Category: Wildlife

Landslide alert in Japan after earthquake

Tokyo, June 19 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued landslide alerts in Osaka, after a strong earthquake a day earlier…

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Railways’ first waste-to-energy plant faces GST hurdles

By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Indian Railways' long-awaited and ambitious project to set up a waste-to-energy…

6 years ago

World’s oldest Sumatran orangutan dead

Canberra, June 19 (IANS) The world's oldest known Sumatran orangutan has died in an Australian zoo aged 62, leaving behind…

6 years ago

Partly cloudy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a partly cloudy morning on Tuesday but the sky…

6 years ago

Kumaraswamy writes to Modi on Cauvery Authority, raises contentious issues

New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Monday that the state will soon send to…

6 years ago

Kolkata, south Bengal boil; summer vacation extended

Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) With Kolkata and large parts of southern West Bengal's districts reeling under a heat wave, the…

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After ‘selfie accidents’ Goa lifeguard agency cautions tourists

Panaji, June 18 (IANS) A day after two tourists drowned while taking selfies at two different Goa beaches, the private…

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Intense heat wave prevails in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Odisha continued to reel under an intense heat wave, even after the south-west monsoon set in…

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Karnataka will nominate representatives to Cauvery Board: CM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka will soon send to the Centre the names of its nominees in the Cauvery…

6 years ago

Delhi breaths better air, mercury to rise

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital and its surrounding regions around it breathed better in weeks with the…

6 years ago

Monsoon rains fill Karnataka reservoirs

Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) Heavy and incessant rains, since the onset of the southwest monsoon in Karnataka this month, have…

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Audi CEO arrested in diesel emissions probe

Madrid, June 18 (IANS) Rupert Stadler, the Chief Executive of German carmaker Audi, was arrested on Monday in connection with…

6 years ago

How to get rid of mosquitoes without pesticide use

Toronto, June 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a cheap and pesticide-free way to combat mosquito populations and to reduce the…

6 years ago

My illness delayed Goa going plastic free by 2018: Parrikar

Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Stating that his mission to make Goa plastic free by 2018 was delayed because of his…

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Monsoon is both a pollution pump and a cleanser, says study

By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) Like Janus, the Greek god, the Indian monsoon has two faces, according to…

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Renewable energy-based desalination could resolve India’s perennial water woes

By Suhas Bannur The ever-increasing demand for potable water is exerting tremendous stress on our existing consumable water resources. Water…

6 years ago

Partly cloudy sky in Delhi, rains likely

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a partly cloudy sky on Monday with the minimum…

6 years ago

3 killed in Japan quake

Tokyo, June 18 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over 50 others injured on Monday when a an…

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Assam flood toll now nine, over 4 lakh affected

Guwahati, June 17 (IANS) The flood situation continued to be grim across Assam on Sunday, affecting over four lakh people…

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Quake in Sikkim, tremors felt in north Bengal

Siliguri, June 17 (IANS) A mild earthquake, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale, hit Sikkim at on Sunday night, with…

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