Category: Environment

Clear Friday morning

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) It was a clear Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19 degrees…

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Over one million await aid in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Oct 14 (IANS) Haiti continued its efforts to normalize areas devastated last week by Hurricane Matthew, while more than…

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Brazil to send aid to hurricane-hit Haiti

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 14 (IANS) The Brazilian Defence Ministry said it will send 10 tonnes of donations to Haiti…

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Kerry reaches Kigali to strike deal to phase out super-greenhouse gases

By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday reached Kigali in Rwanda…

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India loses 100th tiger in 2016

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) A seven-year-old tigress, Durga, died at the Thrissur Zoo in Kerala on Thursday, becoming the…

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Delhi government launches ‘anti-firecracker campaign’

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday announced the launch of an "anti-firecracker campaign" for this Diwali…

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With 97% rain, India gets ‘normal’ monsoon after 3 years

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) With India receiving 97 per cent rainfall between June and September, the monsoon was "normal"…

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India to eliminate emissions of super-greenhouse gases

By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 13 (IANS) In a major development in the ongoing negotiations in Kigali in Rwanda…

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Sri Lanka, India hold joint exercise on oil spill prevention

Colombo, Oct 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka and India on Thursday held a joint oil spill prevention exercise onboard the Indian…

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UNEP Executive Director goes Gandhian to phase out super greenhouse gases

By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 13 (IANS) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim on Thursday went…

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Rwandan President favours early phase-out of HFC coolants

By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 13 (IANS) Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday favoured the earliest possible phase-out of…

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Shailene Woodley faces 60 days in jail

Los Angeles, Oct 13 (IANS) Actress Shailene Woodley faces up to 60 days in jail as well as $3,000 in…

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‘India must change attitude to water to avoid looming crisis’

By Sushil Kumar New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Against the backdrop of tensions, that often erupt into violence, among states…

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‘Delhi faces flood threat due to encroachment of Yamuna floodplains’

By Vishav New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Rampant unchecked construction on the floodplains of the Yamuna river poses a grave…

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Clear Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.8 degrees…

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Sunny Wednesday in Delhi, misty morning likely on Thursday

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was a sunny day on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 35 degrees…

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Goa Wildlife Board recommends periodic culling of wild boar

Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Wild Boars may soon be periodically culled in Goa as the state wildlife board on Wednesday…

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Burning of crop residue major source of air pollution: Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The major source of air pollution here are chemicals produced from burning the residue of…

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Immersion of idols set to increase Ganga’s pollution: Officials

Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) The immersion of hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga in the Ganga river here and other…

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Green groups call for deal to cut down super pollutants

By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 12 (IANS) Environmental groups on Wednesday urged world leaders to come together for an…

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