Category: Environment

Cauvery authority directs Karnataka to release 31 tmcft water to TN

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Cauvery Water Management Authority, which held its first meeting on Monday amidst reports of…

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Green activist Claude Alvares arrested for symbolic protest, released

Panaji, July 2 (IANS) Green activist Claude Alvares, whose petition in the Supreme Court led to the shutdown of the…

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Delhi to remain dry this week, mercury on rise

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Even as the Met has declared the arrival of monsoon here, the national capital and…

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Build AFR facilities by 2022 for Kudankulam n-plant’s spent fuel: SC

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday extended, till 2022, the time for creating away-from-reactor (AFR) facilities…

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SC seeks status of rehabilitation plan for J&K mule owners

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Central and Jammu and Kashmir governments…

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Jharkhand CM kicks off tree plantation drive

Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) Nine lakh saplings were planted on Monday on a river bank in Jharkhand under the leadership…

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AAP welcomes NGT’s stay on cutting trees

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi's ruling AAP on Monday welcomed the NGT's decision to put on hold the plan…

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Need more irrigation, caution on West’s carbon imperialism: CEA

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Much more of the country's agricultural land needs to come under irrigation to counter the…

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Earth’s first animals caused global warming: Study

London, July 2 (IANS) While global warming is deemed as the direct result of man-made activities, a new research has…

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China’s Mount Fanjingshan added to Unesco List

Manama, July 2 (IANS) Mount Fanjingshan, situated in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, was inscribed to the World Heritage List…

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Scanty rainfall in Jharkhand may affect paddy sowing

Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) Jharkhand received less rainfall in the last one month which may affect paddy sowing in the…

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Over 80 houses razed in Manipur’s forest area

Imphal, July 2 (IANS) More than 80 houses belonging to people who had encroached upon Manipur's forest land were razed…

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Don’t cut trees till July 19, says NGT

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday stayed the felling of trees in Delhi till…

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Is it time yet? Climate change disturbs breeding and nesting season in birds

By Padmaparna Ghosh New Delhi, July 2 (IANS/Mongabay) The arrival of monsoon rains in India is an annual milestone. The…

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Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) It was sunny Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at…

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Close to 6,000 pilgrims head for Amarnath

Jammu, July 2 (IANS) A total of 5,791 pilgrims left Jammu in escorted convoys on Monday to perform the Amarnath…

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Karnataka to protest Cauvery Water Management Authority formation

Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Karnataka would protest against the formation of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CRMA) and the Cauvery…

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UAE to tow Antarctic icebergs for water need

Dubai, July 1 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm has launched an official website for a project to tow…

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Odisha receives 25.6% deficit rainfall in June

Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) Odisha has received a deficit rainfall of 25.68 per cent in June, an official statement said…

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Himachal may get heavy rains

Shimla, July 1 (IANS) Hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience rainfall in the next one day with chances of heavy…

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