Category: Environment

What caused the monster El Nino in 2015?

Washington, May 10 (IANS) Presence of warm water in the Pacific Ocean due to a stalled El Nino in 2014…

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Air on young Earth weighed less than half: Researchers

Washington, May 10 (IANS) Turning the traditional knowledge on its head that young Earth had a thicker atmosphere, scientists, including…

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Warm Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.0 degrees…

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Quake rocks Andamans

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) An earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, rocked Andaman Islands on Monday, an official…

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CII discussing use of water resource management tool in Maharashtra

Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Industry chamber CII said on Monday that it in talks with the Maharashtra government for applying…

8 years ago

1.3-lakh Avian flu-hit hens to be culled in Karnataka

Bidar (Karnataka), May 9 (IANS) Karnataka's animal husbandry department would cull 1.3 lakh hens Avian flu-hit on Tuesday at a…

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SC indicates modifying order on high-capacity diesel vehicles

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday indicated of considering to modify its order banning registration of…

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Some relief for Delhi on Monday, mercury likely to go up on Tuesday

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The city experienced slight relief from scorching heat of the past few days on Monday…

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Government launches app to monitor solid waste management

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) In a step towards simplifying waste management, the environment ministry launched a web-based application --…

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Drought politics: 10 more states demand package on lines of Karnataka, UP

By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Ten more states have approached the union government for additional funds in…

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36 animal, plant species endangered in Gujarat

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) As many as 36 animal and plant species in Gujarat have been categorized as endangered…

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Uma Bharti launches Namami Gange projects in Jharkhand

Ranchi, May 9 (IANS) Union Minister Uma Bharti on Monday launched nine projects under Namami Gange programme for cleaning and…

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Inclement weather once again disrupts Simhasta Kumbh Mela in MP

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), May 9 (IANS) Chaos prevailed at the ongoing Simhasta Kumbh Mela here on Monday as high-speed wind…

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Salt room therapy beneficial in asthma treatment: Doctors

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) As deteriorating air quality can lead to increase in asthma cases, health experts have suggested…

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Steps against brick kilns won’t curb pollution: CSE

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board’s initiative to curb air pollution from brick kilns is…

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Use fish poop to feed plants, conserve water

Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Want to conserve water and grow plants indoors without soil? One can do that by using…

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Himachal sees mercury rising, rains in store

Shimla, May 9 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Monday again saw the mercury rising with the day temperature…

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Drought-hit Karnataka awaits more central aid

Bengaluru, May 9 (IANS) Reeling under the worst drought in four decades, Karnataka awaits more central funds to continue relief…

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Hot Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) It was a hot Monday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.6…

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Eight killed in China landslides

Beijing, May 9 (IANS) Eight bodies were recovered and 33 others remain missing after a landslide hit Taining county in…

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