Category: Environment

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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,…

9 years ago

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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Children in London schools breathe toxic air: Report

London, Feb 25 (IANS) Tens of thousands of children at over 800 schools, nurseries and colleges in London are being…

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Separate quakes hit Arunachal, Tripura

Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS) Two separate quakes of varying magnitude hit India's northeastern region and Bangladesh on Saturday. There was…

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Tripura to take lessons from Sikkim in organic farming

Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS) Tripura has initiated organic farming in the state and would take lessons from Sikkim on this,…

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Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.5 degrees…

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Lung Health Screening Test important for children in Delhi’s polluted air: Doctors

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) As children in Delhi continue to be affected by high pollution levels, doctors have urged…

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Wind power tariffs fall to record Rs 3.46/unit at auction

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The wind power sector in India discovered the record low tariff of under Rs 3.50…

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Over 3,000 smuggled tortoises seized in China

Shenzhen (China), Feb 24 (IANS) More than 3,300 live tortoises smuggled from Hong Kong were seized in China's Guangdong province,…

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