Category: Environment

World Bank Group’s IFC to help develop e-waste sector in India

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Wednesday said it has scaled up its…

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Health advisory: Avoid outdoor activities as pollution rises

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Doctors on Wednesday issued a health advisory asking people to avoid outdoor activities like jogging…

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As smog envelopes us, it’s time to revisit Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Great Derangement’

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) When acclaimed novelist Amitav Ghosh was writing "The Great Derangement", a work…

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Delhi schools, colleges to shut till Sunday due to pollution

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) All schools and colleges in Delhi will remain shut till Sunday due to alarming levels…

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Coal India to legally examine show cause notices served to subsidiary

Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Coal India is going to "legally" examine the show cause notices issued by the Odisha government…

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Odisha for speedy resolution of Mahanadi water dispute

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the issuance…

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Delhi schools to shut till Sunday due to pollution

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) All schools in the capital will remain shut till Sunday due to alarming levels of…

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Taapsee sad over ‘smoggy’ weather in North India

Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Actress Taapsee Pannu has expressed her sadness over the "smoggy and hazy" weather in the northern…

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UP smog causes accidents, 2 dead

Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Two persons were killed and a dozen injured in three separate road accidents in Aligarh in…

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Thick fog covers Delhi, air quality remains toxic

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The national capital and its adjoining suburbs were blanketed in a grey haze on Wednesday…

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Deja vu at Bonn climate conference

By Rajendra Shende The d?j? vu moments at international climate meetings are coming more frequently than before. But these moments…

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Heat source under Antarctica melting its ice sheet: NASA

Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) A geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below West Antarctica, explaining some of…

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Dense fog covers Delhi on Wednesday

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A dense fog covered the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at…

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Kejriwal wants to meet Haryana, Punjab CMs over pollution

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A day after Delhi witnessed its worst 'air quality' and 'smog situation' of the year,…

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Sisodia says air quality ‘not severe’, experts say otherwise

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that air pollution in Delhi is…

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Those who survive in polluted Delh, can survive anywhere: Parrikar

Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) The national capital is so polluted that anyone who can survive in Delhi can survive anywhere,…

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Pradhan seeks central team to assess pest-affected crops in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday requested Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to send…

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Do not need GM crops, can increase farmers’ income with innovation: Rajasthan Minister

Udaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Farmers' income can be increased without adopting Genetically Modified (GM) crops, said a Rajasthan Minister on…

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Cancel half marathon, urges IMA as Delhi air quality worsens

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for the cancellation of Airtel's Delhi Half Marathon…

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Air pollution: Schools shut, halt to construction work in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, Nov 7 (IANS) In view of air pollution touching alarming levels, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari on Tuesday ordered…

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