Category: Environment

Delhi’s air quality improves on Sunday, shows ‘moderate’

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) After several days of suffering from 'severe' and 'very poor' air quality, the national capital…

6 years ago

Electricity back in Kashmir after heavy snowfall

Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Power supply was restored on Sunday to 90 per cent of Srinagar city and most rural…

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Act fast against ozone-depleting gas: EIA

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete…

6 years ago

Jharkhand to become open defecation free by November 15: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the current rate of sanitation coverage in Jharkhand, the state will become open defecation…

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Provide support to stranded pilgrims: Odisha to Uttarakhand

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) The Odisha government on Sunday requested the Uttarakhand government to provide necessary support to the 42…

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Endangered Australian marsupial enduring despite rising predator threat

Canberra, Nov 4 (IANS) The population of the endangered Australian marsupial also known as bilbies has been holding steady despite…

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6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines

Manila, Nov 4 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Philippines' Lanao del Norte province on…

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Festival euphoria hit as thousands of fish found dead in Yamuna

Mathura/Agra, Nov 4 (IANS) After thousands of fish were found dead in the Yamuna in Mathura and Vrindavan on Friday…

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Hills nearby Manali see snow

Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) Snowfall was seen in the hills overlooking the Himachal Pradesh picturesque tourist resort of Manali on…

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Misty Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) It was a misty Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Srinagar records season’s coldest night

Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) The minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point on Sunday with Srinagar…

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Unprecedented power outages across Kashmir Valley

Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Unprecedented power outages plunged the Kashmir Valley into darkness, with authorities on Sunday blaming Saturday's heavy…

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Snowfall in J&K, Himahcal, good sign for Delhi’s air before Diwali

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Four days ahead of Diwali, and the entire northern region sees a sudden drop in…

6 years ago

Delhi air quality sees marginal improvement

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The air quality in the national capital and surrounding areas saw marginal improvement on Saturday…

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Activists, Sena slam killing of Maharashtra’s man-eater tigress

Nagpur, Nov 3 (IANS) Avni, a five-year-old alleged man-eater tigress, who had created terror in Maharashtra's Vidarbha forests, was shot…

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Kashmir valley receives season’s first snowfall

Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar and other plains of the valley received the season's first…

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Tsunamis account for $280bn in economic losses over 20 years

Geneva, Nov 3 (IANS/WAM) The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has sought attention to the significant loss of life…

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Light rains in Chandigarh, surrounding areas

Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rains on Saturday. The day's temperature dropped to around…

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Maharashtra’s man-eater tigress shot dead

Nagpur, Nov 3 (IANS) Avni, a five-year old alleged man-eater tigress who had created terror in Maharshtra's Vidarbha forests, was…

6 years ago

Snowfall in higher reaches of J&K

Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Fresh snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday while heavy rains…

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