Category: Environment

Odisha in grip of intense heat wave

Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) An intense heat wave continued to sweep Odisha as 17 regions recorded temperatures of above 40…

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India is drying out, study claims

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The persistent moisture deficit conditions, increase in hot days and day-night temperature is "drying India"…

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Gogoi orders probe into rhino poaching

Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday ordered an investigation into the killing of two rhinos…

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Twitteratti give thumbs up to odd-even, few brickbats too

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi government's odd-even traffic regulation scheme that commenced on Friday to bring the national…

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India to get $250 mn for renewables from BRICS bank

Washington, April 15 (IANS) The New Development Bank, the latest multilateral funding institution in the financial world, has sanctioned a…

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Second phase of odd-even kicks off, 511 fined in five hours

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The second phase of the Delhi government's odd-even traffic scheme kicked off on Friday, with…

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Mountain people bear brunt of climate change: David Molden

By Imran Khan Kathmandu, April 15 (IANS) Mountain people add very little by way of emissions but bear the brunt…

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Cambodia banking on India to reintroduce tigers over five years

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Right tigers from India - six females and two males - would…

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No strike; we support odd-even, say petrol dealers

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi Petrol Dealer Association (DPDA) on Friday dismissed a report that it is going…

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Gopal Rai satisfied with the initial response to odd-even

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Friday expressed satisfaction over the initial response to the…

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Series of tremors hit Vanuatu archipelago in the Pacific

Port Vila, April 15 (IANS) The Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific has been hit by a string of earthquakes…

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Finding a steaming-hot river, and other discoveries

By Vikas Datta Title: The Boiling River - Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon; Author: Andres Ruzo; Publisher: TED Books/Simon…

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Second phase of odd-even scheme starts in Delhi

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Delhi government's second phase of odd-even traffic scheme which aims at battling pollution in the…

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Good monsoon to propel agriculture GDP to 7-8 percent: SBI

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) With an above normal monsoon being forecast for this year, the country's agricultural GDP is likely…

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World Bank should increase financial aid to renewable energy sector: Official

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Global financial institutions, like the World Bank, should provide a clear roadmap and increase their…

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Tiger Range Countries adopt resolution to boost big cat numbers

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The third Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation concluded here on Thursday with the 13…

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Amity to study NCR air quality during odd-even scheme

Gurgaon, April 14 (IANS) Amity University Gurgaon will monitor the air quality in the National Capital Region as the Delhi…

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Rhino killed in Kaziranga during British royals’ visit

Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) In a mockery of the so-called tight security arrangements, poachers killed yet another one-horned rhino in…

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Delhi set for second phase of odd-even traffic scheme

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The fortnight-long second phase of the Delhi government's odd-even traffic scheme, aimed at battling pollution…

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Twenty tigers move to new home in China

Beijing, April 14 (IANS) Twenty tigers in northeast China's Heilongjiang province embarked on a journey on Thursday morning to their…

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