Category: Environment

Western disturbance brings welcome dip in Delhi’s temperature

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Delhiites got welcome relief from the scorching heat on Tuesday as the maximum temperature settled…

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Javadekar rejects claim by IITM study as ‘incorrect’

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday rejected the claims of a study released by…

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Zambia urged to abandon hippo cull

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Born Free Foundation has condemned Zambia's plan to kill 400 hippopotamuses a year over the…

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Uma Bharti threatens hunger strike over Ken-Betwa project delay

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday threatened to go on hunger strike if…

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Prohibitory orders in MP district to regulate water use

Betul (Madhya Pradesh), June 7 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been imposed in this water scarcity-hit district of Madhya Pradesh to…

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Fund ropeways, cable cars for environment, says Shimla deputy mayor

Shimla, June 7 (IANS) Shimla Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar on Tuesday urged the World Bank to fund green…

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Mumbai Metro to go ‘green’ in a big way

Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) As part of its second anniversary celebrations, Mumbai Metro One announced it will go "green" in…

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Mumbai Metro to go ‘green’ in a big way

Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) As part of its second anniversary celebrations, Mumbai Metro One announced it will go "green" in…

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It’s raining in Kerala but it’s not monsoon yet

Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 (IANS) Kerala received good rains on Tuesday, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said one has to…

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Fish can distinguish between human faces: Study

London, June 7 (IANS) Despite having a much simpler and smaller brain than that of primates, fish have the remarkable…

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Use ‘Gandhi bandooks’ for crop protection: Official

Panaji, June 7 (IANS) Goa forest authorities want farmers and those living near forested areas to use non-lethal 'Gandhi bandooks'…

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How climate change threatens panda conservation

New York, June 7 (IANS) Pandas do not like it hot and rising temperatures can also put pressure on their…

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Bus service from Delhi to Leh restarts

Shimla, June 7 (IANS) The bus service from New Delhi to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir has restarted for the…

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Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.7 degrees…

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S Korea bans sales of Nissan’s Qashqai model

Seoul, June 7 (IANS) South Korea's environment ministry on Tuesday banned sales of Japanese automaker Nissan's Qashqai model for alleged…

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Four dead, three missing in Australia storms

Sydney, June 7 (IANS) At least four people have died and three remain missing due to the massive storm that…

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Delhi government clears solar policy with 1 GW target by 2020

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday announced implementation of its solar policy with the aim of…

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Volunteers to help make villages along Ganga open defecation-free

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The government is seeking to rope in thousands of volunteers to help bring about a…

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We haven’t damaged Yamuna floodplain’s ecology: AoL

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living (AoL) Foundation on Monday said it has…

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All trains to have bio-toilets by 2019: Official

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A Railway Board member on Monday said all train coaches will have bio-toilets by 2019,…

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