Category: Environment

Suspected anthrax outbreak kills 107 hippos in Namibia

Windhoek, Oct 8 (IANS) A suspected anthrax outbreak has killed 107 hippos in one of Namibia's biggest game parks in…

8 years ago

Hurricane Nate makes landfall in US

Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Hurricane Nate has brought strong winds, torrential rain and a threat of storm surges to the…

8 years ago

Stubble-burning in Punjab, Haryana: Few options for farmers

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) With the central and state governments, and even the National Green Tribunal (NGT),…

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Misty Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) It was a misty Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.4 degrees…

8 years ago

Two white tigers kill keeper in Bengaluru zoo

Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IANS) Two white tigers in Bannerghatta National Park here on Saturday mauled a keeper to death when…

8 years ago

Injured monkey takes shelter in Rashtrapati Bhawan, rescued

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) A badly injured wild monkey sneaked into the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday and took shelter…

8 years ago

After 20 hours, blaze rages at oil terminal off Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) More than 20 hours after a fire broke out at a high speed diesel tank off…

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Hurricane warning issued for New Orleans

Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) A hurricane warning has been issued for New Orleans as tropical storm Nate continued to move…

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Pleasant Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.6 degrees…

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SC reserves verdict on plea for restoring firecracker sales ban in Delhi/NCR

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea seeking the restoration of…

8 years ago

Stubble burning, unfavourable winds affect Delhi’s air

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) As the harvesting of paddy begins and incidents of stubble burning are already being reported…

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Leopard rescued from Suzuki plant, production resumes

Gurugram, Oct 6 (IANS) A young leopard that strayed into the Suzuki Powertrain at Manesar in Haryana early on Thursday…

8 years ago

Tropical storm Nate kills 23 in Central America

Panama City, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical storm Nate has killed 22 people in the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa…

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Magnitude-6 quake hits Japan

Tokyo, Oct 6 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Friday. According to…

8 years ago

Trump plans to scrap Obama’s GHG reduction plan

Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump plans to scrap his predecessor Barack Obamas signature plan for reducing greenhouse-gas…

8 years ago

Tropical storm Nate kills 20 in Central America

Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical storm Nate has killed 20 people in the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica…

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Pleasant Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) It was a pleasant Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.5 degrees…

8 years ago

Storm Nate kills 20 in Central America

San Jose, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical Storm Nate churning north along Central America has killed at least 20 people in…

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Six killed by lightning in Karnataka village

Mysuru, Oct 5 (IANS) Six persons, including two women, died and four others were injured on Thursday when lightning struck…

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Wind power auction yields record low tariff of Rs 2.64/unit

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Wind power tariffs in India have dropped to a record low of Rs 2.64 per…

8 years ago



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