Category: Environment

Rain partly douses Himachal forest fire; 3,500 hectares ravaged

Shimla, May 3 (IANS) Rain in Shimla and nearby areas in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday doused forest fires to some…

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Showers in Himachal cheer tourists

Shimla, May 3 (IANS) A day after Himachal Pradesh's state capital experienced the hottest day of the season, showers on…

10 years ago

MPs, experts to discuss drought, water management

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Members of parliament and experts from concerned fields will discuss at length matters related to…

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Telangana’s heat wave death toll shoots up to 219

Hyderaabad, May 3 (IANS) The death toll due to heat wave in Telangana shot up to 219 as 41 more…

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Telangana’s heat wave toll shoots up to 219

Hyderaabad, May 3 (IANS) The death toll due to heat wave in Telangana shot up to 219 as 41 more…

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Environmental pollution is biggest cause of asthma: Experts

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India has witnessed a huge rise in asthma in the past decade, especially among children,…

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Odisha to Modi: Don’t notify river regulation zones

Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the proposed notification…

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Making hazardous weather forecasts more accurate

New York, May 3 (IANS) To identify precisely where severe winds, hail or tornadoes are more likely to occur within…

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Declare drought national emergency: Kailash Satyarthi

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately declare…

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Delhi government seeks relaxation in diesel cab ban

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The city government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to relax its order banning cabs…

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Nepal’s park completes second year of zero rhino poaching

Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) Nepal has been successful in preserving the endangered rhinos as it completed a second year of…

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Andhra Pradesh bans Chinese ‘manja’

Hyderabad, May 3 (IANS) The government of Andhra Pradesh has banned Chinese 'manja' or the sharp string used to fly…

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Diesel taxi drivers again derail traffic, detained

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Scores of drivers of diesel taxis blocked three major roads here on Tuesday, causing major…

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In Lucknow, public urination faces a problem of continence

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) With this Uttar Pradesh capital having one of the poorest densities of public…

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Climate change to drive exodus from Middle East and North Africa

London, May 3 (IANS) Climate change can result in a significant deterioration of living conditions for people in North Africa…

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Diesel taxi drivers bring traffic at standstill

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the second successive day, the diesel taxi-drivers held motorists to ransom and brought the…

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Diesel taxi drivers bring traffic at standstill

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the second successive day, the diesel taxi-drivers held motorists to ransom and brought the…

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Three new species of primates discovered

New York, May 3 (IANS) Scientists have discovered three new species of mouse lemurs - the smallest primates in the…

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Respite in sight from scorching heat in J&K

Jammu/Srinagar May 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get respite from scorching heat, especially the Jammu region, as…

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One trillion species on Earth and we know nothing

New York, May 3 (IANS) There are nearly one trillion species on the Earth while 99.999 percent of species still…

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