Category: Environment

Bengal takes up 10 solid waste management projects

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government has taken up 10 integrated solid waste management projects for 14…

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NGO offers to clean 200 Haryana ponds

Gurugram, Feb 27 (IANS) Noted NGO Sulabh International has offered to the Haryana government to clean at least 200 ponds…

9 years ago

Badarpur coal-based power plant may reopen from mid-March

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Air pollution is under control in the national capital and if the same condition continues,…

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170 peacocks die of contagious disease in Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Some 170 peacocks have reportedly succumbed to an avian disease in Pakistan's Tharparkar region, local media…

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‘Banks need to climate-proof $400bn shipping debt’

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A report by two global organisations on Monday said leading banks holding $400 billion of…

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China’s zoo shuts down over starving animals

Chongqing (China), Feb 27 (IANS) A private zoo in Chongqing in China was ordered to suspend operations after the media…

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Mapping dolphin proteins may benefit human health

New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Mapping all the proteins found in the dolphin genome could pave the way for finding…

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China sees sharp decline in ivory smuggling in 2016

Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) The amount of smuggled ivory tracked down in China fell 80 percent in 2016 from previous…

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2 quakes jolt Nepal

Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IANS) Two moderate earthquakes measuring 4.6 and 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal on Monday, officials…

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Jharkhand to ban polythene

Ranchi, Feb 27 (IANS) Jharkhand government has decided to ban polythene in the state, an official said on Monday. "Jharkhand…

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Sunny Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11 degrees…

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One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) One-way traffic was allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday due to bad road conditions,…

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Pleasant Sunday in Delhi, cloudy Monday likely

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant day on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at…

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Tagged Olive Ridley turtles return to Odisha for nesting

Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, which were tagged for the purpose of studying their migration pattern,…

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India making efforts to be clean: Modi

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Every citizen is making efforts towards a clean India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on…

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Watching birds can improve your mental health

London, Feb 26 (IANS) If you are living in a neighbourhood surrounded by trees and shrubs, with birds chirping all…

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Rescued rare tortoises go on show for first time in Britain

London, Feb 26 (IANS) Four rare tortoises rescued in Hong Kong from illegal smugglers went on show for the first…

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Away from the fun and din, Goa celebrates an alternative Carnival

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Ashwem (Goa), Feb 26 (IANS) As Panaji resounded with the din and applause of thousands of colourfully-clad,…

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Nitish demands national debate on Ganga

Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday stressed on the need for a national debate for…

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Nitish opposes Centre’s inland waterways project on Ganga

Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday publicly announced that he and his government are against…

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