Category: Environment

NGT jurisdiction shifted to Delhi on Goa’s request: Parrikar

Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) The decision to shift the jurisdiction of the NGT court for Goa-related cases to Delhi from…

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Volcanic CO2 to blame for warmest period in 66 mn years

London, Sep 1 (IANS) The most rapid and extreme natural global warming event of the last 66 million years was…

8 years ago

Thunderstorm, lightning warning in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of thunderstorms and lightning in 16 districts of Odisha on…

8 years ago

Indian businesses adapting to water scarcity: Survey

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Businesses in India are adapting to water scarcity. Most sectors are feeling the heat of…

8 years ago

Pope, Orthodox patriarch urge action against climate change

Vatican City, Sep 1 (IANS) Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on Friday issued a joint statement urging…

8 years ago

Ocean warming in Antarctica will reduce marine diversity

Sydney, Sep 1 (IANS) An increase of just 1-2 degrees Celsius in shallow waters on the West Antarctic Peninsula has…

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Sri Lanka bans plastic shopping bags

Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Friday banned the use and manufacture of plastic shopping bags with…

8 years ago

New hurricane threatens Caribbean, US

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) A powerful hurricane named Irma is rapidly intensifying in the open Atlantic and is posing a…

8 years ago

Trump to donate $1 million for Texas recovery

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will donate $1 million of his fortune to recovery efforts in Texas…

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Sri Lanka shuts national park due to drought

Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities on Friday shut down one of the largest national parks in the island…

8 years ago

Guam forests may be ‘irreversibly damaged’ by foreign snake species

Canberra, Sep 1 (IANS) The introduction of a foreign snake species in Guam's forests about 60 years ago might have…

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Australia braces for dangerous bushfire season

Canberra, Sep 1 (IANS) After Australia experienced the driest winter since 2002, the nation is now bracing for dangerous bushfires,…

8 years ago

Rains likely in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) It was an overcast Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

8 years ago

Heavy rains batter Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Sep 1 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter most parts of the hill state of Uttarakhand on Friday, weather…

8 years ago

Javadekar directs Navodaya Vidyalayas to go solar

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday directed the government-run Navodaya Vidyalayas to…

8 years ago

ABB to install solar inverters at 750 railway stations

Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Swedish-Swiss company Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) will install solar inverters at 750 railway stations across the…

8 years ago

ABB to install solar invertors at 750 railway stations

Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Swedish-Swiss company Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) will install solar invertors at 750 railway stations across the…

8 years ago

Student groups told to clean DU campus in 36 hours

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi University (DU) election office on Thursday issued a stern warning to the student…

8 years ago

Rain brings respite to Delhi, showers likely on Friday too

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Widespread rain on Thursday brought much-needed respite from sultry weather to the capital's residents as…

8 years ago

Abu Dhabi police launch campaign against fireworks

Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The police here on Thursday launched an awareness campaign to warn residents against risks of…

8 years ago



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