Category: Wildlife

Greenland’s melting ice sheet releasing tons of methane: Study

London, Jan 6 (IANS) The Greenland ice sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial…

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Shimla, Manali get snow, more in store

Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) After much delay, the Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday experienced snowfall, leading to a surge of…

5 years ago

Oil sardine catch may go down during coming years: CMFRI

Kochi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian oil sardine stock along the Kerala coast is likely to suffer a setback during…

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3 Bhutanese arrested for smuggling rhino horn, elephant tusk

Siliguri, Jan 6 (IANS) Three Bhutanese citizens were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district with an illegal consignment of a…

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Death toll in Indonesia landslide rises to 38

Jakarta, Jan 6 (IANS) The death toll in the landslide that hit Indonesia's Java has increased to 38, with one…

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Manali continues to experience snow, more in Himachal till Jan 9

Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) Even as snow continued to elude Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla on Sunday, the picturesque tourist resort…

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Light rain in Delhi-NCR, no relief from air pollution

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The national capital region on Sunday witnessed light rains, with the weather office predicting a…

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Frozen roads force Kashmiris to remain indoors on Sunday morning

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) Though the minimum temperatures did not drop significantly in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning, people…

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Unfavourable meteorological conditions turn Delhi’s air ‘severe’ again

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) After showing slight improvement on Friday, Delhi's air quality deteriorated again to the 'severe' category…

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2 sandalwood smugglers arrested in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) A father and son were arrested for smuggling 6kg sandalwood in Bengaluru, police said on Saturday.…

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Storm Pabuk kills 3, forces over 34,000 to evacuate in Thailand

Bangkok, Jan 5 (IANS) Tropical Storm Pabuk has killed three people and prompted an evacuation of more than 34,000 villagers…

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Helicopter, cable car services to Vaishno Devi shrine suspended

Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) Helicopter and cable car services to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine were suspended on Saturday due…

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Seismic warning signals a common man can spot

By Arun Bapat During the recent past, there have been a number of publications, discussions and meetings about the possibility…

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Flight operations halted at Srinagar airport

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) All flight operations to and from the Srinagar international airport were halted on Saturday due to…

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Japan sushi tycoon pays record $3.1m for endangered bluefin tuna

Tokyo, Jan 5 (IANS) A Japanese sushi boss on Saturday paid a record $3.1 million for a giant bluefin tuna…

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Fog disrupts normal life in UP, vehicular-rail-air traffic crippled

Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Fog continued to wreak havoc in most parts of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive day…

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Tourists cheer as Manali sees snow

Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) Snowfall continued to elude this Himachal Pradesh capital on Saturday, but the tourist resort of Manali…

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Widespread snowfall in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Widespread snowfall lashed the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as air and surface links between the region…

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Misty Saturday morning in Delhi with ‘very poor’ air quality; rain expected

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature…

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No ‘good’ air quality day for Patna in 2018

Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Bihar's capital city Patna did not see even a single "good" air quality day throughout the…

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