Category: Environment

Shallow fog in Delhi on Tuesday morning

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) There was moderate fog in the national capital on Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature…

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NASA Saturn mission makes first ring-grazing plunge

Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) NASA said its Cassini spacecraft has successfully made the first close dive past the outer edges…

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Paris imposes traffic restrictions to reduce air pollution

Paris, Dec 6 (IANS) The French authorities have decided to restrict vehicle use by imposing alternating traffic on December 6…

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US controversial North Dakota oil pipeline project halted

Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) The US Army Corps of Engineers have decided to halt an underwater pipeline project in North…

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Delhi air quality better, L-G orders to keep up momentum

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi has improved due to the action taken by various agencies,…

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UAE highlights efforts on biodiversity protection

Dubai, Dec 5 (IANS/WAM) The UAE on Monday highlighted its efforts on biodiversity protection at the 13th meeting of the…

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Winter floods of last year were most extreme in Britain

London, Dec 5 (IANS) A new scientific review of the winter floods of 2015/2016 has confirmed that the event was…

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IIT team finds how to raise biofuel yield from water hyacinth

Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Scientists at Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur have unlocked the secret to ramp up yields…

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Speeding train kills 3 elephants in Assam

Guwahati, Dec 5 (IANS) Three elephants were killed after they were hit by a speeding train in Assam early Monday,…

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Former Jharkhand CM questions own party on land acts

Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Arjun Munda on Monday questioned his party's move…

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3 Jharkhand students rusticated for ragging

Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) Three students of the Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) here have been rusticated on charges of ragging…

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Clear Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) It was a clear Monday morning here in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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6.4 magnitude quake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, Dec 5 (IANS) A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia early Monday, but was…

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MASEN gets 2016 ‘Champions of the Earth’ accolade

Nairobi, Dec 4 (IANS/MAP) The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) was awarded the prestigious "Champions of the Earth" prize…

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Dubai Crocodile Park to open next year-end

Dubai, Dec 4 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai Crocodile Park project is 43 per cent complete and will open at the end…

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42-foot-long whale carcass found on Odisha beach

Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) A 42-foot-long and 28-foot-wide carcass of a whale was found at Baidhara Pentha beach in Puri…

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88 trains delayed, 13 cancelled due to fog in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 13 trains were cancelled and 88 trains were running late due to dense…

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Iconic Australian wallaby brought back from brink of extinction

Canberra, Dec 4 (IANS) A project aimed at bringing an iconic Australian wallaby species back from the brink of extinction…

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It’s centenary year for coconut research in India

Kochi, Dec 4 (IANS) The humble coconut has been in existence for over 3,000 years, but it was only in…

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Night temperatures to go down in J&K in next 48 hours

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 4 (IANS) Weather across Jammu and Kashmir is likely to remain dry for the next 48 hours as…

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