Category: Environment

Rainy Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) It was a rainy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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2 dead in Uttarakhand cloud burst

Dehradun, July 20 (IANS) Two persons have died and three others have been buried in rubble on a hillside after…

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Omung Kumar turns to painting for a cause

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Filmmaker, art director and anchor Omung Kumar has a soft side for dogs, especially strays and…

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Myanmar joins International Solar Alliance

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Myanmar on Thursday joined the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 68th member of…

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Haryana bans new pyrolysis plants

Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has imposed prohibition on establishing new pyrolysis plants (for extraction…

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Delhi government mulls buses run on hydrogen cells

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot held a meeting on Thursday with senior officials of the Indian…

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Central team to visit Kerala for assessing rain damage

Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (IANS) Even as the death toll in Kerala due to rains climbed to 17 with the recovery…

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Alert sounded for heavy rains in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, July 19 (IANS) An alert for heavy rains has been sounded in Uttarakhand for the next 36 hours, an…

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Odisha to witness heavy rainfall: MeT

Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in several coastal districts of Odisha in the next 24 hours is likely due…

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Six pieces of ivory seized in West Bengal, two held

Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two persons and seized six pieces of ivory weighing…

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Frog sacrifice in rain-starved Bihar

Patna, July 19 (IANS) Blind faith and superstition have taken over parts of Bihar as people sacrifice thousands of frogs…

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The future of plastic? Scientists explore bioplastics from sorghum

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, July 19 (IANS/Mongabay) In the early 1940s, Henry Ford experimented with making plastic parts for automobiles.…

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In a first, scientists satellite collar a dhole – a species on verge of extinction

By Kushagra Dixit Kanha National Park, July 19 (IANS) In a first, wildlife scientists have collared a dhole, the Indian…

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World’s beaches eroding in protected marine areas: Study

Washington, July 19 (IANS) The world's sandy shorelines are declining in protected marine areas which could threaten plant and animal…

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Partly cloudy Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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Over 2,600 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra

Jammu, July 19 (IANS) A fresh batch of 2,617 pilgrims left Jammu on Thursday for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. They…

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Bodies of two of 19 missing fishermen found in Bay of Bengal

Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Bodies of two of the 19 missing fishermen were found in the Bay of Bengal on…

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Incessant downpour continues in Saurashtra and south Gujarat, toll reaches 32

Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) Incessant heavy downpour continued on Wednesday in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, taking the death toll in the…

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Waterbody gives way to banquet hall: BJP

Ghaziabad, July 18 (IANS) A waterbody in Ghaziabad gave way to a banquet hall and its original size was substantially…

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Central Kerala badly hit by rains, 16 dead

Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) The death toll in Kerala in the heaviest rains in five years and floods has touched…

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