Category: Environment

Need to step up efforts to manage electronic waste: Environment Minister

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday the government was trying to ensure better…

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22 killed in Indonesia flash floods, landslides

J0akarta, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 22 people including children were killed and 15 others wounded as flash floods and…

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Storm kills 9 climbers on Nepal mountain

Kathmandu, Oct 13 (IANS) Nine climbers, including five South Korean nationals, who were part of a trekking expedition, were killed…

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Hurricane Michael kills 17 in US

Miami, Oct 13 (IANS) The death toll from hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in…

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Railways to use ‘green’ composite sleepers

By Anand K. Singh New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Aiming to become more eco-friendly, Indian Railways has decided replace wooden…

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Misty Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature…

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Delhi slams Centre, neighbouring states over stubble burning

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Expressing apprehension of widespread stubble burning across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, Delhis AAP…

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World’s warships to be dismantled at Alang

Gandhinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) The Ministry of Shipping has decided to develop Asia's largest ship-breaking yard at Alang as an…

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Kejriwal slams Centre, states over stubble burning

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) With winter approaching, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed his concern over stubble…

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Six-foot-long snake visits forest conservator’s office

Agra, Oct 12 (IANS) A six-foot-long Royal Snake on Friday entered the Chief Conservator of Forests' office in Khandari in…

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Hurricane Michael in US kills 11

Panama City (Florida), Oct 12 (IANS) The death toll from hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make…

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Sikkim’s 100% organic farming wins FAO’s Future Policy Gold Award

By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has won the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Future Policy…

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ADB pledges $1bn fund for Indonesia’s earthquake, tsunami

Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged up to $1 billion of emergency assistance fund to support…

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Sikkim wins gold at global Future Policy Awards for promoting organic farming

Hamburg/Rome, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has been awarded the prestigious gold prize at global Future Policy Awards for promoting agro-ecology…

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Panel to monitor relief, restoration in cyclone-hit Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday formed a three-member ministerial committee to monitor rescue, relief…

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Congress attacks Modi for ‘neglecting’ clean-Ganga activist

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Congress on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "neglecting" the repeated pleas of…

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Rahul condoles death of G.D. Agarwal

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who was…

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Cyclone Titli triggers flood-like situation in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Heavy rains triggered by the Titli severe cyclonic storm has caused flood-like situations in several districts…

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Shimla-based group to showcase solar heating system in Finland

Shimla, Oct 12 (IANS) A Shimla-based Himalayan Research Group has been invited to Finland to present the mountain solar water…

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Himalayan quakes: Water-loading plays a role, say geophysicist

By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) Seasonal variations in the "hydrological load" in the Indo-Gangetic plains play a key…

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