Category: Environment

Australia on watch for bee-killing varroa mites

Canberra, July 6 (IANS) Northern Australia is on the watch for a destructive varroa mite that has caused the collapse…

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How a touch screen helped a paralysed chimp walk again

Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch…

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Heavy rain forecast in coastal Karnataka, Western Ghats

Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Heavy rain is likely to occur at many places in coastal Karnataka and the Western Ghats…

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Anil Dave takes charge of Environment Ministry

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Anil Madhav Dave, a Narmada river conservationist and environmentalist, on Wednesday took charge of the…

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Ostrich relative that lived 50 mn years ago traced

New York, July 6 (IANS) Analysis of fossil remains dating 50 million years represent a new species that is a…

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Cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees…

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Odisha seeks royalty increase on coal, share from Clean Environment Cess

Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…

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Border Road Organisation opens Badrinath Yatra axis on fourth day

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Border Road Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday succeeded in opening the National Highway connecting Rudraparayag-Joshimath-Mana, the…

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Lightning kills 7 people in Bihar

Patna, July 5 (IANS) At least 7 persons including women and children were killed and over half a dozen others…

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Police on look out for Chennai duo who threw dog from roof top

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Police here are on the look out for two medical college students for throwing a dog…

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IIL to organise animal vaccination camps on World Zoonosis Day

Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), the market leader in veterinary biologicals, is organising free animal vaccination…

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Arjun Meghwal cycles to Rashtrapati Bhavan for oath-taking

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) BJP lawmaker from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday cycled up the Raisina Hill to…

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Heavy rain cripples normal life in Jharkhand

Ranchi, July 5 (IANS) Incessant rain crippled normal life and damaged government and private property in many areas of Jharkhand…

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Project AviPulse: Students develop birdcall identifier to boost conservation

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A group of eco-conscious engineers, entrepreneurs and birders has leveraged technology to come…

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Sea erosion increases in monsoon-hit coastal Karnataka

Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) Heavy monsoon rains have intensified sea erosion in coastal Karnataka with strong surface winds and Arabian…

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Baby elephant with rare foot condition stands

Melbourne, July 5 (IANS) A baby Asian elephant, who is fighting for her life at the Melbourne Zoo, stood up…

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Rotting whale carcass sparks shark warning in Australia

Sydney, July 5 (IANS) A shark warning was issued on Tuesday in Western Australia after a 12-metre humpback whale weighing…

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Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A day after cloudy weather, the national capital woke up to a sunny and humid…

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India ratifying Paris accord but needs assistance: Javadekar

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Reiterating that India has already started ratification of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement signed by…

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SC reserves order on big diesel cars ban

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on…

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