Category: Environment

Punjab to help farmers cut down urea usage

Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Prompted by the success in curtailing fertiliser usage in the kharif crops, 'Tandarust Punjab Mission' will…

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Odisha prepared to tackle flood-like situation

Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday said it is well prepared to face a possible flood-like situation…

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Mark Ganesh Chaturthi minus plastic: Dia Mirza

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) For Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, which fall in September, actress and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza…

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Odisha focuses in on eco-tourism, aims to get 23 mn tourists by 2021

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) Odisha, a state with exotic beaches, vibrant wildlife and a radiant heritage…

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Assam adopts water management practices to keep pace with climate change

By Azera Parveen Rahman Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) In a small village on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in…

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Dolphin population declines in India’s only dolphin sanctuary

By Mohd Imran Khan Bhagalpur, July 17 (Thirdpole/IANS) The population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin has declined at the…

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India accounts for 1/5th of global deaths from floods

By Chaitanya Mallapur Mumbai, July 17 (IndiaSpend/IANS) India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government…

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Adidas to use only recycled plastic by 2024

Berlin, July 17 (IANS) Global sportswear maker Adidas announced that it has committed to using only recycled plastic by 2024.…

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Google teams up with UN to track environmental changes

New York, July 17 (IANS) The UN has entered into a partnership with Google to monitor the impacts of human…

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Guatemala volcano eruption toll reaches 116

Guatemala City, July 17 (IANS) The death toll from the eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano on June 3 has risen…

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Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum…

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Lava bomb hits Hawaii tour boat, 23 injured

Honolulu, July 17 (IANS) At least 23 people were injured when a lava bomb hit a tour boat in Hawaii,…

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Delhi gets rainfall in patches on Monday, similar condition this week

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Though monsoon clouds covered the national capital's sky on Monday, rain was only seen in…

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Action on ‘war footing’ for conserving Taj Mahal: Government

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) After being rapped by the Supreme Court over the condition of the Taj Mahal, the…

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SC seeks experts, environmentalists’ report on reducing garbage at landfill sites

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report of experts and environmentalist on reducing the…

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People are more important than industries, SC tells Centre

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday, while taking into note of a report that 60,000 people…

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5 killed, thousands in hospital as heat wave hits Japan

Tokyo, July 16 (IANS) Five people died and over 2,000 people were taken to hospitals due to heat exhaustion or…

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Odisha CM urges Centre to tackle waterlogging at temple

Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma to take immediate…

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HC takes suo moto cognisance on waterlogging in Delhi

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the water logging problem…

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Maximum temperatures dip in Haryana, Punjab after rain

Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) Even though humid conditions prevailed over the region, the maximum temperatures dipped at most places acrossAHaryana…

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