Category: Environment

Renewables sector set to get $7.8 tn investment by 2040: Report

Paris, June 14 (IANS) The currently weak coal and gas prices will not stop record investment of nearly $7.8 trillion…

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NDA did well on pollution but slow on flagship schemes: CSE

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday appreciated the BJP-led central government's work…

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Srinagar records season’s highest, heat wave continues in Jammu

Jammu/Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar on Tuesday recorded the season's highest temperature at 32 degrees…

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Need three years to develop capacity for Bengaluru lakes’ revival: Javadekar

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that it will take at least three…

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Gadkari calls for conservation of water to help farmers

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday called for conservation of water…

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El Nino drives fastest annual increase on record of CO2

London, June 14 (IANS) Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is for the first time expected to exceed 400 parts per million…

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Brace for warmest ever summers across the globe in 50 years

Washington, June 14 (IANS) In less than five decades, summers across most of the globe could be hotter than any…

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Yamuna’s pathetic condition angers devotees on Ganga Dussehra

By Brij Khandelwal Agra/Mathura/Vrindavan, June 14 (IANS) When lakhs of the devout took a dip in the Yamuna at ghats…

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Short of land, water, education; not aspiration: Babban’s story

By Abhishek Waghmare Clad in denim, white tee shirt and possessed of the self-confidence of a Mumbai collegian, Babban Chavan,…

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Assam forest officer arrested for graft, animals skins seized

Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) In a major operation, the anti-corruption sleuths have recovered about Rs 2 crore in cash and…

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Wood mulch can help farmers fight climate change

Toronto, June 14 (IANS) In addition to combatting pests, covering soil with wood mulch can actually help reduce greenhouse gas…

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Bear attack warning issued in Japan

Tokyo, June 14 (IANS) Residents in northern Japan have been warned to stay away from mountainous areas after four aged…

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Rains likely to occur in Delhi on Tuesday

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) It was a generally clouded Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26…

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Jupiter-like planet that orbits two Suns discovered

Washington, June 14 (IANS) Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by the team from…

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Government trying to start LNG barges on Ganga by 2018-end

New Delhi, June 13 (IANAS) The government is making efforts to ensure that environment friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled barges…

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Hot Monday in Delhi, rain likely on Tuesday

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Delhi residents faced a scorching day on Monday as the maximum temperature was recorded at…

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China’s first high-orbit remote sensing satellite activated

Beijing, June 13 (IANS) China's first high-orbit remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, has been activated after six months of in-orbit testing,…

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Tiger Express – a roaring journey, blissful experience

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) IRCTC's new semi luxury train Tiger Express embarked on a "Roaring Journey"…

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Sunny Monday morning in Delhi, light rain likely

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.5 degrees…

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Hundreds in relief camps due to monsoon fury in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Alappuzha and Kollam districts have been moved to relief camps following torrential…

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