Category: Environment

6 magnitude quake hits Japan, no tsunami warning

Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit the northeast coast of Japan on Saturday…

9 years ago

CEA gives nod to 1,000-MW Turga hydel project

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has conditionally approved the Rs 4,500 crore Turga pump storage hydroelectric…

9 years ago

Rain and floods claim 15 lives, cause destruction in MP

Bhopal, Aug 20 (IANS) Fifteen people have died since Friday across Madhya Pradesh in devastation caused by three days of…

9 years ago

Magnitude-6 quake hits Japan

Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit Miyako in Japan on Saturday, the US…

9 years ago

House collapse in heavy rains in MP claims 7 lives

Sagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Seven members of a family died and three were seriously injured early on Saturday in this…

9 years ago

Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat flooded, cremations shifted to lanes

Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) The famous Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi has been flooded, leading to an abrupt closure of cremations,…

9 years ago

Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a sunny and clear Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum…

9 years ago

11 killed in UP floods

Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Eleven people were killed due to massive floods across Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday.…

9 years ago

96 houses destroyed by massive California wildfire

Los Angeles, Aug 20 (IANS) At least 96 houses were destroyed in the huge ongoing Southern California wildfire, while firefighters…

9 years ago

Uttarakhand okays 500-acre turtle sanctuary in Rishikesh

Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has sancttioned a 500-acre land in Rishikesh for opening up of…

9 years ago

NGT pulls up government on zero result of Ganga cleaning

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh and the central governments…

9 years ago

Khaleda Zia to demand scrapping of Rampal power plant

Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) After its continuing criticism of the Rampal power plant, being built jointly with India, the opposition…

9 years ago

Floods hit life in Vindhya, Bundelkhand regions

Bhopal, Aug 19 (IANS) Life in the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions of Madhya Pradesh has been severely affected by floods…

9 years ago

T. rex fossil with near-complete skull discovered

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) In a major find, paleontologists have discovered a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil, including a very complete skull,…

9 years ago

Pacific sea-level linked to global temperature changes

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) The rise and drop of sea level in the Pacific Ocean can be used to…

9 years ago

Warm Friday morning in Delhi, rains likely

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) It was a warm Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

9 years ago

Rains, floods create havoc in UP

Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Incessant rains in many parts of Uttar Pradesh have resulted in floods and rivers including the…

9 years ago

Music-loving ape releases debut single for World Orangutan Day

Canberra, Aug 19 (IANS) An orangutan at an Australian zoo has released its debut single by interacting with a music-making…

9 years ago

Bangladeshi lawyer seeks Taka 1 cr compensation over death of elephant

Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) A Bangladeshi lawyer has filed a writ petition in the High Court in Dhaka seeking its…

9 years ago

Agra environmentalists tie rakhi to Yamuna

Agra, Aug 18 (IANS) Environmentalist tied 'rakhi' to the Yamuna to pledge support and work to save the dying river…

9 years ago



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