Category: Environment

Vets in 14 African nations get infectious disease training

Rome, Oct 31 (IANS/AKI) Some 180 veterinarians from 14 African countries will benefit from a training programme launched by the…

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India can save more than 50 per cent electricity usage through LEDs

By Vishu Mishra As per the United States Department of Energy (US-DOE), lighting causes 5-6 per cent of the overall…

6 years ago

Brazilian President-elect aims at ‘super ministry’ amid protests

Brasilia, Oct 31 (IANS) Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro plans to create a "super ministry" of economy when he takes office…

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Misty haze in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) It was misty and hazy morning on Wednesday in the national capital with the minimum…

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Flood-hit coffee growers seek interest waiver on loans

Bengaluru, Oct 30 (IANS) Karnataka coffee growers on Tuesday sought interest waiver on loans for heavy loss they incurred after…

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Delhi-NCR air worsens to ‘severe’, set to deteriorate

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The air quality of Delhi and neighbouring areas deteriorated on Tuesday, turning "severe", with a…

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Spanish Mayor chains himself to bridge for flood aid

La Roda de Andaluc?a (Spain), Oct 30 (IANS) The Mayor of a town in the Spanish region of Andalusia on…

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60% wildlife wiped out, ours last generation that could act: WWF report

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Over-exploitation of nature has wiped out about 60 per cent of the wildlife and 87…

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Southern states can pick their two hours for firecrackers: SC

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed southern states including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra…

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Delhi to deploy 44 teams to check air pollution: Minister

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) As air quality worsened in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday…

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EU pledges 300 million euros to protect oceans

Jakarta, Oct 30 (IANS) The EU has pledged another 300 million euros ($341 million) for the protection and conservation of…

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China defends legalizing use of tiger bones, rhinoceros horns

Beijing, Oct 30 (IANS) China on Tuesday defended legalizing the use of tiger bone and rhinoceros horn for scientific and…

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Air pollution measures can save millions of lives: Report

Geneva, Oct 30 (IANS) Millions of lives could be saved and one billion people living in Asia could be breathing…

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Flash flood warning in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) The Disaster Management Department of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday issued a flash flood warning in the…

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Massive Canadian glaciers shrinking rapidly: Scientists

Ottawa, Oct 30 (IANS) Scientists in Canada have warned that massive glaciers in the Yukon territory were shrinking even faster…

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Delhi-NCR air quality worsens to ‘severe’

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened to the "severe" level on Tuesday, as an overnight…

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Rain, snow likely in J&K over next few days

Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The Met department here on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rain and snow in Jammu and…

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Landslide closes J&K highway, one dead

Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) One man was killed in a landslide that shut down a stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar highway…

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Australia’s sarus crane needs attention, say Indian researchers

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Basic surveys are urgently needed across northeastern Australia to determine important areas…

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Misty Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Tuesday with minimum temperature touching…

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