Category: Environment

Europe needs to step up climate action: Environmental group

Brussels, Oct 8 (IANS) A day ahead of the European Union Environment Ministers' meeting expected to adopt the EU's position…

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Delhi government may move the courts over stubble burning

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Delhi government may go to the courts if the neighbouring states and the central…

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Odisha asks officials to remain alert over cyclonic storm

Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday directed District Collectors to remain alert over the likely formation of…

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‘India must limit global warming increase to 1.5 degrees’

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Even with an increase of little over one degree Celsius in global warming, India is…

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IMD issues cyclone alert for Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said a depression over the Bay of Bengal is…

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Earth will reach 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by 2030: Report

Geneva, Oct 8 (IANS) The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday said the planet will reach the…

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Sunny Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a clear morning on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at…

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4 killed in Sri Lankan storm

Colombo, Oct 8 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and over 10,000 affected as heavy rains and strong winds…

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Renewable use expands slow in transport, heat sectors: IEA forecast

Paris, Oct 8 (IANS) Modern bioenergy will have the biggest growth in renewable resources between 2018 and 2023, underscoring its…

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Urgent, collective actions required limiting global warming: UN body

Incheon, (South Korea) Oct 8 (IANS) Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes…

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IPCC calls for far-reaching changes to fight global warming

Incheon (South Korea) Oct 8 (IANS) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a world body assessing the science related…

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Australia committed to Paris agreement: PM

Canberra, Oct 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected calls from conservative colleagues to withdraw from the Paris…

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35 smuggled exotic birds, animals seized in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Around 35 exotic birds and animals smuggled into India from Bangkok via Myanmar were seized by…

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Pradhan to lay foundation stone for Odisha Ethanol plant

Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will lay the foundation stone for a Rs 1,000 crore ethanol…

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Rare white-rumped vulture gets new lease of life atop Mumbai building

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) A rare and highly-endangered gigantic white-rumped vulture, figuring on the IUCN Red List…

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Catastrophic warning: Delhi’s average temperature spikes 1 degree, Kolkata 1.2 degrees

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius,…

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11 killed in Haiti quake

Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Oct 7 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale…

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Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was a clear morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature…

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4.6-magnitude quake jolts J&K

Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, although there…

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5.9-magnitude quake hits Haiti

Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Haiti, according to the US Geological Survey…

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