Category: Environment

Dredging of Brahmaputra soon to stop floods, erosion: Sonowal

Guwahati, Aug 23 (IANS) To deal with annual flooding and erosion problem in Assam, the state government has decided to…

9 years ago

Water panel recommends various measures to meet scarcity challenges

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Central Water Commission (CWC) has recommended construction of water harvesting structures, inter-linking of rivers…

9 years ago

Anti-pollution campaign bags global environment award

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) 'Clean Air India Movement (CLAIM)', said to be India's largest anti-pollution campaign, on Tuesday bagged…

9 years ago

Two Dalits thrashed for refusing to clear carcass

Rajkot, Aug 23 (IANS) A group of self-styled cow vigilantes thrashed two Dalits in a village in Gujarat's Saurashtra region…

9 years ago

Nitish meets PM over flood situation in Bihar

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here to apprise…

9 years ago

Why some animals are nocturnal

New York, Aug 23 (IANS) Researchers have discovered how differences in sleep and wakefulness mechanisms make many animals sleep at…

9 years ago

Chimps are more cooperative than competitive: Study

New York, Aug 23 (IANS) When presented with a choice, chimpanzees are likely to work together up to five times…

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Ferocious dogs will be culled: Kerala Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23 (IANS) The Kerala government has decided to cull all "ferocious dogs" after 50 strays killed a 65-year-old…

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Typhoon Mindulle lashes Japan, thousands evacuated

Tokyo, Aug 23 (IANS) Japanese authorities have warned of extensive flooding and issued evacuation orders for 9,000 persons in Hokkaido…

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Disappearing trick of fish can fool animals with super sight

New York, Aug 23 (IANS) The silvery skin of fish like herrings, sardines, mackerel and tuna act like mirrors, reflecting…

9 years ago

Quake hits northeast India, neighbouring areas

Agartala/Aizawl, Aug 23 (IANS) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake in the Myanmar-India border region on Tuesday rocked Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya and…

9 years ago

Kerala resort goes ‘green’

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23 (IANS) Kerala's first premier green resort was commissioned on Tuesday. The Poovar Island Resort on Kovalam beach…

9 years ago

Cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) It was a pleasant and cloudy Tuesday morning here, however, the day was expected to…

9 years ago

Schools in Allahabad, Varanasi closed due to floods

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Flood situation in many parts of Uttar Pradesh has worsened and schools were closed for the…

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Quake hits Myanmar

Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar, neighbouring Bangladesh and parts…

9 years ago

Earth’s temperature dropped during solar eclipse

London, Aug 23 (IANS) A study revealed that the temperature of the Earth dropped during last year's eclipse of the…

9 years ago

Releases from MP, Rajasthan push up water levels in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in catchment areas of dams in neighbouring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on Monday pushed…

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Bengal blames DVC for floods, Goyal calls for long-term measures

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) In response to the West Bengal government blaming the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for release of…

9 years ago

26,000 evacuated from flood affected areas

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) As many as 56 rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have so far…

9 years ago

SC pulls up Delhi government over installation of RFID

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Delhi government for its apparent delay in…

9 years ago



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