Category: Environment

Varanasi, Allahabad air over WHO pollution limits on most days in August

By Charlie Moloney On more than 90 per cent of the days in August this year, pollution levels in Varanasi…

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Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling…

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Typhoon Megi to make landfall in China

Beijing, Sep 24 (IANS) Typhoon Megi, the 17th of this year, is expected to make landfall in China's Fujian and…

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6.5 magnitude quake hits Philippines

Manila, Sep 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey…

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Tiger mauls caregiver to death in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Sep 24 (IANS) A tiger mauled its caregiver to death when he was feeding it in…

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With thousands of dams upstream, China has water as weapon against India: Experts

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With China having 87,000 dams, many in Tibet, with strategic benefit against India, experts on…

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Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus: Study

New York, Sep 23 (IANS) In the fight against Zika virus, researchers have recently found that the Culex group of…

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What is the Indus Waters Treaty and can India abrogate it?

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With India saying that there have been differences over the implementation of the 1960 Indus…

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Water sports lover turns to cleaning Kerala river

Kozhikode (Kerala) Sep 23 (IANS) A water sports lover in Kerala is taking his passion to the next level as…

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Heavy rains lash Telangana, three killed

Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Three persons were killed as heavy rains lashed various parts of Telangana on Friday, an official…

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6.6 magnitude quake strikes off Japan coast

Tokyo, Sep 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's east coast on Friday, weather…

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Incessant rains inundate more areas in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The authorities sounded an alert in Hyderabad and its outskirts as incessant rains overnight flooded more…

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Sunny Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling…

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Government to organise Swachh Bharat Week from Sep 25

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) As part of Swachh Bharat Mission, the central government has decided to organise a week-long…

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Heavy rains pound Hyderabad, Army help sought

Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued…

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Heavy rains pound Hyderabad, Army help sought

Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued…

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Slave for fifty years, rescued elephant reaches care centre

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Considered one of the "most unlucky" Indian elephants, Mohan (55) who was rescued from Uttar…

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Two killed as heavy rains lash Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada, Sep 22 (IANS) Two persons were killed and four others went missing as heavy rains lashed Andhra Pradesh on…

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Thanks to monsoon, foodgrain production to grow by 9 per cent: Minister

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said that country's foodgrain production is estimated…

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Greenland ice loss 7 per cent faster than previously thought

New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Greenland lost nearly 2,700 gigatons of ice from 2003-2013, not about 2,500 gigatons as scientists…

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