Category: Environment

South-West monsoon covers entire Karnataka

Bengaluru, June 21 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has covered entire Karnataka, the Meteorological Centre here said on Tuesday, as it…

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The great Indian water walkathon

By Saumya Tewari & Rohan Bapat More than half of Indian households did not have a source of drinking water…

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NASA mission discovers infant exoplanet around young star

Washington, June 21 (IANS) Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and its extended K2 mission, astronomers have discovered a newborn fully-formed…

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Three lion cubs, 10 python snakelets born in Tripura zoo

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, June 21 (IANS) At least three lion cubs and 10 python snakelets have been born in…

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Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27…

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China prosecutors win lawsuit against environmental authority

Beijing, June 21 (IANS) Prosecutors in a county in east China's Shandong province have won a lawsuit against the local…

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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…

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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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