Category: Environment

Rain brings respite, mercury drops 9 degrees in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Rain in the national capital on Saturday brought the mercury down by nine degrees Celsius…

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Sierra Leone mudslides, floods death toll rises to 467

Freetown, Aug 19 (IANS) The death toll in the mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone has climbed to 467 and…

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Assam floods: 225 animals dead in Kaziranga

Guwahati, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 225 animals have died in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam as a second…

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Privacy issues haunt Bihar’s flood-hit women

By Imran Khan Katihar/Kishanganj (Bihar), Aug 19 (IANS) Even as over 10 million people uprooted by the floods in 15…

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Heavy rain causes water-logging, traffic jams in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Heavy rain in the national capital on Saturday brought relief from the sweltering heat but…

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Scientists use supercomputers to preview total solar eclipse

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Using supercomputers, researchers have forecast how the corona of the sun -- the aura of plasma…

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Rainy Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) It was a rainy Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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UP power shortage adds to humidity woes

Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is facing an acute shortage of power as the demand for electricity has peaked…

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Huge opportunity in sustainable urbanisation in India: Amitabh Kant

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Friday said that India has a "huge opportunity" to…

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Bihar flood toll rises to 153

Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) With floods claiming 34 more lives Bihar in the last 24 hours, the death toll in…

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Strict implement plastic ban in Delhi: Minister

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Friday directed officials to strictly implement the ban on…

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UN agencies rush aid to flood-hit Sierra Leone

New York, Aug 18 (IANS/WAM) United Nations agencies have stepped up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly…

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Hot Friday in Delhi, rain to bring respite on Saturday

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) It was a hot Friday in the national capital, with the maximum temperature recorded at…

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Norway arrests 35 Greenpeace activists

Oslo, Aug 18 (IANS) Norway's Coast Guard have seized a Greenpeace vessel and arrested 35 activists after they violated the…

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Climate funds-financed Chinese plant to release 1.9 mn tonne CO2

Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) A new coal-to-chemical plant in Shanxu province of China will release about 1.9 million tonnes of…

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Flood situation grim in parts of north Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The flood situation in parts of northern West Bengal remained "grim" on Friday with many rivers…

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16 million affected by floods in Nepal, India, Bangladesh: Red Cross

Geneva, Aug 18 (IANS) A humanitarian crisis is unfolding across large areas in South Asia, with more than 16 million…

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Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar shooting for series ‘Made In Heaven’

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Filmmakers Ritesh Sidhwani and Zoya Akhtar have started shooting for a series titled "Made In…

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DU campus already littered with campaign posters

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) With less than a month to go for student union elections in the Delhi University,…

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Flood-hit villagers decry apathy as Adityanath skips visit

Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Angry at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for not visiting their flood-hit village, dozens of…

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