Category: Environment

‘NTPC should heed Odisha concerns about effects of Chhattisgarh project’

Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) The NTPC should address the concerns of people in Odisha villages who will be adversely affected…

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‘Sugar secret to dehydration survival, water stress protection’

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Scientists in India and Germany have unlocked the secret to enduring dehydration: a sugar called trehalose.…

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AOL asked to pay Rs.4.75 crore as environment compensation

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed Art of Living (AOL) foundation to pay…

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Nano fertiliser promotes plant growth sans polluting water bodies

By K.S.Jayaraman Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) Indian-origin researchers in the US have shown that zinc nanoparticles can substitute nitrogen and…

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Why global warming hasn’t touched Antarctic Ocean

New York, May 31 (IANS) While the world continues to grapple under the effects of global warming, researchers have found…

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Big dams worldwide causing extinction of species: Study

London, May 31 (IANS) Despite being hailed as conservation sanctuaries that protect species from hunting and deforestation, reservoir islands created…

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Cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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Cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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How Thai research can help in Clean India mission

By Bajinder Pal Singh Bangkok, May 31 (IANS) As India grapples with an immense and seemingly insurmountable sanitation crisis, a…

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94 percent willing to be part e-commerce packaging reuse, says survey

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) With e-commerce rapidly growing in India, a survey has said that 94 per cent people…

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Humankind custodians of the planet: Pope

Vatican City, May 30 (IANS/AKI) Men and women are the "stewards" of the earth, not its "masters", Pope Francis said…

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Pre-monsoon showers cool India, to stay for two more days

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Pre-monsoon showers continue to provide respite from heat in the north and east India and…

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‘New Indian technology for waterless tanning can save rivers’

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) With its breakthrough technology on waterless tanning for leather processing, the Central Leather Research Institute…

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AoL accuses NGT panel of bias, seeks its reconstitution

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL) foundation headed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday accused…

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Rain hits normal life in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, May 30 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted in Uttarakhand as rains battered most parts of the hill state on…

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Activists take ‘sand bath’ to protest Yamuna water crisis

Agra, May 30 (IANS) River activists here on Monday organised "sand bath" to draw attention towards lack of water in…

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Banning diesel vehicles doesn’t have scientific basis: Parrikar

Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Banning diesel cars is a "senseless direction" and bereft of scientific merit, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar…

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Delhi gets rain, respite from heat for two days more

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Delhi residents on Monday got a respite from the hot weather due to intermittent pre-monsoon…

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‘Raising safety standards in n-power plants top priority’

Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Raising the safety standards in nuclear power plants remains a top priority for all operators, says…

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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Bad weather hampering evacuation

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Bad weather is hampering evacuation of pilgrims from the Nepalganj-Simikot-Hilsa route of the Kailash Mansarovar…

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