Category: Environment

Ten killed in Arunachal landslide

Itanagar, July 1 (IANS) At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed after a landslide hit West Kameng…

9 years ago

Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand, 22 killed

Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed following cloudburst and landslides as heavy rains lashed Pithoragarh and…

9 years ago

Formal, national census on Indian peafowl soon: Official

Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore will soon begin a national…

9 years ago

Himachal gets heavy rainfall, more in store

Shimla, July 1 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw heavy rains on Friday with Joginder Nagar recording the highest…

9 years ago

Monsoon to hit Delhi in next 48 hours

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Delayed by nearly a week, monsoon this year will hit Delhi and the National Capital…

9 years ago

Regulators must act as Nobel laureates tell Greenpeace to stop opposing GM crops

By Vivian Fernandes Indian regulators must seize the opportunity now that 107 Nobel laureates have signed a letter calling on…

9 years ago

Climate change threatening penguins in Antarctica

New York, July 1 (IANS) Continued warming of Antarctica due to climate change could wipe out 60 per cent of…

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Incessant rains, landslides in Manipur, one drowned

Imphal, July 1 (IANS) Incessant rains and landslides along the mountainous National Highway (NH) No.37 have claimed one life and…

9 years ago

Drive to plant two crore saplings starts in Maharashtra

Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A unique afforestation drive by Maharashtra to increase the green cover by planting two crore saplings…

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Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand, 7 killed

Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) At least seven people were killed following cloudburst and landslides as heavy rains lashed Pithoragarh and…

9 years ago

Sunny Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in Delhi, with the minimum temperature settling one notch…

9 years ago

Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand

Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) Heavy rains have continued to pound the hilly areas of Uttarakhand on Friday. Officials said a…

9 years ago

Respite from heavy rains in Karnataka

Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) As the south-west monsoon takes a break, there would be a respite from heavy rains in…

9 years ago

Odisha to prepare integrated shoreline management plan

Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to prepare a long-term integrated shoreline management plan for its entire…

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Srinagar records hottest day, Jammu scorches at around 39 degrees

Jammu/Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar on Thursday recorded season's highest temperature so far at 34.4…

9 years ago

Environmental clearances not given in hurry: Official

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Environmental clearances to development projects in India are given after "multi-level scrutiny" and "not in a…

9 years ago

China has 2,740 nature reserves

Beijing, June 30 (IANS) China has 2,740 nature reserves, covering 1.47 million sq km, a State Council report said on…

9 years ago

Biodiversity boards sought in union territories

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) said on Wednesday it will seek setting up of biodiversity boards…

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Hundreds of trucks stranded in Manipur after landslides

Imphal, June 30 (IANS) Hundreds of trucks were stranded in Manipur after heavy rains caused landslides in Tamenglong district, officials…

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‘Gau Rakshaks’ booked for outraging religious feelings

Gurgaon/Faridabad, June 30 (IANS) "Gau Raksha Dal" volunteers who forced two beef transporters to eat a concoction of cow dung…

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