Category: Environment

Heat wave grips Bihar, school summer vacations extended further

June 19 (IANS) With a heat wave sweeping Bihar, the primary sections of all public and private schools in the…

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Six more die in Assam floods, over 5.5 lakh still marooned

Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) With six more deaths reported from Cachar and Karimganj districts on Tuesday, the death toll in…

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Odisha continues to sizzle under intense heat wave

Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) Intense heat wave continued in Odisha as 10 places recorded maximum temperatures of above 40 degree…

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Two hedgehogs found at Delhi railway station

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Two hedgehogs, being trafficked, were found in an unclaimed bag at a railway station here…

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Railways to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030: Goyal

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Indian Railways will become a "zero carbon…

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1 dead, 94 missing after boat sinks in Indonesia

Jakarta, June 19 (IANS) At least one body was found as rescuers continued to search on Tuesday for at least…

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Landslide alert in Japan after earthquake

Tokyo, June 19 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued landslide alerts in Osaka, after a strong earthquake a day earlier…

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Railways’ first waste-to-energy plant faces GST hurdles

By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Indian Railways' long-awaited and ambitious project to set up a waste-to-energy…

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World’s oldest Sumatran orangutan dead

Canberra, June 19 (IANS) The world's oldest known Sumatran orangutan has died in an Australian zoo aged 62, leaving behind…

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Partly cloudy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a partly cloudy morning on Tuesday but the sky…

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Kumaraswamy writes to Modi on Cauvery Authority, raises contentious issues

New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Monday that the state will soon send to…

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Kolkata, south Bengal boil; summer vacation extended

Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) With Kolkata and large parts of southern West Bengal's districts reeling under a heat wave, the…

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After ‘selfie accidents’ Goa lifeguard agency cautions tourists

Panaji, June 18 (IANS) A day after two tourists drowned while taking selfies at two different Goa beaches, the private…

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Intense heat wave prevails in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Odisha continued to reel under an intense heat wave, even after the south-west monsoon set in…

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Karnataka will nominate representatives to Cauvery Board: CM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka will soon send to the Centre the names of its nominees in the Cauvery…

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Delhi breaths better air, mercury to rise

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital and its surrounding regions around it breathed better in weeks with the…

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Monsoon rains fill Karnataka reservoirs

Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) Heavy and incessant rains, since the onset of the southwest monsoon in Karnataka this month, have…

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Audi CEO arrested in diesel emissions probe

Madrid, June 18 (IANS) Rupert Stadler, the Chief Executive of German carmaker Audi, was arrested on Monday in connection with…

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How to get rid of mosquitoes without pesticide use

Toronto, June 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a cheap and pesticide-free way to combat mosquito populations and to reduce the…

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My illness delayed Goa going plastic free by 2018: Parrikar

Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Stating that his mission to make Goa plastic free by 2018 was delayed because of his…

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