Category: Environment

Want to breathe clean air? Travel to Himachal’s Kinnaur district

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 29 (IANS) If you want to breathe clean air, travel to Himachal Pradesh's remote Kinnaur…

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Deciding the world’s future: Environmental politics’ story and scope

By Vikas Datta Title: Environmental Politics - A Very Short Introduction; Author: Andrew Dobson ; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Pages:…

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Partly cloudy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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7 magnitude quake jolts Vanuatu

Port Vila, April 29 (IANS) A magnitude 7 earthquake struck the north of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on…

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Landfill fires affected air quality in Delhi: Gopal Rai

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said recent incidents of fires have contributed to…

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NGT verdict next week, AoL denies backtracking on paying damages

By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is likely to give its verdict next…

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15 more die of heat wave in Telangana, toll rises to 137

Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) Heat wave claimed 15 more lives in Telangana on Thursday, taking the toll to 137 this…

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Severe heat wave warning in coastal Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday sounded a severe heat wave warning in coastal Odisha…

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Efforts on to revive dying Hindon river: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With dissolved oxygen levels as low as 0.4 milligram per litre, Hindon river, a tributary…

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Landfill fires affected air quality in Delhi: Gopal Rai

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that recent incidents of fires have contributed…

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Himachal continues to experience hot weather

Shimla, April 28 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday continued to experience warm weather due to prevailing dry…

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Ghaziabad Development Board toys with commercial hub in river bed

Ghaziabad, April 28 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has sought government clearances for a commercial hub in the Hindon…

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Swachh Bharat mission fails March 2016 urban-trash targets

By Prachi Salve No more than 17.6 percent of urban solid-waste (garbage) was processed as of March 2016, against a…

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Endangered dholes spotted in China reserve

Beijing, April 28 (IANS) At least nine dholes, or Asiatic wild dogs, were caught on camera in a nature reserve…

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Cobra rescued from factory

Agra, April 28 (IANS) A six-foot-long cobra created panic when it was found perched in the office of a carpet…

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Simhasth Kumbh: Foreigners connect to Green-Clean movement

Ujjain, April 28 (IANS) The foreign nationals who came to participate in the ongoing Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain city…

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Southwest Japan records over 1,000 aftershocks

Tokyo, April 28 (IANS) Japan's southwestern region, jolted by two powerful tremors that killed 50 people earlier this month, has…

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Hominins were food for carnivores 500,000 years ago

London, April 28 (IANS) Tooth-marks on a 500,000-year-old hominin femur bone found in a Moroccan cave indicate that it was…

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Kerala wants to be declared drought hit

Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) Kerala wants the central government to declare the state drought hit, it was announced on Thursday.…

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Thailand faces longest heatwave in 65 years

Bangkok, April 28 (IANS) Thai authorities have urged the public to stay indoors and drink more water to cope with…

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