Category: Environment

Air pollution may raise heart disease risk

New York, May 25 (IANS) Long-term exposure to air pollution is likely to increase the risk of heart disease, says…

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Getting the right grip with English Ivy’s powerful grasp

New York, May 25 (IANS) Learning about English ivy plant's natural glue can lead to better medical adhesives and stronger…

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Beijing to adopt world’s strictest vehicle emissions standard

Beijing, May 25 (IANS) China's capital Beijing is slated to implement new vehicle emissions standard from December 2017. According to…

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Combining traditional wisdom with scientific methods can tackle drought

By K. Siddhartha India is going through severe water shortage in several states. The scarcity is mainly due to the…

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Cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.4 degrees…

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Gurgaon to have 24×7 hospital for animals

Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Gurgaon will soon have a 24X7 hospital for animals with indoor admission facility, an official said…

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Haryana, Punjab get respite from heat wave after rain

Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Haryana and Punjab got a much-needed respite from heat wave conditions on Tuesday following thunderstorms and…

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Widespread rainfall cools Himachal

Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Widespread rains and thundershowers on Tuesday brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh by four to five…

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US embassy workshop in Lucknow to discuss air pollution

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in…

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Indian, Norwegian researchers to urge UGC on interdisciplinary energy education

Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Experts working under an Indo-Norwegian collaborative programme said on Tuesday that they will approach India's University…

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Kanpur records 31 mm rain, 76-year-old record shattered

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A 76-year-old record was broken in Kanpur on Tuesday when the city received 31 mm rainfall…

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SC nixes plea for 100 percent cut in water to liquor industry

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in…

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Supreme Court nixes plea for 100 percent cut in water to liquor industry

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in…

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Squids buck declining trends of marine species

Sydney, May 24 (IANS) Unlike the declining populations of many fish species, the number of cephalopods - octopus, cuttlefish and…

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Dust storm kills five in Uttar Pradesh, damages property

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A dust storm in Uttar Pradesh in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday claimed at…

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Cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi, rains bring respite

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.1 degrees…

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Two dead in Kolkata balcony, bus shelter collapse

Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Two people died and another was injured as a balcony and a bus shelter gave way…

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Man who tried shaking hands with lion sent to jail

Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A man, who jumped into the lions enclosure at Jawaharlal Nehru Zoological Park here to shake…

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Hyena rescued from village mob; critically injured

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A four year old female 'striped hyena', wandering in the fields for food and water…

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Stiff fines soon to enforce environment laws’ compliance: Javadekar

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Presenting "compliance" as the roadmap for the next three years, union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar…

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