Category: Environment

Extreme weather kills at least six in Italy

Rome, Feb 29 (IANS/AKI) A woman died in northwest Italy when a slab of ice and rocks than fell from…

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Two schemes for rain-fed areas launched: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday said it has launched two important schemes to increase crop yield…

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Old trees found in China

Beijing, Feb 29 (IANS) Ten trees believed to be over 100 years old were found on a demolition site in…

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No hard copies of budget, government goes the green way

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Going the green way, the central government decided not to hand out hard copies of…

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Sea levels rise behind high climatic damage costs: Study

London, Feb 29 (IANS) With the rise in sea levels, costs of climatic damages like floods are also increasing constantly…

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Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan…

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Driest place on Earth gives clue to life on Mars

Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) A Mars-like laboratory in the “driest place on Earth” is helping NASA scientists study the limits…

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Partly cloudy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees…

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Eruption warning issued for volcano in Japan

Tokyo, Feb 28 (IANS) Japan's weather agency on Sunday issued an alert for the possible eruption of a volcano in…

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Chile completes reconstruction 6 years after quake

Santiago, Feb 28 (IANS) Six years after a devastating earthquake shook Chile on February 27, 2010 and claimed over 500…

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Groundwater depletion linked to Nepal earthquake?

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Extensive groundwater extraction in the Indo-Gangetic Plain over the last five decades has…

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Partly cloudy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling…

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After clear Saturday morning, day ends on a warm note

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a warm day here on Saturday with the maximum temperature recorded at 30.1…

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Thai Tiger Temple’s plan to become zoo rejected

Bangkok, Feb 27 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Thailand which houses 147 tigers as a tourist attraction has failed in…

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Research linked to paper than field: Magsaysay winner Hande

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Expressing faith in India's ability to prove development and sustainable energy solutions can go hand in…

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Clear Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees…

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2015 landmark year for India in fighting climate change: Economic Survey

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in the parliament on Friday highlighted 2015 as a landmark…

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China adopts first law on deep seafloor exploration

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China's top legislature on Friday passed the country's first law on deep seafloor resource exploration to…

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NGT accepts plea against Art of Living’s Delhi event

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday accepted a plea against an event being organised…

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3D model to predict effect of climate change on forests

New York, Feb 26 (IANS) In a bid to know how climate change can affect forests in the future, a…

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