Category: Environment

Parliamentary Panel Slams Goa for Anti-Coconut Tree Law

Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) A parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests on Saturday slammed the Goa…

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Leading Car Makers Shifting Gears to Counter Diesel Ban

By Sandip Sikdar Greater Noida, Feb 6 (IANS) Even though the ban on the registration of diesel vehicles in the…

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Online Shopping May Not Be As Green As We Think

New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Who does not love to sit at home in sweat pants and shop online? But…

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‘Shifting Tides’ Creates Ripples in Conservation Landscape

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="39079,39078,39077"] New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) As the morning tide of the Arabian Sea rise in a Kutchi…

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Birds Of 11 Rare Species Found in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) Birds of 11 rare species thought to be extinct have been found during a survey of…

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Beijing Limits Sale, Use Of Spring Festival Fireworks

Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) The sale of fireworks and their use will be banned in the Chinese capital Beijing if…

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Giant Panda Cub Named Tintin in China Zoo

Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) A zoo in China's Chongqing Municipality has named a giant panda cub "Tintin", after the famous…

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Movement Of Greenland Ice During Past 9,000 Years Mapped

New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Mapping for the first time how the Greenland's ice sheet has moved over time, scientists…

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Kudankulam N-Plant Down Due to Steam Leak

Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) The 1,000-MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam stopped generation on Thursday night following a steam leak,…

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Melting Ice Sheet in Antarctica May Impact Sea Level: Study

London, Feb 4 (IANS) Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea…

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Sperm Whale Washes Ashore on Odisha Coast

Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) The carcass of a 33-foot-long sperm whale washed ashore at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha's Ganjam…

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Radioactivity Around Fukushima N-Plant Down by 65 Percent

Tokyo, Feb 4 (IANS) Levels of radioactivity, in a radius of 80 km (50 miles), around the Fukushima nuclear plant…

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Panel Set Up to Check Fire-Crackers at Weddings: Hc Told

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) To ensure stringent norms for bursting firecrackers during the wedding season and other celebrations are…

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Carbon and Sugar Tax Can Have Environmental, Health Benefits

London, Feb 3 (IANS) A combination of a carbon tax on food and sugary drinks could lead to health benefits,…

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SC Wants Countrywide Green Technology for Traditional Cremation

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the green technology that the Central Pollution Control Board…

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Swelling Lake Leaves Migratory Birds Hungry in China

Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Migratory birds wintering in China's largest freshwater lake are facing starvation as the lake has nearly…

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Global Warming Not Driven by Natural Forces: Study

  New York, Feb 2 (IANS) By examining how Earth cools itself down after a period of natural warming, a…

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Climate Change Boosted ‘Once-A-Century’ Floods: Study

Paris, Feb 1 (AFP) Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England…

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Paris Climate Pact: the Devil’s in the Adjectives and Verbs

Considering that 2015 was an extraordinary year for the global environmental movement for saving the planet, 2016 has begun with…

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Extinction Of Giant Australian Bird Mega Fauna Points to Humans

New York, Jan 30 (IANS) US researchers have found the first reliable evidence that humans played a substantial role in…

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