Category: Environment

Coast Guard ‘rescue’ endangered Olive Ridley turtle

Port Blair, Dec 3 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard carried out a unique rescue operation on Sunday, freeing a trapped…

8 years ago

Cyclone Ockhi: Six bodies recovered, 88 more Kerala fishermen still missing

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) Kerala's fishermen community on Sunday launched their own rescue operations with 55 boats venturing into the…

8 years ago

Sitharaman visits Kanyakumari, reviews cyclone relief work

Kanyakumari, Dec 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday reviewed the search-and-rescue operations undertaken after Cyclone Ockhi, and will…

8 years ago

Natural resource use gone up three-fold, must be made efficient: Report

By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) Extraction of material resources - biomass, fossil fuels and non-metallic minerals - globally…

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Government proposes to register only BS-VI vehicles from June 2020

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) In a bid to curb emissions from the vehicles based on outdated technology, the Central…

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Rains expected in Odisha from next week

Bhubaneswar, Dec 3 (IANS) A low-pressure area which has formed over the south Andaman sea is likely to trigger rainfall…

8 years ago

Sea sponges are common ancestors of all animals: Study

London, Dec 3 (IANS) In what could put an end to a long-standing row over animal evolution, a new research…

8 years ago

Ockhi won’t be termed national disaster

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) Cyclone Ockhi, which has caused widespread damage in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts, will not be…

8 years ago

Ash from Bali volcano not affecting flights

Jakarta, Dec 3 (IANS) A massive column of smoke and ash emanating from the Mount Agung volcano in Indonesia's Bali…

8 years ago

3rd Test: Air pollution briefly halts play

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The second session of the third and final Test match between India and Sri Lanka…

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World leaders gather in Nairobi for pollution-free planet

By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest decision making body on the environment…

8 years ago

British singer Ellie is UN environment global goodwill ambassador

By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding is a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN Environment, joining…

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Cyclone Ockhi: Kerala fishermen community begins rescue operations

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) The fishermen community here on Sunday decided to launch their own rescue operations as 55 boats…

8 years ago

J&K’s Leh, Kupwara, Bannihal record coldest night temperatures

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 3 (IANS) Leh, Bannihal and Kupwara recorded the lowest night temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir, the weather office…

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Cloudy sky, ‘very-poor’ air-quality in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a cold-polluted Sunday morning with minimum temperature recorded at…

8 years ago

Arunachal CM takes stock of Siang River’s condition

Yingkiong (Arunachal Pradesh), Dec 2 (IANS) Arunchal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday took stock of the condition of…

8 years ago

People elected to serve busy in looting the lockers: Anna Hazare

Khajuraho, Dec 2 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said that the politicians and the government are meant to…

8 years ago

No changes in cattle trade ban order

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The government has made no change in its May 26 order banning sale of cattle…

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Fishermen families, others protest in Kanyakumari for rescue and relief

Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Family members of around 1,000 fishermen and residents of some Cyclone Ockhi-hit localities in Tamil Nadu's…

8 years ago

TN urges Centre to launch aerial search for missing fishermen

Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday requested Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to involve…

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