Category: Environment

Decision on odd-even scheme’s third phase after study: Gopal Rai

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said the second phase of the odd-even scheme…

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Spiders found to enjoy oral sex!

London, April 30 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that a spider species that produces nature's largest webs and toughest silk routinely…

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Heat wave forces early summer vacations in Lucknow schools

Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) With the mercury touching 43-44 degrees Celsius for the past week, the Lucknow district administration on…

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Odd-even scheme again successful: Gopal Rai

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai here on Saturday said the second phase of odd-even vehicle…

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Heat wave forces early summer vacations in Lucknow schools

Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Owing to severe heatwave in the city, the district administration on Saturday announced preponing of summer…

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Fire destroys several hectares of forests in Uttar Pradesh

Agra, April 30 (IANS) A fire in the Keetham wildlife sanctuary in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh destroyed several hecatres…

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Sun halo ups hopes for rain amid Bengal polls

Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) For the hundreds of thousands of voters queuing up in blazing sunshine in Kolkata on Saturday…

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SC refuses to extend deadline for converting diesel taxis to CNG

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to give more time to taxi operators in the…

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Seven killed in Kenya building collapse

Nairobi, April 30 (IANS) At least seven people were reported killed after a seven-storey building in Kenyan capital Nairobi collapsed…

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Babies of giant dinosaurs didn’t require parental care

New York, April 30 (IANS) Babies of long-necked plant-eaters called Titanosaurs that include the largest animals ever to walk on…

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UP constitutes drought monitoring cell

Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Due to severe drought conditions in parts of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has formed…

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Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It was a sunny morning on Saturday in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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India will add over 10,000 MW solar energy this fiscal: Goyal

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India will achieve the target for adding 10,500 MW solar power capacity in the current…

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Heat wave death toll rises to 143 in Telangana

Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) The death toll from a heat wave sweeping Telangana rose to 143 on Friday as six…

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Assam tea growers hope there won’t be more rains

Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) After pre-monsoon rains hit output in Assam, tea growers are looking up to the weather god…

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Bengal tiger dies in Karachi zoo

Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) A Bengal tiger has died at the Karachi zoo, the media reported on Friday. The tiger…

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Giant duck-billed dinosaur fossil sets world record

Beijing, April 29 (IANS) A fossilised skeleton of a hadrosaur or duck-billed dinosaur in China's Shandong province has been recognised…

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Majority in Delhi want odd-even scheme permanently: Survey

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A majority of the people in Delhi favour a permanent implementation of the Delhi government's…

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Avalanche fears over unauthorised Everest helicopter flights

Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese…

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Origin of Earth’s oldest crystals revealed

London, April 29 (IANS) The very oldest pieces of rock on Earth -- zircon crystals -- are likely to have…

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