Category: Wildlife

February temperatures hit record high: NASA

New York, March 14 (IANS) Driven by strong El Nino event in the tropical Pacific Ocean and human-caused global warming,…

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AoL to set up bio-diversity park at Yamuna floodplain

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on Monday,…

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Juvenile dusty eagle owl seized from smugglers in Agra

Agra, March 14 (IANS) Illegal trade in owls was exposed in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh when a nature photographer…

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3,000 tonnes of radioactive waste unreported in Japan

Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) A survey has found that at least 3,000 tonnes of un-designated radioactive waste from the 2011…

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Rain, hailstorm damage crops in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Rain lashed the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Allahabad district on Monday,…

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Jammu-Srinagar highway reopened to light vehicles

Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday reopened for light vehicular traffic after remaining closed…

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Marine turtles gained from decline of crocodile ancestors

London, March 14 (IANS) Marine turtles experienced an evolutionary windfall thanks to a mass extinction of crocodyliforms - group of…

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Hills near Shimla get snowfall

Shimla, March 14 (IANS) The nearby hills of the Himachal Pradesh capital saw moderate spells of snow on Monday morning…

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Rainy Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi experienced light rains on Monday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.1 degrees…

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Rains lash Uttarakhand, snowfall at some places

Dehradun, March 14 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rains continued in many hill tracts of the state, leading to drop of…

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Culture minister questions environmentalists opposed to WCF

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Questioning the intentions of environmentalists who opposed the World Culture Festival, union Culture Minister Mahesh…

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Green tribunal to rule on safety of PET containers on Monday

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is slated to pronounce on Monday on whether plastic packaging…

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Kejriwal seeks AoL’s help to clean Yamuna

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi…

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31 killed in rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 47 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan in the…

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More hotspots found in Indonesia

Jakarta, March 13 (IANS) A satellite observation on Sunday detected more hotspots on Indonesia's Sumatra and Borneo Islands. On Sunday…

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India, Nepal gear up to save the tiger

Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) Senior forestry officials from India and Nepal are meeting in New Delhi from Monday to chalk…

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Fresh snow in Kashmir hills, plains get rain

Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonmarg, received…

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China shut down 20,000 polluting plants in 2015

By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 13 (IANS) In a crackdown against polluting industries, China shut down 20,000 plants and got…

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China concludes 19,000 criminal cases on pollution

Beijing, March 13 (IANS) Chinese courts have concluded 19,000 criminal cases involving environmental pollution and undermining resources in 2015, up…

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Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to landslides

Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Landslides in Ramban district of Jammu region on Sunday forced closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national…

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