Category: Environment

Kenya to host UN Environment Assembly in December

Nairobi, Aug 17 (IANS) The third edition of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will be held in Nairobi from December 4…

8 years ago

Cabinet nod to complete North Koel reservoir project

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to complete the remaining work on the North…

8 years ago

World Bank pledges $24 mn to enhance India’s forest ecosystem services

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64…

8 years ago

UP floods: 400 evacuated from India-Nepal border area

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal has evacuated 400 people from the flood-affected Uttar Pradesh villages along…

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Bihar flood victims protest over lack of relief materials

Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of flood victims in Bihar's worst hit Kishanganj and West Champaran district on Wednesday staged…

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Over one lakh people hit by flood in Meghalaya: Official

Tura (Meghalaya), Aug 16 (IANS) Over one lakh persons have been affected by floods in the Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers,…

8 years ago

Flood scene still grim in Assam, toll touches 39

Guwahati, Aug 16 (IANS) The flood fury continued in Assam as the toll rose to 39 in the second wave…

8 years ago

Flood situation in parts of Bengal still alarming

Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The flood situation in parts of northern West Bengal continued to be "alarming" despite a let…

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Adityanath marshals officers to expedite relief in flood-hit UP

Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) With the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh worsening, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday…

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400 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslide

Freetown, Aug 16 (IANS) At least 400 people have been confirmed dead and 600 people are still missing following a…

8 years ago

Wildfires burning 25,000 hectares per day in Russia’s Far East

Vladivostok, Aug 16 (IANS) The area affected by wildfire in Russia's Far East increases by 25,000 hectares per day, out…

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Fossilised dinosaur footprints found in China

Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) More than 200 fossilised dinosaur footprints have been discovered in Maotai town of China, the media…

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Two months on, Mizoram’s local communities still to overcome havoc caused by flash floods

By Saket Suman Lunglei (Mizoram), Aug 16 (IANS) Even two months after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wreaked havoc…

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Overflowing rivers inundate new areas in Bihar

Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) The overall flood situation in Bihar continued to be grim on Wednesday with major rivers in…

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Critically endangered Siamese crocodile eggs hatched in Cambodia

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Wednesday announced that eggs of nine critically endangered…

8 years ago

Incomplete drought recovery could be new normal

Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A chronic state of incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal for the remainder of…

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Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28…

8 years ago

Two mild quakes hit Chamba in Himachal

Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Two mild quakes were recorded simultaneously on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba region, which witnessed tremors…

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Sierra Leone declares 7-day mourning for mudslide victims

Freetown, Aug 16 (IANS) Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with…

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Toll in Nepal floods rises to 120

Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) The toll in Nepal's floods soared to 120 as the disaster caused havoc mostly in the…

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