Category: Environment

1,000 take part in green festival in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) About 1,000 people from all walks of life took part in a cultural festival titled 'Namma…

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Bihar flood toll reaches 253

Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) The flood situation remained grim in Bihar while the death toll rose to 253 on Sunday,…

8 years ago

Monkey-faced piglet born in Cuba

Havana, Aug 20 (IANS) A dark-skinned piglet with a face similar to that of a monkey was born last week…

8 years ago

Flood situation improving in Bengal barring Malda

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The flood situation in northern West Bengal showed an overall improvement, barring Malda district where nearly…

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Himachal sets up biodiversity committees in 366 panchayats

Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba,…

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CMFRI develops breeding technology for Indian pompano

Kochi, Aug 20 (IANS) Mariculture in the country is set for a major boost with the Central Marine Fisheries Research…

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Large wildfire burns in Greenland for two weeks

Nuuk (Greenland), Aug 20 (IANS) A huge wildfire has been burning in Greenland for two weeks now, the media reported…

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Delhi Metro opens plant to recycle construction waste

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Metro has opened a facility to recycle the waste produced during its demolition and…

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Despite the rhetoric, the US can’t pull out of Paris pact before Nov 4, 2020

By Rajendra Shende The world today is "locked" in more ways than one. Brutal inequality, dreadful terrorism, unashamed threats on…

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Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning here on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5…

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Flood situation deteriorates in Bengal’s Malda and South Dinajpur

Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Notwithstanding an overall improvement in the flood scenario in northern West Bengal due to the reduced…

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NF railway hopes to restore full connectivity by Aug 28

Maligaon/Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) With the flood fury continuing in West Bengal and Bihar, train services on Northeast Frontier Railway…

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River interlinking will reduce impact of floods: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday reviewed the flood situation in different parts of…

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Civic bodies seize 250 kg of banned polythene

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A week after the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order to ban plastic bags less than…

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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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