Category: Wildlife

Labelled man-eater, pride of Ranthambore T-24 languishes in captivity

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Labelled as "man-eater", allegedly under pressure from the tourist lobby of Ranthambore…

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Burying CO2 underground safer than previously thought

London, July 28 (IANS) Storing carbon dioxide (CO2) in reservoirs deep underground may be better for the climate than emitting…

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Phase out old diesel trucks before buying new: NGT to Delhi civic body

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) must phase out its old diesel trucks before planning…

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Cherry blossoms spread tranquility in the northeast

By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Mizoram has become the third state in India's northeast to get a…

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A first: Himachal breeds mahseer fish in hatchery

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The population of the golden mahseer, a popular freshwater sport and food fish,…

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Cloudy Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.6 degrees…

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Cloud burst causes havoc in Uttarkashi

Dehradun, July 28 (IANS) Rains continued to wreck havoc in Uttarakhand on Thursday as destruction was reported from two villages…

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Landslides close Jammu-Srinagar highway; Amarnath Yatra suspended

Jammu, July 28 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed on Thursday due to landslides, resulting in the suspension…

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Meghalaya floods: CM conducts aerial survey, NPP seeks central help

Tura (Meghalaya)/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Wednesday undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected…

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‘Delhi suffered 78 percent productivity loss due to water- logging’

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The widespread water-logging in Delhi due to the monsoon led to about 78 per cent…

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Heavy rain in Himachal claims two lives, eight rescued

Shimla, July 27 (IANS) Incessant rain in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday claimed the lives of two members of a family…

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Goa Minister welcomes Mhadei tribunal’s interim order

Panaji, July 27 (IANS) Goa Environment and Forest Minister Rajendra Arlekar on Wednesday welcomed the interim order of the Mhadei…

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Assam grapples with problem: How to get elephant back from Bangladesh

Guwahati, July 27 (IANS) This is an elephantine problem not confronted before, and the Assam government has set up an…

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Researchers identify rare new species of beaked whale

New York, July 27 (IANS) An international team of scientists has identified a rare new species of beaked whale that…

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Wildfires consume 37,472 acres near LA

Washington, July 27 (IANS) Wildfires fuelled by high heat have charred 37,472 acres (around 152 square km), up 13 per…

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Israeli scientists develop new system to harvest drinking water from air

By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) Scientists at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have proposed an innovative…

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Two children washed away in Jammu flash floods

Jammu, July 27 (IANS) At least two children were washed away by flash floods in Jammu on Wednesday. "The bodies…

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Flood alert in UP districts after rains in Nepal

Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) A flood alert has been sounded in the Uttar Pradesh districts which border Nepal after rains…

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Why some male frogs have sex on land

New York, July 27 (IANS) When it comes to sex, frogs can do it in water, on land and on…

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Cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi, surplus rainfall achieved

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.8 degrees…

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