Category: Environment

Bengal conditions apt for growing kinnow orange, finds researcher

Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) West Bengal has the potential to grow and produce kinnow oranges, a researcher proposed here on…

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Maharashtra to connect farmlands with solar power

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Nov 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday laid foundation stone for a pilot project under…

8 years ago

10 killed in smog-related accidents in Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 4 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 27 others injured in separate smog-related accidents in Pakistan's…

8 years ago

Vice President for discouraging families owning more cars

Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for discouraging families from owning more…

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Work on river inter-linking project to start: Gadkari

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Work on the first phase of the ambitious river inter-linking project will start within the…

8 years ago

US climate report contradicts Trump, White House downplays it

Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration's position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled a…

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Life in Chennai limps back to normal

Chennai, Nov 4 (IANS) Life in Chennai limped back to normal on Saturday there was no heavy rain on Friday…

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Misty Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) It was a misty Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Typhoon hits Vietnam ahead of APEC summit

Hanoi, Nov 4 (IANS) Typhoon Damrey made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday, one day ahead of the start of the…

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US report contradicts Trump, affirms global warming

Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) A report by the US Government has affirmed that global warming is real and "extremely likely"…

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France’s Macron to visit India in early 2018

Paris, Nov 4 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to India at the beginning of next year to attend…

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Delhi-NCR air quality dips again but better than last week’s

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) After a day's breather, the air quality of Delhi-NCR worsened again on Friday, owing to…

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Delhi to generate 1,000 MW solar power by 2019

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi will generate 1,000 megawatt (MW) of solar power by 2019 which will also help…

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Human wellness more important than GDP: Naidu

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Stressing that human wellness is more important than GDP, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday…

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New Orangutan species ‘among most threatened great apes’

London, Nov 3 (IANS) Scientists have identified an isolated population of orangutans living in Sumatra in Indonesia, which according to…

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National Cycling Championships in Delhi to promote fuel conservation

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) With a direct relation between cycling and conserving transport fuel, the Petroleum Conservation Research Association…

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Life out of gear in Chennai, suburbs due to rains

Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Normal life was crippled in Chennai and its suburbs on Friday as rains pounded the city…

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Poor nations seek finances for climate plans

Bonn, Nov 3 (IANS) Ahead of the UN climate summit that aims to keep the global average rise in temperatures…

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America’s largest environment group seeks Energy Secretary’s resignation

Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) The US's largest and most influential environmental organisation said Energy Secretary Rick Perry should resign over…

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5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan

Tokyo, Nov 3 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Friday. No tsunami…

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