Category: Environment

Four more districts declared open defecation-free

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Four more districts were on Sunday declared open defecation free (ODF) after eight days of…

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Mild quake hits Chamba in Himachal

Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) A mild quake was recorded on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba region, which witnessed tremors for…

8 years ago

After rains, mercury plummets sharply in Himachal

Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) After two days of widespread and largely heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, tourist spots on Sunday…

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Modi praises Srinagar youth for cleaning Wular Lake

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Bilal Dar, an 18-year old from Srinagar, for…

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Delay in monsoon’s retreat postpones sugarcane crushing

By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Owing to a sugar shortage in the country, the government had planned…

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15 vulture species facing extinction set to get global protection

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Fifteen species of vultures in 128 countries, including four that are critically…

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Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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New Mexico tremor kills 4, halts rescue operations

Mexico City, Sep 24 (IANS) Four persons died as a result of a magnitude-6.1 aftershock that caused alarm in Mexico…

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Toll in Mexico earthquake rises to 305

Mexico City, Sep 24 (IANS) The toll from the devastating September 19 earthquake in Mexico has risen to 305, national…

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Pakistan ‘world’s greatest exporter of havoc, death and inhumanity’, says Sushma at UN

By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) Denouncing Pakistan as the "world's greatest exporter of havoc, death and inhumanity",…

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Save Yamuna: Delhi government plans Rs 44 cr sewage line

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With an aim to save Yamuna and provide relief to residents of Burari area of…

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Widespread rain affects paddy crop in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) Widespread rain in several parts of Punjab and Haryana in the last 24 hours has affected…

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Tremor detected near N. Korea nuclear site

Seoul, Sep 23 (IANS) A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was detected near North Korea's nuclear test site on Saturday, South Korea's…

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Himachal to get more heavy rains till Sunday

Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh will continue to experience moderate to heavy rainfall till Sunday, the…

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Evacuations in Puerto Rico over ‘imminent dam break’

San Juan, Sep 23 (IANS) About 70,000 people living near the Guajataca River in Puerto Rico were asked to evacuate…

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Wet morning, more rains in store for Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi saw heavy rains overnight and on Saturday morning with the weather office saying that…

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Moderate intensity quake jolts Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) A moderate intensity earthquake jolted the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, a weather official confirmed. The Met…

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Mexico earthquake toll climbs to 292

Mexico City, Sep 23 (IANS) The toll from the powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake that rocked Mexico earlier this week has risen…

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5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off California

New York, Sep 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has struck off California in the Pacific…

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Smart Cities to get digital ‘brain centres’

Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Upcoming Smart Cities shall now go to a new level of monitoring and delivery of civic…

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