Category: Environment

NDRF deployed in rain-affected areas of Telengana, Andhra, Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) At least 17 flood rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been pressed…

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Godavari in spate, flood warning for Telangana

Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Authorities on Sunday sounded flood alert in Telangana as water level is rising in Godavari river…

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India will ratify CoP21 on October 2: Modi

Kozhikode (Kerala), Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will ratify the 21st Conference of…

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Scientists triple number of viruses found in oceans

New York, Sep 25 (IANS) In a study having far-reaching implications like helping preserve the environment through reducing excess carbon…

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India will ratify CoP21 on October 2: Modi

Kozhikode (Kerala), Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will ratify the Conference of Parties…

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IAF rescues 24 workers stranded in Telangana floods

Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday rescued 24 construction workers who were stranded by floods…

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6.8 magnitude quake rocks Fiji

Suva, Sep 25 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale shook the Fiji archipelago on Sunday. The local…

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2.5 crore toilets constructed in India in two years: PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government's cleanlinesss drive has been a great…

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Partly cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 25.6…

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Philanthropic fund of $80 million to phase out hydrofluorocarbons

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) A philanthropic group has launched $80 million fund to expand energy efficiency in developing countries…

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Coffee plantations in Western Ghats support high bird diversity

Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) In one of the largest field-based assessments of bird species, researchers have found coffee, rubber and…

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World Rivers Day to focus on plight of Yamuna

Agra, Sep 24 (IANS) As hundreds of voluntary groups across 70 countries prepare to celebrate World Rivers Day on Sunday,…

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‘GM mustard would be disastrous for India’s agricultural independence’

Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) Noted molecular biologist Pushpa M. Bhargava on Saturday said the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM)…

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Varanasi, Allahabad air over WHO pollution limits on most days in August

By Charlie Moloney On more than 90 per cent of the days in August this year, pollution levels in Varanasi…

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Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling…

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Typhoon Megi to make landfall in China

Beijing, Sep 24 (IANS) Typhoon Megi, the 17th of this year, is expected to make landfall in China's Fujian and…

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6.5 magnitude quake hits Philippines

Manila, Sep 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey…

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Tiger mauls caregiver to death in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Sep 24 (IANS) A tiger mauled its caregiver to death when he was feeding it in…

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With thousands of dams upstream, China has water as weapon against India: Experts

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With China having 87,000 dams, many in Tibet, with strategic benefit against India, experts on…

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Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus: Study

New York, Sep 23 (IANS) In the fight against Zika virus, researchers have recently found that the Culex group of…

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