Category: Environment

Cambodia wants India-style Project Tiger

Phnom Penh, April 6 (IANS) Cambodia on Wednesday unveiled a plan to reintroduce from abroad tigers that have gone extinct…

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Odd-Even: Women, cars carrying students in uniform exempted

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Women and cars carrying students in school uniform will be exempted during the second phase…

9 years ago

US Marine service dog awarded top medal for war animals

Washington, April 6 (IANS) A US Marine Corps' German shepherd that lost a leg sniffing out a roadside bomb in…

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Study reveals ocean circulation on distant Earth-like planets

London, April 6 (IANS) The salt levels of oceans on distant Earth-like planets could have a major effect on their…

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Low availability, growing demand pose water challenges for Indians

By Prashant Sood New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) India faces major challenges in the water sector with the per capita…

9 years ago

6.9-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu

Port Vila, April 6 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit 102 km west of Sola, Vanuatu,…

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Warm Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It was a warm Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.5 degrees…

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West has double standards on climate change, says Goyal

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Charging the Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Indian…

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Seven injured in Meghalaya squall

Shillong, April 5 (IANS) Seven people were injured and many families affected in a cyclonic storm here in the Meghalaya…

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Corbett’s century-old gun on display after 69 years

Dehradun, April 5 (IANS) One of the guns used by famous wildlife conservationist Jim Corbett, known for hunting down maneaters,…

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Women likely to be exempt in Delhi’s second phase of odd-even traffic

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Women are likely to remain exempted from the restrictions during the second phase of the…

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Cloudy day in Delhi, thunderstorm likely on Wednesday

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a warm and cloudy day on Tuesday with the maximum temperature…

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India revises rules for solid waste management after 16 years

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Moving towards the goal of a Swachch Bharat, the environment ministry on Tuesday announced a…

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PM hands over e-rickshaws to needy in Noida

Noida, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday handed over 5,100 e-rickshaws to people from the weaker…

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Rain in Himachal brings mercury down

Shimla, April 5 (IANS) Rains brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with the state capital recording a maximum…

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New concept may halve coal-plant emissions

New York, April 5 (IANS) Scientists have proposed a new concept that could make it possible to generate electricity from…

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Ragpickers to be regularised for better waste management: Javadekar

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Recognising the ragpickers' vital role in solid waste management, the government has decided to register…

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Beijing sewage plant to be moved underground

Beijing, April 5 (IANS) A wastewater treatment plant in Beijing's suburban Tongzhou district, the site of the Chinese capital's new…

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North Atlantic played key role in last climate transition

  London, April 5 (IANS) The North Atlantic Ocean played a key role in the last climate transition, says a…

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El Nino can have huge impact on marine food chain: Study

New York, April 5 (IANS) El Nino - the climate cycle that develops along the tropical west coast of South…

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