Category: Environment

Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.6…

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Germany doubles funds to fight vehicle pollution

Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that funding to help federal states and towns battle pollution by…

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Gadkari to form task force on water resources, Ganga projects

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who assumed charge of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation…

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Mumbai set for noisy immersion of Lord Ganesha idols after SC order

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Mumbikars will have a noisy immersion of Lord Ganesha's idols on Tuesday as Supreme Court…

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Thousands evacuated, schools closed after typhoon hits China

Guangzhou, Sep 4 (IANS) Nearly 70,000 people have been evacuated after Mawar, the 16th typhoon this year, made landfall in…

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North Bengal to get scattered rainfall in next five days

Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) There will be scattered rainfall in north West Bengal for the next five days instead of…

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Karnataka to have heavy rains over next two days

Bengaluru, Sep 4 (IANS) Heavy rains that have been lashing Bengaluru and other regions of Karnataka for the past few…

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Area which collapsed was just 1% of Ghazipur landfill dump

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The tonnes of garbage at the 'over-saturated' Ghazipur dump-yard which collapsed on…

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Court grants bail to Jindal in coal case

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to former parliamentarian Naveen Jindal and others in…

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Partly cloudy Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum…

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Typhoon Mawar makes landfall in China

Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) Mawar, the 16th typhoon of this year, has made landfall in China's Guangdong province, bringing heavy…

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Pakistani PM announces compensation for rain-hit Karachi

Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the central government will provide financial and…

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Texas recovery could cost $180 bn: Governor

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Governor Greg Abbott of the US state of Texas has said the bill for reconstruction after…

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Sonakshi Sinha urges fans to clean Mumbai beaches

Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has urged her fans and followers to clean up the beaches here.…

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Himachal nod to 167 hydroelectric projects in four years

Shimla, Sep 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, with a power generation potential of about 27,000 MW, has accorded approval to 167…

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What’s causing so many changes to India’s monsoons?

By Raghu Murtugudde For the third year in a row, the monsoon season has produced floods in the northwest and…

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Lightning injures 15 at French music festival

Paris, Sep 3 (IANS) At least 15 people were injured by lightning at a music festival in France. The lightning…

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Heat wave hits California, record-high temperature in San Francisco

San Francisco, Sep 3 (IANS) A heat wave hit California which has resulted in record-high temperatures in San Francisco. The…

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China renews yellow alert for typhoon Mawar

Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) China's National Meteorological Centre (NMC) on Sunday renewed the yellow alert for typhoon Mawar, which is…

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Trump revisits Texas as pressure to meet survivors mounts

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has paid a second visit to Texas, after he was criticized for…

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