Category: Environment

Government launches campaign for pollution-free Diwali

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Union Government on Thursday launched a campaign urging people to celebrate a pollution-free Diwali,…

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Volkswagen submits roadmap for recalling 3.23 lakh vehicles to NGT

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) German vehicles manufacturer Volkswagen on Thursday submitted a roadmap to the National Green Tribunal (NGT)…

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Thunderstorm, lightning warning in Odisha’s 16 districts

Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 16 districts in…

8 years ago

Floods disrupt train services in northeast

Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 17 (IANS) Due to severe floods in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, the northeastern region has been cut…

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Thousands living under open sky in flood-hit Bihar

By Imran Khan Bagaha/Purnea (Bihar), Aug 17 (IANS) Sundari Devi and her family of seven, including an elderly mother-in-law and…

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Over 100 people evacuated in Portugal as wildfire rages

Lisbon, Aug 17 (IANS) Some 133 people were evacuated from Macao in Portugal as an intense wildfire raged outside the…

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500 trees to be trimmed in Meghalaya

Shillong, Aug 17 (IANS) As many as 500 vulnerable trees would soon be trimmed in Meghalaya to avoid accidents, Deputy…

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No river, no us: B-Town bats to save rivers

Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Salman Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Anupam Kher are among Bollywood celebrities who have extended their support…

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Bus services resume in flood-hit Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Bus services to and from northern West Bengal, which is reeling under floods, resumed on Thursday…

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Camera trap records 30 large mammal species in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Aug 17 (IANS) A camera trap has recorded the presence of 30 large mammal species in Cambodia's Preah…

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Mexican marine biologist works to save great white sharks

Mexico City, Aug 17 (IANS) A Mexican marine biologist is using his new book to spread the message for protection…

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Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.2 degrees…

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Merkel reaffirms target of 1 mn electric cars by 2020

Berlin, Aug 17 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed the goal of 1 million electric cars running on German roads…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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