Category: Environment

Heavy snowfall closes Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, Jan 16 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Monday due to heavy snowfall. The closure followed heavy…

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Intense cold wave to continue in UP

Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Intense cold wave conditions will continue in Uttar Pradesh and will last for over four days,…

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Japanese whaling boat caught operating illegally in Australian waters

Sydney, Jan 16 (IANS) A Japanese whaling boat was allegedly caught operating illegally in Australian waters, officials said on Monday.…

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80,000 chickens culled after bird flu detected in Japan

Tokyo, Jan 16 (IANS) At least 80,000 chickens were culled at a poultry farm in central Japan's Gifu subdivision, where…

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Sri Lanka warns of worst drought in 40 years

Colombo, Jan 16 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government declared a state of alert in response to what is already considered…

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Delhi sees respite from cold on Sunday, Monday likely to be pleasant

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A day after the capital saw its coldest morning, the rise in mercury on Sunday…

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Beijing to spend $2.6 bn to curb pollution

Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) Beijing, one of the most polluted cities of the world, will spend $2.6 billion to curb…

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Bird flu breaks out in Uganda

Kampala, Jan 15 (IANS) Birdflu has broken out in the central part of Uganda, a senior ministry of agriculture official…

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Smog set to return to Beijing

Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) A thick blanket of smog is set to return to Beijing and north Chinese cities from…

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Two Delhi water treatment plants shut over ammonia levels

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Two water treatment plants were shut here on Sunday due to high level of ammonia…

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Sulphuric acid clouds caused darkness, cold, killing dinosaurs

London, Jan 15 (IANS) Millions of years ago, tiny droplets of sulphuric acid formed high up in the air after…

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Himachal sees rise in mercury, may get more snow

Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday saw a marginal rise in mercury owing to cloudy…

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Cold wave continues as Kashmir Valley awaits rain, snow

Srinagar, Jan 15 (IANS) Intense cold condition continued in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday as the weather office forecast rain…

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Foggy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) It was a foggy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.6 degrees…

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African, French leaders open summit on peace, climate, economy

Bamako (Mali), Jan 15 (IANS) African and French leaders kicked off a summit here, focusing on key issues including peace…

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Tamil filmdom supports Trisha over Jallikattu row

Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) Tamil actors such as Kamal Haasan, Arvind Swami and Radikaa Sarath Kumar have extended their support…

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Delhi sees season’s coldest morning, rain likely on Sunday

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The biting cold weather strengthened its grip on the national capital which saw its coldest…

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Cold wave unabated over north India; more rain, snow predicted

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Cold wave conditions continued to prevail over most of north India on Saturday with weather…

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One dead in elephant attack in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A 33-year-old man died in an elephant attack in West Bengal on Saturday, a forest department…

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Beijing to spend billions to tackle air pollution

Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Beijing will spend more than 18 billion yuan ($2 billion) to fight air pollution in 2017,…

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