Category: Environment

Haryana, Punjab get respite from heat wave after rain

Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Haryana and Punjab got a much-needed respite from heat wave conditions on Tuesday following thunderstorms and…

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Widespread rainfall cools Himachal

Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Widespread rains and thundershowers on Tuesday brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh by four to five…

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US embassy workshop in Lucknow to discuss air pollution

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in…

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Indian, Norwegian researchers to urge UGC on interdisciplinary energy education

Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Experts working under an Indo-Norwegian collaborative programme said on Tuesday that they will approach India's University…

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Kanpur records 31 mm rain, 76-year-old record shattered

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A 76-year-old record was broken in Kanpur on Tuesday when the city received 31 mm rainfall…

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SC nixes plea for 100 percent cut in water to liquor industry

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in…

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Supreme Court nixes plea for 100 percent cut in water to liquor industry

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in…

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Squids buck declining trends of marine species

Sydney, May 24 (IANS) Unlike the declining populations of many fish species, the number of cephalopods - octopus, cuttlefish and…

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Dust storm kills five in Uttar Pradesh, damages property

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A dust storm in Uttar Pradesh in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday claimed at…

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Cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi, rains bring respite

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.1 degrees…

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Two dead in Kolkata balcony, bus shelter collapse

Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Two people died and another was injured as a balcony and a bus shelter gave way…

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Man who tried shaking hands with lion sent to jail

Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A man, who jumped into the lions enclosure at Jawaharlal Nehru Zoological Park here to shake…

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Hyena rescued from village mob; critically injured

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A four year old female 'striped hyena', wandering in the fields for food and water…

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Stiff fines soon to enforce environment laws’ compliance: Javadekar

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Presenting "compliance" as the roadmap for the next three years, union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar…

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Himachal favours more vehicles going to Rohtang Pass from Manali

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Monday favoured an increase in the number of tourist vehicles going to…

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13 Asiatic lions trapped and caged in Gujarat after attacks on humans

Ahmedabad, May 23 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department has trapped and caged 13 of a 16-member pride of Asiatic Lions…

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Vehicles stranded in Nagaland after incessant rains

Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Scores of vehicles were stranded on different state and national highways near Kohima, the state capital…

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PM Modi may announce long-term measures against drought

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) After having consulted the states affected by drought this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is…

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Rain cheers tourists in Himachal

Shimla, May 23 (IANS) After days of abnormally high temperatures, rain in Himachal Pradesh on Monday brought cheers to thousands…

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Toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 92

Colombo, May 23 (IANS) Rescue troops on Monday recovered at least seven more bodies from a landslide site in Sri…

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