Category: Environment

Heavy rains lash Hyderabad, inundate low-lying areas

Hyderabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Very heavy rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad, inundating low lying areas and throwing normal life…

6 years ago

Andhra to impose green tax, ban single-use plastic

Amaravati, Sep 26 (IANS) Cracking the whip on pollutants, the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday decided to impose a green…

6 years ago

200 experts to gather in Delhi for climate change meet

Geneva, Sep 26 (IANS) Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will meet in New Delhi from September…

6 years ago

21 killed as heavy rains pound Maharashtra, more in store

Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) At least 21 persons were killed and nine missing in various rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Pune,…

6 years ago

Single-use plastic banned in Goa govt offices, events

Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) The Goa government will ban single-use plastic items, including water bottles, plates and cups from being…

6 years ago

Randeep Hooda: I aim to eradicate water crisis

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actor Randeep Hooda likes to be associated with good causes, and eradicating the water crisis is…

6 years ago

20 killed as earthquake strikes Indonesia

Jakarta, Sep 26 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded as a 6.5 magnitude…

6 years ago

Goa NDA ally chief likens BJP Minister to a rat

Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) Former Goa Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, whose Goa Forward party is part of the NDA,…

6 years ago

Schools closed in Lucknow following heavy rains

Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) All schools up to Class XII in Lucknow will remain closed on Friday due to heavy…

6 years ago

8 killed as earthquake rattles Indonesia

Jakarta, Sep 26 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and more than 20 others injured as a 6.5 magnitude…

6 years ago

6 killed in Indonesia earthquake

Jakarta, Sep 26 (IANS) Six people were killed and more than a dozen others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck…

6 years ago

Aussie billionaire invests in world’s largest solar farm

Canberra, Sep 26 (IANS) Australian technology billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has announced that he would be investing to create the world's…

6 years ago

China to firmly implement Paris Agreement

Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) China will continue, as always, to firmly implement the Paris Agreement, fully honour its commitments and…

6 years ago

Water, power suppply to Maradu flats snapped, residents begin protest

Kochi, Sep 26 (IANS) Electricity and power supply to the unauthorised Maradu housing complex here was snapped in the wee…

6 years ago

Centre declares 10 Jharkhand districts ‘drought’ affected

Ranchi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday declared 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected, an official said.…

6 years ago

Heavy rains continue to pound Hyderabad, normal life hit

Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to pound Hyderabad for the second straight day on Wednesday, with the city…

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Punjab CM seeks compensation to check stubble burning

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Expressing concern over the environmental hazards caused by stubble burning, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on…

6 years ago

ONGC says no leakage in Uran gas plant, nothing to panic

Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) As reports of leakage at state-run explorer ONGC's Uran plant surfaced early on Wednesday morning, the…

6 years ago

UN warns of 1 meter sea level rise by 2100

Paris, Sep 25 (IANS) Sea levels could rise by a meter and force millions of people to migrate by 2100…

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Air pollution linked with mental health issues in kids

New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Researchers have found that short-term exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with exacerbations of…

6 years ago



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