Category: Environment

‘No conservation effort would be successful without women’

Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) No conservation effort would be successful without involving women, believes Pramod Tandon, the CEO of Biotech…

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Here’s why pandas became black and white

New York, March 4 (IANS) No, the giant pandas did not get their unique patches to look cute to human…

9 years ago

Strong tails helped early dinosaurs stand on two back feet

Toronto, March 4 (IANS) Big muscles in the tails of early dinosaurs helped them move about on all fours and…

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Trump to undo Obama’s auto pollution rules

Washington, March 4 (IANS) The Trump administration is expected to begin rolling back stringent federal regulations on vehicle pollution that…

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White House seeks 17% budget cut for climate agency

Washington, March 4 (IANS) The White House is proposing to cut the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

9 years ago

Gulmarg ski resort coldest in J&K

Srinagar, March 4 (IANS) At a minus 8.6 degrees Celsius, the ski resort of Gulmarg was the coldest in Jammu…

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Clear Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.1 degrees…

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4 killed in Indonesia floods, landslides

Jakarta, March 4 (IANS) At least four people were killed and thousands others displaced due to floods and landslides in…

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A likely thaw as India to participate in Indus Commission meeting

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Perhaps signalling a thaw in frosty ties, India has accepted Pakistan's offer of participation in…

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Boycott Kaziranga until ‘shoot on sight’ lifted: Survival International

Guwahati, March 3 (IANS) Days after BBC was banned from India's tiger projects for five years for questioning protection measures…

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Tiger hides, elephant ivory burned to mark World Wildlife Day

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Seized from poachers and traffickers, a large quantity of wildlife articles, including leopard and tiger…

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Government scheme on electric car fuzzy: CSE

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The government's FAME India Scheme to support hybrid and electric vehicles has only ended up…

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Iran’s Tabiat Bridge architect shares Charles Correa’s approach

Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Iranian architect Leila Araghian, chief architect and designer of the award-winning Tabiat Bridge, the largest pedestrian…

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Himachal forests affected by lantana shrub

Shimla, March 3 (IANS) More than 230,000 hectares of forests in Himachal Pradesh are under a canopy of exotic lantana…

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Partly cloudy sky on Friday

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy sky on Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded…

9 years ago

Two avalanches kill three in Italian city

Courmayeur (Italy), March 2 (IANS/AKI) At least three persons were killed and five others were injured, some seriously, after a…

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Assam government admits to ‘large-scale’ encroachment

Guwahati, March 2 (IANS) The Assam government on Thursday admitted to large-scale encroachment on water bodies, forest lands and tribal…

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Madras HC permits PepsiCo to draw water from river

Chennai, March 2 (IANS) A day after Tamil Nadu traders began boycotting Coke and Pepsi for over exploiting ground water,…

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NGT allows camping at 25 points along Ganga near Rishikesh

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday re-allowed camping activities along the banks of the…

9 years ago

Kerala wetlands face multiple threats, says book

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Kerala's famed wetlands face multiple threats, including from rapid development activities and unscientific land use,…

9 years ago



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