Category: Environment

Floating labs to boost innovation in North-East

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday announced three initiatives to boost innovation, awareness…

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India to conduct BIMSTEC disaster management exercise

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Indias National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is going to conduct a disaster management exercise next…

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Modi invites noted gastroenterologist to contribute to Swachhata Hi Seva

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited noted gastroenterologist and liver transplant surgeon Saumitra Rawat to…

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Bio-toilets installed at Victoria Memorial Hall

Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) The Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) has installed two clusters of bio-toilets at its sprawling campus here…

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India will work above, beyond Paris Agreement: Sushma

New York, Sep 20 (IANS) India will work above and beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, External Affairs Minister…

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Adopting eco-friendly tech a challenge for cooling industry

Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The refrigeration and air conditioning sector faces several challenges while adopting low global warming potential (GWP)…

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Mumbai airport main runway shut due to heavy rains

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mumbai Airport's main runway failed to open at 2 p.m. on Wedesday as work on…

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Hurricane Maria lashes Virgin Islands, eyes Puerto Rico

Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Hurricane Maria, the powerful category-5 storm, has slammed into the US Virgin Islands lashing the archipelago…

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As night falls, rescue workers search for survivors of Mexico quake

Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) Alberto Montes de Oca stood patiently in the shadows of a once leafy residential street…

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Leonardo DiCaprio announces $20 million environmental grants

Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has announced that his Foundation will give $20 million in grants to…

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Over 200 killed as massive earthquake rocks Mexico

Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico, killing more than 200 people, leaving many trapped…

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Six killed in Sikkim landslides

Gangtok/Siliguri, Sep 20 (IANS) Six persons were killed, three injured and a number of roads blocked following multiple landslides triggered…

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224 dead in Mexico quake

Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 224 people have died in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook central Mexico, the…

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Mumbai airport main runway shut till 2 pm due to heavy rains

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mumbai Airport extended closure of all flight operations on the main runway till 2 pm…

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Arctic Sea ice extent hits another low in 2017

Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) At 4.64 million square kilometeres, Arctic Sea ice minimum extent in 2017 is the eighth lowest…

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Climate financing: India, South Asian nations lack funds to meet SDGs

By Lenin Babu India has made significant progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN member-states…

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Moderate quake strikes New Zealand

Wellington, Sep 20 (IANS) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck a few hundred kilometres off the southern coast of New Zealand on…

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Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Heavy rains disrupt flights in Mumbai

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, entire coastal Konkan region and parts of western Maharashtra affecting normal life…

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Mexico quake toll rises to 139

Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mexican authorities have raised the number of casualties to 139 after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake…

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