Category: Environment

Drought-like situation prevails in parts of Odisha: Minister

Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday admitted that a drought-like situation prevailed in certain pockets of the…

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World’s oldest panda dies in China

Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Basi, the giant panda thought to be the oldest of its kind living in captivity, died…

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Bangladesh’s first satellite launch delayed due to Hurricane Irma

Dhaka, Sep 14 (IANS) The launch of Bangladesh's first satellite Bangabandhu-1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been delayed due to…

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New global status for snow leopard will help conservation: Experts

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The highly elusive snow leopard, also found in India's alpine and high-altitude…

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Anti-pollution body asks Vedanta to shut five units in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) The Odisha State Pollution Control Board(OSPCB) on Thursday issued notice to Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) and…

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End of the road for 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The green court on Thursday dismissed the government's plea seeking modification to an earlier order…

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Australian naval base evacuated due to forest fire

Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) The Australian navy base at Jervis Bay was evacuated on Thursday after a forest fire along…

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Yamunotri highway remains blocked

Dehradun, Sep 14 (IANS) The Yamunotri Highway in Uttarakhand continues to remain blocked for the third consecutive day on Thursday…

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Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.5 degrees…

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Karnataka sops for electric vehicles on anvil: Minister

Bengaluru, Sep 13 (IANS) Karnataka would soon have a new policy with incentives for making and using electric vehicles in…

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Mercury set to rise in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) With the maximum temperature on Wednesday reaching 36.3 degrees Celsius in the national capital, three…

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UAE sends humanitarian aid to quake-hit Mexico

Abu Dhabi, Sep 13 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates has said it will provide urgent humanitarian aid to quake-hit Mexico.…

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Andhra to be role model in revival of rivers, says CM

Vijayawada, Sep 13 (IANS) Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said Andhra Pradesh would be developed as a model…

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Exploding population hampering sustainable development: Naqvi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Growing population across the world is becoming the biggest hurdle in the way of sustainable…

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China plans nationwide use of bio-ethanol fuel by 2020

Beijing, Sep 13 (IANS) China plans to use bio-ethanol gasoline across the country by 2020, the National Development and Reform…

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UP’s cow-care hypocrisy: Pitiable state of ‘gaushalas’

By Kushagra Dixit Barwar (Lakhimpur Kheri), Sep 13 (IANS) With no budget, staff, fodder or infrastructure, the only state government-run…

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Poaching pushes waterfowl species to brink of extinction

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Crossing national and international boundaries, millions of migratory birds descend on India…

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Hurricane Irma: 110 Indians evacuated from Sint Maarten

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) As many as 110 Indian and Indian-origin persons have been evacuated from the Hurricane Irma-hit…

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Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Badrinath gets over 7.5 lakh pilgrims

Dehradun, Sep 13 (IANS) More than 7.5 lakh pilgrims from all over the world have visited the Hindu shrine of…

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