Category: Environment

Tripura High Court cracks down on noise pollution

Agartala, July 18 (IANS) The Tripura High Court has directed the state government and the pollution control board to implement…

9 years ago

Heavy rains throw traffic out of gear in Delhi

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) People in the national capital had a harrowing time on Monday morning after heavy rains…

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Government mulling law to punish those polluting Ganga

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government will soon bring forth a legislation to punish those who pollute the Ganga…

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Why some chickens are resistant to bird flu

London, July 18 (IANS) The genes of some chickens make them almost completely resistant to a serious strain of bird…

9 years ago

Rainy Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhiites enjoyed a rainy morning on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 25 degrees…

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Heavy rains lower mercury in UP

Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) With heavy rains in the past 24-hours, the weather continued to be pleasant in most parts…

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Most rivers in Uttarakhand breach danger mark as rains continue

Dehradun, July 18 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to pound Uttarakhand on Monday causing most rivers to breach its danger mark,…

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Humid Sunday in Delhi, rain likely on Monday

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Light rain in some parts of the national capital on Sunday morning failed to afford…

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One killed in Assam floods, nearly 2 lakh people affected

Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) One person was killed due to floods in Assam on Sunday even as close to two…

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Rising Kosi floods 50 villages, threatens many Bihar districts

Patna, July 17 (IANS) The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people…

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We must have elephant rescue centres: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is moved by…

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City birds angrier, more aggressive than rural birds

New York, July 17 (IANS) Birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of territorial aggression than those…

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35 die, 9 missing in floods in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, July 17 (IANS) Thirty-five persons have died so far, nine are missing and thousands have had to leave their…

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Air quality of Chinese cities improves

Beijing, July 17 (IANS) The air quality in 338 Chinese cities showed improvements in the first half of this year,…

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Rain brings life in Agra to halt

Agra, July 17 (IANS) Intermittent showers along with spells of heavy downpour brought life to a grinding halt in Agra,…

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5.0 magnitude quake jolts Japan

Tokyo, July 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale, jolted Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on Sunday, officials said.…

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Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) It was a generally cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4…

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Rain brings relief to Delhi residents but leads to traffic jams

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Rains and gusty winds gave people a respite from hot and humid weather in the…

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Assam starts verifying rhino horns in government custody

Guwahati, July 16 (IANS) The Assam government on Saturday started the process to verify the rhino horns in its custody,…

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Himachal CM bats for green bonus for hill states

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday urged the central government to grant to…

9 years ago



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