Category: Environment

Modi bats for eco-friendly Ganesh Utsav

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said festivals like Ganesh Utsav are a great unifier…

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Flood-like situation in Haryana villages; CM to review situation

Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday called an emergency meeting at his residence here…

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Evacuation on as Yamuna continues flowing above danger mark

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Over 1,000 families have been evacuated from the low-lying areas near the Yamuna till Sunday…

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Saving world’s only floating national park in Manipur and its dancing deer

By Sahana Ghosh Manipur, July 29 (IANS/Mongabay) The states iconic Loktak Lake and its floating islands (phumdis), the last natural…

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Expect humid Sunday as clouds cover Delhi skies

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A thick blanket of clouds covered Delhi skies on Sunday morning and a weather man…

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Trump declares California wildfires a state of emergency

Washington, July 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump declared on Saturday a state of emergency in California and ordered the…

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We’re ready, officials tell Kejriwal as he reviews flood preparedness

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) As the Yamuna river water hit danger mark, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday held…

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Sachin, Laxman take up Telangana’s green challenge

Hyderabad, July 28 (IANS) Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman on Saturday accepted the green challenge to plant saplings…

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Kejriwal holds meeting as Yamuna crosses danger mark

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday held an emergency meeting with the Chief Secretary…

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Flowers offered at Ajmer dargah to be turned into compost

Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) Flowers offered at the dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti in Ajmer city in Rajasthan…

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Odisha to issue RFP for Mahanadi riverine port

Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday decided to issue a Request for Proposal (RfP) for a port…

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2 killed, thousands flee as deadly wildfire devastates California

Washington, July 28 (IANS) A raging wildfire in California has killed two firefighters and prompted 38,000 evacuations, destroying scores of…

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Skygazers revel in ‘blood moon’, cloud hinders Delhi’s view

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Tens of thousands of skywatchers across the country sat watching for the longest "blood moon"…

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Evacuation begins as Yamuna level rises in Delhi

New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) The authorities in Delhi on Saturday began to evacuate hundreds of people living in the…

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Pune pilgrim killed, three washed away in Himachal flashflood

Shimla, July 28 (IANS) A woman pilgrim from Pune in Maharashtra was washed away and three other persons were reported…

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Clouds hinder Delhi’s view as skygrazers revel in ‘blood moon’

New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 28 (IANS) Tens of thousands of skywatchers across the country burned the midnight oil on Friday night…

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10 killed as bus falls into Maharashtra ravine

Raigad (Maharashtra), July 28 (IANS) At least 10 passengers were killed when a private bus carrying nearly three dozen university…

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Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage releases water, floods threaten Delhi

Chandigarh/New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) With heavy rains continuing in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, authorities in Haryana's Hathnikund barrage…

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Himachal roads closed due to heavy rains

Shimla, July 28 (IANS) With heavy rainfall continuing, most roads in Himachal Pradesh remained closed to traffic on Saturday, stranding…

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Yamuna crosses danger mark, evacuation begins

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Water released from Haryana's Hathnikund added to the continued rains have led the Yamuna river…

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