Category: Environment

Elephant tramples tourist to death in Zimbabwe

Harare, Sep 27 (IANS) A wild elephant has killed a German tourist on a safari in Zimbabwe by trampling her…

7 years ago

63 airlifted, over 300 rescued by road in Himachal on day 3

Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) Sixty-three people, including three German and 10 women Indian tourists with three children, were airlifted by…

7 years ago

Tata Power, HPCL ink MoU to set up EV charging stations

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Tata Power on Thursday said it has signed an MoU with state-run oil marketer Hindustan…

7 years ago

Goa PWD, Portuguese Environment Ministry to sign water management deal

Panaji, Sep 27 (IANS) The Goa Public Works Department (PWD) and the Portuguese Environment Ministry will sign a Memorandum of…

7 years ago

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to lash Bengaluru and surrounding districts in Karnataka, inundating several localities and disrupting…

7 years ago

Cauvery Water Management Authority needs professional diversity: Experts

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) Questioning the composition and structure of the Cauvery Water Management Authority, experts say…

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1,000 still stranded in Himachal, rescue enters Day 3

Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) With the weather clearing up on Thursday search and rescue operation for over 1,000 people, mostly…

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Sunny morning in Delhi on Thursday

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a sunny morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at…

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India ready to take lead on climate action: Sushma Swaraj

By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India has declared that as a firm believer in multi-lateralism, it was…

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Australian man undergoes plastic surgery after kangaroo attack

Canberra, Sep 27 (IANS) An Australian man had to undergo plastic surgery after being attacked by a kangaroo he thought…

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Climate change is absolute priority: UN chief

United States, Sep 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said climate change is an absolute priority and the world is…

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India’s solar alliance gets major push with EIB funds

New York, Sep 27 (IANS) In a major push to India's International Solar Alliance (ISA), European Investment Bank (EIB) President…

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Bloomberg to mobilise climate finance for UN

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres on Wednesday tapped UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and…

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Gujarat lion death toll 14 in as many days

Gandhinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department on Wednesday recovered one more carcass of a lioness from the Gir…

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Rs 1,250-cr loss due to rains, Himachal CM tells Modi

Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the hill state…

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Yamuna flowing above danger mark, evacuation begins in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Yamuna river here continued to flow above the danger level on Wednesday as the…

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650 evacuated, 1,000 still stranded in snow-hit Himachal hills

Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) More than 650 people, including five foreigners, have been evacuated in the past two days and…

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Delhi government directs departments to take anti-pollution steps

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Delhi Minister for Environment and Forests Imran Hussain on Wednesday directed various departments to take…

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50 pc Indians may be hoarding e-waste: Survey

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) As many as 50 per cent Indians may be hoarding at least two unused electrical or…

7 years ago

Urban renaissance imperative for economic growth: Venkaiah Naidu

By Rachel V. Thomas Jaipur, Sep 26 (IANS) Lamenting that India's urban affairs had been in a mess and in…

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