Category: Environment

Indonesia earthquake, tsunami toll reaches 1,407

Palu (Indonesia), Oct 3 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Wednesday raised to 1,407 the number of deaths caused by the 7.5…

6 years ago

Why land degradation in India has increased and how to deal with it

By Neha Jain Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS/Mongabay) Land degradation can exacerbate climate change and threaten agricultural productivity, water quality, biodiversity,…

6 years ago

Indonesia struggles to recover economy, maintain order in tsunami-hit Palu

Palu (Indonesia), Oct 3 (IANS) The tsunami-swept Palu city on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island still lingers with helplessness due to stalled…

6 years ago

India launches relief operation for tsunami-hit Indonesia

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India on Wednesday launched 'Operation Samudra Maitri' to assist the survivors of last week's earthquake…

6 years ago

Climate directly linked to culture, says Modi after getting UNEP award

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Climate and culture are directly linked as without this calamity cannot be avoided, Prime Minister…

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Bihar gets its first solid waste processing site

Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) Bihar's first solid waste processing site, which will convert organic waste into compost fertiliser, was inaugurated…

6 years ago

Modi receives UN Champions of the Earth award

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred the 'Champions of the Earth' award by…

6 years ago

Youngsters more aware, conscious about cleanliness: Arjun Kapoor

Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor says youngsters today are more aware and conscious about having cleanliness. Arjun was…

6 years ago

Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Hurricane Rosa lose steam, hits Mexican coast

Mexico City, Oct 3 (IANS) Hurricane Rosa has reduced to a tropical depression west of Mexico's Baja California peninsula but…

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UN urges Africa to re-strategise programmes against deforestation

Nairobi, Oct 3 (IANS) The UN has called on African governments to re-strategise their programmes against deforestation and environmental degradation.…

6 years ago

Indian solar industry can attract $70-80 bn investment: Modi

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India wants to create a robust ecosystem for the manufacture of solar panels in the…

6 years ago

CBI registers PE in probe into tiger poaching incidents in Uttarakhand

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) in its probe into alleged collusion of…

6 years ago

Raje opens much-awaited Dravyavati river project

Jaipur, Oct 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday inaugurated the city's 'Dravyavati River Rejuvenation Project' executed by Tata…

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Nearly 20,000 take Swachhta pledge at Attari border

Attari (Punjab), Oct 2 (IANS) Nearly 20,000 people took the 'Swachhata Hi Sewa' pledge at the Retreat ceremony at Attari,…

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Bengaluru celebrates Gandhi Jayanti with plog run

Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) A host of events ranging from plog run, operation clean-up, spinning the charkha (wheel) and a…

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Indonesia quake, tsunami toll reaches 1,347 as desperation mounts

Palu (Indonesia), Oct 2 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll to 1,347 in the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake…

6 years ago

India will be ODF soon: Sulabh Founder

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India has so far achieved around 93 per cent of sanitation coverage and will be…

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Government working to realise Bapu’s vision on sanitation: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government believed in Mahatma Gandhis…

6 years ago

Sustainable mountain development summit from Oct 3-5

Shimla, Oct 2 (IANS) Deliberations on ecological, social and economic drivers of change will mark the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit…

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