Category: Environment

In a first, Nepal launches climate-smart snow leopard plan

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Aug 23 (IANS) In a first, Nepal on Wednesday launched its climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plan, leading…

8 years ago

Medha Patkar granted bail by Indore court in abduction case

Bhopal, Aug 23 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar was on Wednesday granted bail in an abduction case…

8 years ago

Assam urges Centre to get hydrological data from China

Guwahati, Aug 23 (IANS) Hit by massive flooding of the Brahmaputra river, the Assam government on Wednesday said it has…

8 years ago

Bihar floods death toll reaches 367

Patna, Aug 23 (IANS) The flood situation remained grim in Bihar as the death toll rose to 367 on Wednesday,…

8 years ago

‘Permanent counters for LED bulbs, fans at petrol pumps’

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) As many as 55,000 petrol pumps across India will distribute LED bulbs, tubelights and energy efficient…

8 years ago

Rains cool Delhi on Wednesday, Thursday to see showers too

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The national capital on Wednesday had some respite from the heat as a spell of…

8 years ago

Congress locks horns with Fadnavis on land for metro car depot in Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed allegations of a Rs 18,000 crore landscam…

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About 8,000 kg of banned polythene seized in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday said it has seized nearly 8,000 kg of polythene bags…

8 years ago

US keen to partner in International Solar Alliance projects

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) The United States has evinced "keen interest" to partner in International Solar Alliance's (ISA) projects and…

8 years ago

‘Elephant Parade’ comes to India

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Statues of 101 life-sized baby elephant that have been transformed into beautiful works of art…

8 years ago

Richa supports eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi

Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha is saddened to see the condition of the beaches and roads here during…

8 years ago

Heavy rains lash Lucknow, bring relief from humidity

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the Uttar Pradesh capital on Wednesday, bringing respite from humidity. The rains led…

8 years ago

Nepal brings back four rhinos swept away to India

Chitwan (Nepal), Aug 23 (IANS) Nepal has brought back four one-horned rhinoceros that were swept away across the Indian border…

8 years ago

Leopard mauls school teacher in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) A school teacher was on Wednesday mauled by a leopard in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police…

8 years ago

Safety equipment still a luxury for sanitation workers

By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The death of 10 sanitation workers in the national capital alone has…

8 years ago

US solar eclipse: IISER-Kolkata team’s prediction captures ‘almost all major features correctly’

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) The prediction by a team of physicists led by IISER-Kolkata on how the corona of the…

8 years ago

Heavy rains in Uttarakhand, water-logging in many towns

Dehradun, Aug 23 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter Uttarakhand on Wednesday, causing inconvenience to commuters. Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Roorkee,…

8 years ago

Ancient snakes both like eels, burrowed like worms

Canberra, Aug 23 (IANS) Ancient snakes may have been more adept at moving through water and living underground than their…

8 years ago

With Gujarat reluctant to share its wild lions, MP eyes zoos

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With no sign of Gujarat parting with its free-ranging Asiatic lions for…

8 years ago

Cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees…

8 years ago



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