Category: Environment

Over 63K displaced in Myanmar dam breach

Yangon, Aug 30 (IANS) More than 63,000 people were evacuated from their homes after a section of a dam in…

6 years ago

Rain likely in Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) It was a cloudy, humid morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum…

6 years ago

Floating store to sell correctional home inmates-made jute products

Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Jute products manufactured by inmates of Correctional Homes in Kolkata will now be available in a…

6 years ago

Navy to donate Rs 8.9 cr for flood-hit Kerala

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will on Thursday hand over a cheque for Rs…

6 years ago

Odisha CM asks officials to remain alert for flood

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed the officials to remain prepared for a possible…

6 years ago

Madhya Pradesh 35 MW rooftop solar auction gets 31 bidders

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (MPUVNL) tender for 35 MW of solar rooftop…

6 years ago

US praises Haryana for curbing pollution

Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) The US on Wednesday appreciated the Haryana government for measures to curb vehicular and crop burning…

6 years ago

The pink bollworm menace adds to Maharashtra cotton farmers’ distress

By Meena Menon Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS/Mongaday) On August 10, when Sanjay Rathod walked to his lush cotton field in…

6 years ago

IBM India partners with 5 tech firms to tackle natural disasters

Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) IBM on Wednesday announced a partnership with several technology giants as part of its "Call for…

6 years ago

Myanmar highway closed due to collapse of dam spillway

Yangon, Aug 29 (IANS) Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway was temporarily closed on Wednesday due to the collapse of a dam spillway…

6 years ago

How India’s cows can save the earth — by feeding on seaweed

By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) A US scientist says India has a huge potential to reduce its carbon…

6 years ago

More rains likely in Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) It was a cloudy, humid morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum…

6 years ago

Puerto Rico raises Hurricane Maria death toll to 2,975

Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Puerto Rican officials now say 2,975 people died following Hurricane Maria -- a devastating storm that…

6 years ago

Mild quake shakes Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has struck the city of Los Angeles,…

6 years ago

Two-thirds of California’s beaches could completely disappear by 2100, warns report

Sacramento, Aug 29 (IANS) Warning that two-thirds of Southern California's beaches could completely disappear and the average area burned by…

6 years ago

23 cities to avoid disposal of 87 mn tonnes of waste by 2030

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) Twenty-three pioneering cities and regions have committed to significantly cut the amount of waste they…

6 years ago

One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Heavy vehicular traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway will be allowed only from Srinagar to…

6 years ago

Iran inaugurates its largest wind farm

Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday inaugurated its largest wind farm as part of its efforts to increase production…

6 years ago

Congress to protest against sealing of non-polluting industries

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress Delhi unit on Tuesday said that it will protest at Chief Minister Arvind…

6 years ago

Traffic noise may shorten birds’ lifespan: Study

New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Besides increasing noise pollution, sounding vehicle horns may also cut short lives of birds, says…

6 years ago



This website uses cookies.

%%footer%%