Category: Environment

4 killed in Sri Lankan storm

Colombo, Oct 8 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and over 10,000 affected as heavy rains and strong winds…

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Renewable use expands slow in transport, heat sectors: IEA forecast

Paris, Oct 8 (IANS) Modern bioenergy will have the biggest growth in renewable resources between 2018 and 2023, underscoring its…

7 years ago

Urgent, collective actions required limiting global warming: UN body

Incheon, (South Korea) Oct 8 (IANS) Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes…

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IPCC calls for far-reaching changes to fight global warming

Incheon (South Korea) Oct 8 (IANS) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a world body assessing the science related…

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Australia committed to Paris agreement: PM

Canberra, Oct 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected calls from conservative colleagues to withdraw from the Paris…

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35 smuggled exotic birds, animals seized in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Around 35 exotic birds and animals smuggled into India from Bangkok via Myanmar were seized by…

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Pradhan to lay foundation stone for Odisha Ethanol plant

Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will lay the foundation stone for a Rs 1,000 crore ethanol…

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Rare white-rumped vulture gets new lease of life atop Mumbai building

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) A rare and highly-endangered gigantic white-rumped vulture, figuring on the IUCN Red List…

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Catastrophic warning: Delhi’s average temperature spikes 1 degree, Kolkata 1.2 degrees

By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius,…

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11 killed in Haiti quake

Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Oct 7 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale…

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Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was a clear morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature…

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4.6-magnitude quake jolts J&K

Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, although there…

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5.9-magnitude quake hits Haiti

Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Haiti, according to the US Geological Survey…

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34 lakh beneficiaries under Ujjwala scheme in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that more than 34 lakh poor women received…

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7 die in Iran floods

Tehran, Oct 6 (IANS) Heavy rains in the northern and northwestern parts of Iran over the past two days claimed…

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Assam CM calls for coordinated steps to save state’s famed wildlife

Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday called for concerted measures to protect the state's rich…

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Indonesia earthquake, tsunami toll reaches 1,649

Jakarta, Oct 6 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Saturday raised the death toll in the devastating earthquake and an ensuing tsunami…

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Chemicals in sunscreen may cause birth defects, infertility

Hong Kong, Oct 6 (IANS) Scientists have detected chemicals in sunscreen that can cause birth defects and infertility. In the…

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Deficit rainfall in northeastern India, crop production could fall

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) Mountainous northeastern India experienced a 26 per cent deficit during the monsoon, causing…

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Indonesia quake, tsunami: Aid reaches remote areas

Jakarta, Oct 6 (IANS) Relief aid started arriving in the more remote areas of Sulawesi island in Indonesia following last…

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