Category: Environment

All Delhi Police buildings to soon have rooftop solar power plants

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Delhi Police and the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) on Wednesday signed…

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Assam tea growers start ‘No Sickles’ campaign for tea quality

Guwahati, July 3 (IANS) To ensure the overall quality of Assam tea, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) has started…

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Gujarat to upscale renewable energy capacity to 30,000 MW

Gandhinagar, July 3 (IANS) The Gujarat government is planning to upgrade the state's installed capacity in the renewable energy sector…

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TN not to permit any hydro-carbon exploration in state

Chennai, July 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK government will not give permission for hydro-carbon exploration in the state, especially…

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90% of Sri Lanka’s coral reefs dead: Officials

Colombo, July 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's state-owned Marine Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday warned that the country only had 10…

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Mother, daughter killed by elephants in Jharkhand

Ranchi, July 3 (IANS) A woman and her year-old daughter were killed after rampaging elephants destroyed their mud house early…

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Goa civic body to pay Rs 1,000 for reporting litterers

Panaji, July 3 (IANS) Taking a leaf out of a now-defunct police vigilante app, the municipal council of Margao town…

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Light rains expected in Delhi-NCR in 48 hours

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Light rains are expected across Delhi-NCR in the next 48 hours, with weather conditions becoming…

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Japan to evacuate 600,000 people over heavy rains

Tokyo, July 3 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of around 600,000 people in the southwestern city of…

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SC issues notice to Centre on plea over cattle law

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the central government on a plea challenging…

5 years ago

Honey bees at Taj Mahal alarm tourists

Agra July 2 (IANS) Honey bees at the iconic Taj Mahal and other historical monuments in the city continue to…

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SC asks Centre to set up panel over aircraft fumigation

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to form an experts committee within two…

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Water ‘deluge’ in coach video goes viral, railways responds speedily

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Passengers of the Bengaluru-Danapur Sanghmitra Express had appealed to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for help…

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Centre seeks action against illgel GM crop cultivation

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said advisories have been issued to states…

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One Mumbai lifeline chugs along miraculously despite heavy rains

Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Almost like a monsoon miracle, one of the two lifelines of Mumbai, the Western Railway (WR),…

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Ghaziabad schools’ summer holidays extended till July 4

Ghaziabad, July 2 (IANS) In view of the severe heat, the summer holidays of schools in Ghaziabad have been extended…

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Japanese world heritage site damaged by landslide

Tokyo, July 2 (IANS) A landslide caused by torrential rain that has been battering the southwest of the Japanese archipelago…

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Jakarta residents to sue government over air pollution

Jakarta, July 2 (IANS) A group of Jakarta residents are planning to file a lawsuit against the Indonesian government over…

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39 killed as relentless rain wreaks mayhem in Maharashtra

Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) At least 39 persons were killed across Maharashtra as relentless rain created mayhem and left Mumbai…

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Deficit pre-monsoon, delayed rains spell trouble in Karnataka

Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) For the first time in many years, Karnataka is facing water shortage due to deficit pre-monsoon,…

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