS) service in…

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Deadlock continues as COP24 climate talks enter extra time

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 15 (IANS) The UN climate change conference was locked in a stalemate over a…

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TN to appeal against NGT order to reopen Sterlite Copper

Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday said the state government will go for an…

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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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