Category: Environment

India’s help in getting US back in Paris deal will be welcome: MIT scientist

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Atmospheric scientist and MIT Professor Ronald G. Prinn, whose group's findings the Donald Trump administration used…

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12 killed as heavy rain lashes Karachi

Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed and several injured as heavy rain continued to lash Pakistan's…

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Antibiotic misuse in poultry leads to multi-drug resistant bacteria

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Large-scale misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms in India coupled with poor waste management is…

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‘Himalayan Viagra’ facing manmade threats, warns researcher

By Vishal Gulati Dehradun, Aug 31 (IANS) Unscientific harvesting of the caterpillar fungus, one of the world's highest-prized biological commodities…

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Hurricane Harvey toll increases to 37

Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The death toll in the catastrophic hurricane Harvey that lashed through the US state of Texas…

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Five rescued from Mumbai building crash

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A multi-storeyed residential building collapsed near J.J. Hospital in south Mumbai trapping many on Thursday, an…

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Heavy rains lash Pakistan’s Karachi

Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Pakistani port city of Karachi resulting in the cancellation of trains and flights,…

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Cloudy Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.6 degrees…

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Mumbai building crashes, traps many

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A four-storeyed residential building collapsed near J.J. Hospital in south Mumbai on Thursday, officials said. More…

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Hurricane Harvey weakens to tropical depression

Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The catastrophic hurricane Harvey has weakened to a tropical depression with its centre now located in…

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Indian Americans reach out to Hurricane Harvey victims

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian-Americans who are living in safer Texas neighbourhoods are helping people affected by the devastating Hurricane…

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Sewage treatment plants to come up soon at Varanasi and Haridwar

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) To ensure that no untreated sewage flows in Ganga, the government has finalised modalities and…

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Storm Harvey makes landfall in Louisiana; Houston reels

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) A devastating storm that swept through the US state of Texas made a second landfall in…

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Day after deluge, Mumbai yet to fully normalise

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A day after the Tuesday deluge which claimed five lives, Mumbai struggled on Wednesday to get…

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Cabinet apprised of MoU with Brazil on cooperation in cattle genomics

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Wednesday apprised of a…

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BJP government may disband NGT: Jairam Ramesh

Shillong, Aug 30 (IANS) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the Modi government was mulling to disband the National…

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Hurricane Harvey makes second landfall hitting Louisiana

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey made a second landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border in the US on Wednesday, dousing…

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Trump visits Texas, but keeps empathy at bay

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump visited Texas to survey the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, but…

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Mumbai deluge claims five lives, dozen missing

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) At least five persons lost their lives in different rain-related incidents during Tuesday's deluge when Mumbai…

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Mumbai opens heart and hearth for deluge-hit people

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) In another display of Mumbai's indomitable spirit, the maximum city opened its heart…

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