Category: Environment

Greece wildfires toll reaches 80, rescue efforts intensify

Athens, July 25 (IANS) The death toll in the worst forest fires in Greece in more than a decade increased…

6 years ago

Two mega hydropower plants in Himachal shut

Shimla, July 25 (IANS) The country's two mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, owing…

6 years ago

IOC opts for Honeywell technology for fuels of BS-VI grade

New Delhi,, July 25 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chosen US petroleum technology major Honeywell UOPs Pressure Swing…

6 years ago

‘Agra should be declared a heritage city for tourists’

Agra July 25 (IANS) Even as the UP government and Agra district officials struggle to stitch together a "patch work…

6 years ago

Mudslides claim five lives in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Five persons, including four children, were killed in two major incidents of rain-triggered mudslides in Bangladesh's…

6 years ago

Andhra MP, 6 MLAs impleaded in cockfighting case

Hyderabad, July 25 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court has impleaded 17 public representatives including a MP and eight state legislators…

6 years ago

Modi charts out 10 principles of India’s African reach-out

Kampala, July 25 (IANS) Stating that India has deepened its partnership and engagement across the vast expanse of Africa, Indian…

6 years ago

Frantic search for survivors continues after Laos dam collapse

Vientiane, July 25 (IANS) Rescuers are searching for survivors after an under-construction hydroelectric dam collapsed in Laos on Tuesday, leaving…

6 years ago

Shah Commission is wrong; mining scam only around Rs 100 cr: Parrikar

Panaji, July 25 (IANS) The Justice M.B. Shah Commission's estimate of Goa's mining scam being a whopping Rs 35,000 crore…

6 years ago

Karnataka has removed Mhadei conduit blockages: Goa Minister

Panaji, July 25 (IANS) Two of the three blockades, built on water diversion conduits by the Karnataka government along the…

6 years ago

Several killed in heavy rain, flood in Sudan

Khartoum, July 25 (IANS) Between seven and ten people have been killed in heavy rains and floods across Sudan that…

6 years ago

China’s negotiator is global climate summit Co-Chair

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Global Climate Action Summit, taking place in September in San Francisco, has announced inclusion…

6 years ago

Rains lash Delhi, NCR

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Rains lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday with the minimum temperature…

6 years ago

Heavy rain alert issued in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, July 25 (IANS) A "heavy to very heavy rain" alert was issued on Wednesday in Uttarakhand for the next…

6 years ago

Wipro to help Karnataka government fight air pollution

Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Software major Wipro would work with the Karnataka government to fight air pollution in the state,…

6 years ago

Odisha CM launches ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’

Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the 'Green Mahanadi Mission', a plantation drive under…

6 years ago

Taj Mahal area should be no-plastic zone, polluting industries shut: UP to SC

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government, in its first draft report of its 'Vision Document' on protection…

6 years ago

Delhi launches solar scheme to increase farmers’ income

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme under which farmers in the national capital…

6 years ago

Heat wave in Japan leaves 65 dead, 22,000 hospitalized

Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) Japan's weather agency has declared the heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least…

6 years ago

Several killed, hundreds missing after Laos dam collapses

Vientiane, July 24 (IANS) Several people have been killed, hundreds remain missing and around 6,600 are homeless after a hydroelectric…

6 years ago



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