Category: Environment

Modi to inaugurate conference on disaster risk reduction

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate a three-day Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster…

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Haryana’s thermal power station gets a solar power plant too

Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) A solar power plant has been commissioned in a thermal power station in Haryana and is…

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Odisha likely to receive rainfall in next 24 hours

Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (IANS) Several places in Odisha are likely to get rainfall in next 24 hours under the impact…

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One lakh ducks to be culled in Kerala: Minister

Alappuzha(Kerala), Nov 2 (IANS) Kerala Animal Husbandry Minister K. Raju on Wednesday said that one lakh ducks will be culled…

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Delhi air quality dips to record low

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Air quality in Delhi and the National Capital region deteriorated further on Wednesday, the toxicity…

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Post-Diwali, Varanasi air quality hits dangerous levels

Varanasi, Nov 2 (IANS) Air pollution in Varanasi reached dangerous levels during the festival of Diwali, a report said on…

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Instagram photos may help identify landscape hotspots

New York, Nov 2 (IANS) Tapping into social media posts on photo-sharing platforms like Instagram, Flickr and Panoramio can help…

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Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite

Tokyo, Nov 2 (IANS) Japan on Wednesday launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite "Himawari-9", aiming to further improve weather services…

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Campaigners oppose eviction of Himachal forest dwellers

Shimla, Nov 2 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh-based group of rights campaigners on Wednesday opposed a state government drive to evict…

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Centre puts on hold decision on Kerala dam

Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) The central government has stopped Kerala from carrying on activities to build a dam across Siruvani…

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NASA satellite helps create global maps of human-made CO2

Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Based on data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite, scientists have produced the first global…

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Air pollution level severe in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Delhi on Wednesday morning witnessed severe level of air quality, marked with low visibility, even…

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Fog affects flight services at Amritsar airport

Amritsar, Nov 2 (IANS) Flights were affected at the Guru Ram Dass Jee International airport in Amritsar on Wednesday morning…

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Shallow foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) It was a moderately foggy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8…

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NGT issues notice on illegal construction in Vrindavan

Agra, Nov 1 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notices to the union Environment and Water Resources…

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Australian zoo’s Komodo Dragon ‘acts more like dog than land crocodile’

Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) A five-year-old Komodo Dragon in Australia'a Queensland zoo has been described to be more like a…

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Kerala emerges as ‘largest’ Open Defecation Free state

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) The southern state of Kerala on Tuesday became the third state overall and the largest state…

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Post-Diwali, air quality improves slightly in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) improved on Tuesday after levels of Particulate Matter (PM), the…

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Delhi roads to be vacuum cleaned weekly: Sisodia

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday said roads in the capital will be vacuum cleaned every…

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Jumping spiders can hear sound without eardrums: Study

New York, Nov 1 (IANS) Jumping spiders can perceive airborne sound despite not having ears or ear drums, finds a…

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