Category: Environment

21 missing, 11 killed in Japan typhoon

Tokyo, Sep 1 (IANS) The number of people missing in Japan in the wake of typhoon Lionrock rose to 21…

9 years ago

Road near India Gate caves in

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A part of a road near the India Gate in central Delhi has caved in,…

9 years ago

Himachal, Uttarakhand most vulnerable to quakes, says new study

By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Sep 1 (IANS) A new study to identify seismically susceptible areas in the Western Himalayas has…

9 years ago

Cloudy morning in Delhi, rains expected

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) It was cloudy morning here on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.2 degrees…

9 years ago

30 per cent African elephants wiped out in 7 years

New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Elephant populations in Africa has declined by as much as 30 per cent between 2007…

9 years ago

Urjit Patel could herald climate change-financial world links

By Rajendra Shende Historically, central bank chiefs have overlooked the risks due to climate change and focused on tinkering with…

9 years ago

Rains, landslides block Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) Incessant rains and landslides on Thursday blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, authorities said. A senior traffic…

9 years ago

Government seeking ways to increase India’s exports to global supply: Gadkari

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the government is seeking ways to increase…

9 years ago

Malls, buildings on Bengaluru drains to be demolished: Minister

Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Malls and high-rise buildings, including apartments, built illegally on storm water drains of the city would…

9 years ago

Repeated occupation over past 13,000 years enhances environment

Ottawa, Aug 31 (IANS) British Columbia's coastal First Nations (aboriginals) have for the past 13,000 years enhanced the productivity of…

9 years ago

Two medicos who threw dog off roof fined Rs 2 lakh each

Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Two medical students, who threw a dog off the rooftop of a three-storeyed building and filmed…

9 years ago

Kill monkey in Himachal, pocket Rs 300

Shimla, Aug 31 (IANS) In an effort to tackle the increasing monkey menace in towns and villages, the Himachal Pradesh…

9 years ago

No permit required for e-rickshaws, e-carts: Government

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced that e-rickshaws and e-carts will no longer require permits to…

9 years ago

Heavy rain causes waterlogging, traffic snarls in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Heavy rain on Wednesday morning caused waterlogging and traffic snarls in many areas of the…

9 years ago

Madrid zoo welcomes birth of its first female panda cub

Madrid, Aug 31 (IANS) Madrid Zoo announced on Wednesday that it had welcomed a female giant panda cub into the…

9 years ago

US reaffirms support for India’s NSG membership

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The US on Wednesday reaffirmed its support to India's membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group…

9 years ago

Sri Lanka to sign Paris agreement to minimise climate change

Colombo, Aug 31 (IANS) The Sri Lankan cabinet on Wednesday agreed to ratify the Paris agreement in order to minimise…

9 years ago

Ashok Chawla is new Chancellor at Teri university

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) on Wednesday officially appointed former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla…

9 years ago

Lightning injures five in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Five people, including three members of a family, were injured after lightning struck a Delhi…

9 years ago

Heavy downpour in Hyderabad inundates colonies, hospitals

Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Heavy rains battered Hyderabad on Wednesday and inundated not just roads and low-lying residential areas but…

9 years ago



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