Category: Environment

Heavy rain but no flash floods in Karnataka: Officials

Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Officials in Karnataka's Kalaburagi and Bijapur districts said no flash floods occurred in the areas which…

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Do not ignore redness, swelling of eyes during monsoon: Health experts

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) As pre-monsoon showers hits the national capital, health experts have urged people to not to…

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Cobra rescued from Delhi educational institute

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A five-feet-long 'agitated' cobra was rescued by the Wildlife SOS from the National Institute of…

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Chandigarh poised for Yoga Day, but rain casts shadow

Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Authorities were busy giving last-minute touches to the Capitol Complex here for the International Yoga Day…

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Solar plane begins trans-Atlantic flight

Geneva, June 20 (IANS) Solar Impulse II, a plane exclusively powered by solar energy, began the trans-Atlantic stage of its…

10 years ago

Delhi gets rain; respite from heat to continue

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Heavy pre-monsoon showers and gusts of wind brought respite from scorching heat and humidity to…

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Weaker protection, ambiguous draft wetland rules: Experts

Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Wetland conservation experts in West Bengal and Assam have dubbed the Draft Wetlands (Conservation and Management)…

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‘Majority want polythene banned for Swachh Bharat’

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) An overwhelming majority of Indians surveyed feel that civic bodies across the country have been…

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Patna’s air 5 times above safe levels, 2.5 times worse than Delhi’s

By Rohan Bapat In 2016, the air in Bihar’s capital, Patna, was classified the world’s sixth-most polluted in a World…

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Rain in Chandigarh threatens International Yoga Day event

Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Mild showers in the city on Monday evening brought much relief from the scorching heat conditions,…

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Rain brings respite from heat in Delhi

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Heavy pre-monsoon showers and gusts of wind brought respite from scorching heat and humidity in…

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Rain brings relief to Gurgaon residents, leads to traffic jams

Gurgaon, June 20 (IANS) Showers lasting over half an hour on Monday afternoon brought much relief to the Gurgaon residents,…

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SC refuses to put on hold three culling notifications

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to put on hold three notifications allowing the culling…

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New technology developed to create clean hydrogen fuel

New York, June 20 (IANS) With an aim to tackle one of the world's biggest energy challenges -- clean fuel…

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Britain to resume rice imports from Fukushima

London, June 20 (IANS) Britain is set to become the first European Union (EU) country to resume rice imports from…

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Six-year-old Australian girl donates inheritance to save tigers

Canberra, June 20 (IANS) A six-year-old girl from Canberra has been given the naming rights of a tiger cub at…

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Australian girl donates inheritance to save tigers

Canberra, June 20 (IANS) A six-year-old Australian girl has donated her inheritance from her grandparents to a wildlife programme to…

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Represent to Centre against culling wild animals: SC

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked an animal rights activist and other organisations to point…

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Asteroid that killed dinosaurs almost wiped out mammal species

London, June 20 (IANS) The same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago also…

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Mother mongooses may risk life to protect unborn offspring

London, June 20 (IANS) Mongooses risk their own survival to protect their unborn children through a remarkable ability to adapt…

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