Category: Environment

14 killed in fog-related accidents in Pakistan

Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 14 persons were killed in fog-related accidents in Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday. Six…

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Odisha to receive rainfall under impact of Vardah

Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha are likely to receive rain or thundershowers on Monday under the impact…

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Cyclonic storm Vardah to cross TN/Andhra coast on Monday

Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) The very severe cyclonic storm, Vardah is likely to cross north Tamil Nadu/south Andhra Pradesh coast…

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Government committed to bring power to all households by 2019: Goyal

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the Centre is committed to supplying electricity…

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Monkeys have vocal chords to speak, lack wired brain

Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) Monkeys have the vocal tracts to produce human speech sounds, but what they lack is a…

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‘Native wisdom of hill folk can reduce adverse climate impact’

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Dec 11 (IANS) The knowledge of street-smart folk who live in the mountains, combined with research,…

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90 trains late, eight cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Thousands of people were stranded as 90 trains were delayed and eight cancelled due to…

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Dense fog on Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) There was dense fog on Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.4…

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Light snowfall in hills, rains break Kashmir Valley’s dry spell

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 11 (IANS) Higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received light snowfall while rains in the plains broke the…

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Severe cyclonic storm heads towards Andhra-Tamil Nadu coast

Vijayawada, Dec 11 (IANS) Authorities on Sunday sounded an alert in Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Tamil Nadu as cyclonic storm…

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Moderate quake hits northeastern states

Shillong, Dec 11 (IANS) A moderate earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the northeastern states on Sunday morning,…

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Delhi leopard captured, experts happy that it was not killed

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The three-year-leopard, which had been 'staying' in the Yamuna Biodiversity park for about a month,…

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Climate change likely triggered deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet

New York, Dec 10 (IANS) Climate change is to blame for a deadly glacier collapse this year in the once…

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Pollution level in normal range, says Delhi government

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Pollution level in Delhi is "in the normal range" but the fog will continue for…

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Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi, 101 trains delayed

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees…

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Severe cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’ to cross Andhra coast on Monday

Visakhapatnam, Dec 10 (IANS) The 'Vardah' cyclonic storm over southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe…

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DNA diversity helps some fish tolerate toxic levels of pollution

London, Dec 10 (IANS) Some groups killifish are up to 8,000 times more resistant than others to highly toxic industrial…

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Srinagar records season’s coldest night at minus 4.5

Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Srinagar on Saturday recorded the season's coldest night so far as the minimum temperature dropped to…

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Rio mayor’s accounts frozen in Olympics corruption case

Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 (IANS) A Brazilian court has frozen bank accounts belonging to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo…

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Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees…

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