Category: Environment

Meeting global climate target to net millions more fish

Toronto, Dec 25 (IANS) If countries abide by the Paris Agreement's global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, potential fish…

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Christmas brings relief to dry spell hit J&K

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas brought some relief for the dry spell hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the…

9 years ago

Pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a pleasant Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.4 degrees…

9 years ago

S.Korea culls over 25 mn birds

Seoul, Dec 25 (IANS) South Korean authorities announced on Sunday they had culled 22.5 million birds so far this winter…

9 years ago

Chandigarh, neighbouring areas receive showers

Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Giving a break to a prolonged dry spell this winter, Chandigarh and parts of neighbouring Punjab…

9 years ago

New species of ant-like desert bees found

New York, Dec 24 (IANS) Studying a diverse group of solitary, desert bees, researchers have reported identification of nine new…

9 years ago

It’s mellow sunshine, no White Christmas in Himachal

Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) Thousands of holiday-makers are heading to hill destinations across Himachal Pradesh to enjoy the Yuletide spirit…

9 years ago

Piers Sellers: Climate scientist, Nasa astronaut dies at 61

London, Dec 24 (IANS) British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said. Sellers, a…

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Bitter cold wave continues in Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) A bitter cold wave continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday and will remain for…

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52 trains delayed, one cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Fifty-two trains were delayed and one other was cancelled on Saturday due to fog in…

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Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees…

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Arctic heatwave could break records this Christmas

London, Dec 24 (IANS) Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas…

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Bangladesh rescues over 300 birds of rare, endangered species

Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Bangladesh's Forest Department has rescued about 300 birds of different…

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India’s first 2G ethanol bio-refinery to be set up in Punjab

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The foundation stone for India's first second generation ethanol bio-refinery to be set up by…

9 years ago

Himachal HC stays Green Tribunal orders on felling trees

Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday stayed all of the National Green Tribunal's orders relating…

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NGT orders enforcement of waste management rules, bans open burning of waste

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put a complete ban on open burning of waste…

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Delhi BJP to celebrate Vajpayee’s birthday with sanitation drive

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Over 25,000 BJP workers from Delhi will take part in cleanliness activities as a tribute…

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Why are birds toothless?

New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a dinosaur species that shed its "milk teeth" but did not replace…

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Jammu night temperatures improve, Kashmir still under cold wave

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 23 (IANS) There was an overall improvement in the night temperatures in the Jammu region on Friday while…

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Foggy Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) It was a clear Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.8 degrees…

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