Category: Environment

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

Congress alleges Rs 18,000 cr scam in Metrorail car depot plan

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The Mumbai Congress on Tuesday alleged a Rs 18,000 crore scam brewing in the Maharashtra government's…

8 years ago

Drizzles in Delhi, Wednesday to see rain too

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday saw light rain leading to a slight drop in the…

8 years ago

Submit action plan, status report on pollution in Bellandur lake: NGT

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday summoned top officials from Karnataka and asked them…

8 years ago

Climate change likely to shrink fish size by 30%: Study

Toronto, Aug 22 (IANS) Fish are expected to shrink in size by 20 to 30 per cent as a result…

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‘Rusty’ lunar rock reveals Moon’s interior is dry

New York, Aug 22 (IANS) The Moon's interior is likely very dry, revealed an analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock,…

8 years ago

Air pollution is a real, serious challenge: Deepika Padukone

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone says most people are unaware about indoor air pollution and the toll…

8 years ago

Trump administration dismisses climate change advisory panel

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed a 15-member federal advisory committee on climate change, the…

8 years ago

Rare white koala born at Australian zoo

Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) A rare white koala joey was on Tuesday welcomed at a zoo in Australia, prompting thousands…

8 years ago

Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) It was a sunny Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees…

8 years ago

Two sharks spotted off Italian beach

Pisa, Aug 21 (IANS/AKI) Two small blue sharks seen cruising in the shallows alarmed bathers at a beach resort near…

8 years ago

Need to promote organic products: Maneka

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday called for more promotion of organic…

8 years ago

Rhino horn auction opens in S. Africa amid controversy

Cape Town, Aug 21 (IANS) The first legal auction of rhino horns after years of suspension opened in South Africa…

8 years ago

NGT imposes penalty on city hospitals not managing their waste

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed environmental compensation of Rs 50,000 on four…

8 years ago

152 dead, Rs 14,000 cr loss in Bengal floods: Mamata

Malda (West Bengal), Aug 21 (IANS) The ongoing West Bengal floods has claimed 152 lives and caused losses to the…

8 years ago

Declining air quality biggest global challenge: Goyal

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Checking the rapid decline in environment quality caused by increasing greenhouse gas emissions globally has…

8 years ago

152 dead, 1.5 crore affected in Bengal flood: Mamata

Malda (West Bengal), Aug 21 (IANS) Altogether 152 lives have been lost with 1.5 crore people affected in the ongoing…

8 years ago



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