Category: Environment

Moon plays key role in maintaining Earth’s magnetic field

London, April 3 (IANS) The Moon plays a major role in maintaining the Earth's magnetic field, say researchers, adding that…

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Delhi records season’s hottest morning

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The national capital witnessed the hottest morning of the season till date on Sunday, with…

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Storm alert remains in China

Beijing, April 3 (IANS) China's meteorological authority on Sunday continued to issue a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier…

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Government ready to deal with any water-related problem: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said the central government was ready to face…

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India to ratify COP 21 climate agreement on April 22: Javadekar

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris 'COP 21 Global Climate Agreement' in…

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Big floods along Yangtze River likely: Officials

Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China's flood control authorities have warned of possible big floods this summer as weather and hydrologic…

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M6.0 quake hits northeast of Chignik Lake, Alaska

Washington, April 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit 100 km northeast of Chignik Lake, Alaska…

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China issues storm alert

Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China's meteorological authority on Saturday issued a blue alert -- the lowest in a four-tier warning…

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Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was a warm sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5…

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Australia experiences hottest March

Canberra, April 2 (IANS) March 2016 has become the hottest March ever on record in Australia, the country's Bureau of…

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Delhi government to revive Naini lake

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The city government has decided to revive Naini lake in Model Town locality of north…

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Himachal HC expresses displeasure over jaundice outbreak report

Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the state government's status report on…

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The skies may shower bounty on farmers this year

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) After two successive years of poor rains, farmers in India can look…

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Iranians embrace Nature Day with greenery gatherings

Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iranians celebrated the 13th day of the New Persian Year, officially called Nature Day, in green…

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Clouds reveal where world’s most threatened species live

New York, April 1 (IANS) What have clouds to do with conserving threatened species? A lot, say researchers, adding that…

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Make odd-even ‘permanent’, boxer Vijender Singh tells Kejriwal

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh on Friday urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to make…

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Need new technologies for climate change goals: TERI

Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) India needs to ensure the introduction and promotion of new technologies at an affordable cost to…

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Pollution in AC transit-corridor buses 25 percent lower than in AC cars

By Devanik Saha Commuters in air-conditioned buses experience an average 25 percent drop in levels of fine, toxic particles–called PM2.5–than…

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World’s largest floral chandelier held in Singapore

Singapore, April 1 (IANS) A giant floral chandelier, which is believed to be the world's largest of its kind, was…

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UN chief commends China, US pledge to sign climate agreement

United Nations, April 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended a joint China-US presidential statement that the world's two major…

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