Category: Environment

Naidu, Kejriwal flag off driverless Metro train on trial run

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday…

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Slight intensity quake in India-Bangladesh border region

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake, classified as of slight intensity, shook the India-Bangladesh border area in West Bengal…

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India-US can do much for preventing air pollution: Diplomat

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Calling for large scale public awareness about air pollution, a senior US diplomat praised India…

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Depression in Bay of Bengal may turn into cyclonic storm

Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The met office has forecast heavy rains in parts of Andhra Pradesh as the depression over…

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Days hot in Himachal, but nights pleasant in high hills

Shimla, May 17 (IANS) Mercury levels remained high across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with the temperature being recorded two to…

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Call us if you spot a snake, don’t kill it: Wildlife rescuers

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Imagine a scenario where you find a cobra curled up in your…

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World’s biggest rooftop solar plant inaugurated in Punjab

Beas (Punjab), May 17 *IANS) Touted to be the biggest one of its kind in the world, the 11.5 MW…

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International tourism meet in Meghalaya for marketing northeast

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Research scholars, policy makers and industry practitioners have come together at an international conference at Shillong…

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Grim reality stares at endangered ‘dancing deer’ of Manipur

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 17 (IANS) On the face of it everything looks serene at the Loktak Lake in…

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Coal dust risk to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Sydney, May 17 (IANS) A study released on Tuesday has found that a high concentration of coal dust can quickly…

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Extinct herb discovered in eastern Himalayas

Beijing, May 17 (IANS) Chinese botanists have rediscovered a herb, Pedicularis humilis, thought to be extinct. Pedicularis humilis is endemic…

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UP continues to be hot, monsoon likely June 10-14

Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday to be hot under the blazing sun with the met office…

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Biodiversity protects fish from global warming

New York, May 17 (IANS) Communities with more fish species are more productive and more resilient to rising temperatures and…

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Hot Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was a hot Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degree…

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G7 ministers to expedite efforts to actualise Paris climate agreement

Tokyo, May 17 (IANS) Environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Monday in Japan collectively said they…

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World Bank nod for $625 mn loan to Indian solar programme

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $625 million loan to support…

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Government mulling plan to protect grazing lands for cows

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the government is mulling a plan to…

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Odisha may get rainfall in next 24 hours

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Rain and thundershowers, coupled with gusty winds, are likely to hit some parts of Odisha on…

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SC to hear plea to stop water supply to Maharashtra liquor units

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear next week a plea seeking complete stoppage of water supply…

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Three snake charmers held with rare species

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Three snake charmers were arrested with three rare Red Sand Boas, a protected species, here…

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