Category: Environment

A green marriage solemnised in Bihar to save the environment

By Imran Khan Patna, April 21 (IANS) This is one marriage in Bihar that could not have gone more green.…

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Arctic sea ice decline may equal negative record of 2012

London, April 21 (IANS) Evaluating satellite data about the thickness of ice cover, sea ice physicists are anticipating that the…

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Use MGNREGA money for water harvesting: Modi

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said money allocated for MGNREGA should be used for…

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BJP set Delhi dumps on fire to fail odd-even: AAP

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday accused the BJP of setting Delhi's dump…

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Trudge for water gets longer as springs dry up in Nepal’s mid-hills

By Imran Khan Dapcha (Nepal), April 21 (IANS) Parvati Adhikari and Sandhya Kumari, washing clothes and filling their 'gagri' (water…

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5-million-year-old whale tooth washes ashore in Australia

Melbourne, April 21 (IANS) A giant fossilised whale tooth -- believed to be five million years old -- was washed…

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Drought-hit Cambodian villagers now getting clean water

Pnom Penh, April 21 (IANS) Authorities in southwestern Cambodia's Kampot province have started distributing clean water to drought-stricken villagers in…

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Paris climate deal: Song of a dying swan?

By Rajendra Shende The singular credit for conceiving and championing the Nuclear Security Summits unarguably goes to US President Barack…

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Scientists develop model to predict Indian monsoon in advance

London, April 21 (IANS) A team of Swiss scientists has developed a novel prediction approach that can forecast Indian monsoon's…

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Bird population threatened like never before: Book

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Bird population in India and across the world faces unprecedented threats, a new book says.…

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Australia’s iconic penguin-parade set for major facelift

Canberra, April 21 (IANS) Australia's iconic Phillip Island Penguin Parade, one of the nation's leading tourist attractions, is set for…

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Clear Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.8 degrees…

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Will give roses to protest odd-even scheme: BJP leader

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Wednesday said he would continue to protest against…

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AAP government cracks down on surge pricing by cabs

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Cracking the whip against unscrupulous taxi operators for over-charging passengers during the odd-even scheme, the…

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Lalu’s son-in-law desires housing society in river zone

Ghaziabad, April 20 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son-in-law Rahul Yadav has applied to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) for…

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Police horse Shaktimaan loses battle with life

Dehradun, April 20 (IANS) Shaktimaan, an Uttarakhand Police horse that lost a leg in an attack by a Bharatiya Janata…

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Shaktimaan, the injured police horse, dead

Dehradun, April 20 (IANS) Days after it got a prosthetic limb, Shaktimaan, an Uttarakhand Police horse which lost a leg…

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Mitsubishi admits to improper fuel efficiency claims

Tokyo, April 20 (IANS) The global auto industry was again rocked by a controversy on Wednesday with Japan's sixth-largest vehicle…

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Giant coolers, water melons beat the heat for Delhi Zoo animals

By Archana Rao New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) From setting up giant coolers and mini water pools, to adding electrolytes…

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Cabinet okays ‘Paris Global Climate Agreement’ signing

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of the Global Climate Agreement adopted at…

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