Category: Environment

River Seine starts dropping in Paris

Paris, June 4 (IANS) The levels of the River Seine in Paris started dropping slightly on Saturday after reaching a…

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India plans to cultivate hybrid pigeonpea over 3 mn hectares

Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and various states in India plan…

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Regulation alone will not protect wildlife: M.S. Swaminathan

Chennai, June 4 (IANS) Wildlife conservation is not possible with regulation alone, said a top agricultural scientist. M.S. Swaminathan, founder…

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Only 6% compensation to repair destroyed forests used

By Himadri Ghosh Bengaluru: No more than six per cent of a government fund - collected over six years from…

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Eco warrior Sant Seechewal a ray of hope for Ganga revival

By Vishal Gulati Seechewal (Punjab), June 4 (IANS) Eco warrior Balbir Singh Seechewal, who hogged the global limelight by reviving…

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Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature recorded at…

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Compensatory Afforestation Fund law likely next House session: Goyal

Noida, June 4 (IANS) The proposed Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill to pave the way for speedy utilisation of funds…

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Pakistan met office issued show cause notice

Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) The Prime Minister House in Pakistan on Friday asked the meteorological department to submit a report…

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Sonowal announces slew of measures for Assam forest department

Guwahati, June 3 (IANS) Newly elected Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the Environment and Forest Department to…

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Government invites suggestions on draft water bills

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The government has invited by June 25 suggestions on the draft National Water Framework Bill…

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100 iconic places to be cleaned up under Swachh Bharat Mission

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Centre, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, has decided to undertake a special clean-up initiative…

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Coal power plants biggest guzzlers of water: Greenpeace India

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Greenpeace India on Friday released data on the water consumption patterns of coal power plants…

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India plans double investment for clean energy: Harsh Vardhan

San Francisco/New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Friday announced India's plan to…

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India poised to be clean energy capital of world: Minister

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India was poised to be the clean…

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More vehicles enter Delhi daily than those registered in a year: CSE

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The total number of vehicles entering Delhi in a day -- about 5.65 lakh --…

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Hisar sizzles at 44 degrees, heat wave revives in Haryana, Punjab

Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Haryana's Hisar town at 44 degrees Celsius was the hottest place in the northern region on…

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SC refers railway plea to cut 500 trees to empowered panel

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked Central Empowered Committee on environmental matters to examine the…

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Javadekar releases captive Himalayan griffon vultures in wild

Pinjore (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday released in the wild two captive…

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‘Illegal wildlife trade pushing species to brink of extinction’

Bangkok, June 3 (IANS) The discovery of more than 40 dead tiger cubs in Thailand's Tiger Temple represents only a…

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Kerala opposition meets CM over his Mullaperiyar dam safe remark

Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) Leaders of the Kerala opposition, led by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Leader of Opposition…

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