Category: Environment

Gambhira folk dancers pitch in for Bengal flood relief

Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A clutch of Gambhira folk performers in flood-ravaged Malda district of West Bengal are chipping in…

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HC concerns over vacancies in NGT, notice to Centre

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Asking the government if it wanted to wind up the National Green Tribunal, the Delhi…

8 years ago

Flood toll mars Bangladesh’s reputation for disaster management

By Kamran Reza Chowdhury Long considered one of the global leaders in disaster management, the deaths from this year's floods…

8 years ago

Hurricane Harvey to bring ‘life-threatening’ floods to Texas

Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Texas is expected to experience "life-threatening" floods from the heavy rains and storm surge accompanying Hurricane…

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Humid Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The national capital saw a humid Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 28…

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Britain’s only female giant panda pregnant

London, Aug 24 (IANS) Tian Tian, the only female Chinese giant panda in Britain, is pregnant, the media reported on…

8 years ago

Python rescued from shrine in Delhi, over 80 cases since July

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A seven-feet-long rock python was rescued from a shrine in Delhi's Tughlakabad area, the rescuers…

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Bihar flood victims loot fodder to save cattle

Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Angry and desperate flood victims in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Thursday looted cattle-feed from a truck…

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Humid Thursday in Delhi, rain likely on Friday

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) It was a warm and humid day in the national capital on Thursday with the…

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Britain admires India’s stretching renewable targets: Envoy

Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Britain "admires" the stretching targets that India has set to bring its renewable energy capacity up…

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Philippine environmental activists hail cancellation of undersea park

Manila, Aug 24 (IANS) Environmental activists and netizens on Thursday hailed the cancellation of an undersea attraction and resort project…

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Medha Patkar likely to be released on Thursday

Bhopal, Aug 24 (IANS) Social activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was granted bail in an abduction…

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Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining

Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) The Brazilian government has abolished a vast national reserve in the Amazon rainforest to open up…

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Rare bush rat rediscovered after 30 years

Perth, Aug 24 (IANS) A rare bush rat has been rediscovered living in Western Australia (WA) 30 years after it…

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Satellite collars can save big cats in the wild, say biologists

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Satellite collars, though possibly detrimental to their daily activities, can save the…

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12 killed as typhoon lashes China

Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed as typhoon Hato, the strongest this year, lashed southern China,…

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Indian states with high forest cover likely to better cope with flood damage: Experts

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) As floods ravage India and its neighbours, experts at IIT-Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) say states…

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Dia Mirza campaigns for protection of snow leopards

Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress and ardent animal lover Dia Mirza will attend the International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem…

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Brazil opens Amazon national reserve for mining

Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer has signed a decree allowing a nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest…

8 years ago

‘Alarmingly high’ arsenic level found in Pakistan groundwater

Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) An "alarmingly high" level of arsenic contamination was found in groundwater in Pakistan, putting up to…

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