Category: Environment

Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.5 degrees…

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Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the maximum temperature recorded at 35.6 degrees…

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Lakes that supply Panama Canal battered by drought

Panama City, March 31 (IANS/EFE) Water levels in the two artificial lakes that nourish the Panama Canal and supply more…

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Agreement on marketing of Delhi’s compost inked

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) An agreement to market the compost produced in Delhi was on Wednesday inked between the…

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New building bye-laws for Delhi announced

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday announced new building bye-laws for Delhi.…

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Experts catch snakes ahead of Simhasth Kumbh in MP

Ujjain, March 30 (IANS) Apart from making security and other arrangements ahead of the Simhasth Kumbh here in April-May, authorities…

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Japan’s n-regulator clears Fukushima’s underground ice wall

Tokyo, March 30 (IANS) Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on Wednesday approved the use of an underground "wall of ice"…

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Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.8 degrees…

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Tigress, two cubs found dead in MP national park

Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) A tigress and her two cubs have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Pench…

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Conference on disaster risk reduction in Delhi in November

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction will be held here in November, an…

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Air purifiers, power from tannery waste via ‘Hacking Space’

Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Indian school students, participating in an international exchange programme between US' Chabot Space & Science Center…

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Maneka spends time with rescued elephants in Mathura

Mathura, March 29 (IANS) Union minister Maneka Gandhi, who is also a wildlife activist, on Tuesday spent some time with…

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CNG vehicles to remain exempt in second phase of odd-even scheme

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday said CNG vehicles will remain exempt from restrictions during the…

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Indian cities are being shorn of trees

By Deepa Padmanaban Findings of a new Indian Institute of Science study that used satellite-borne sensors, compared images over decades…

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Fungi to be sent to space station by SpaceX

Los Angeles, March 29 (IANS) Fungi will be sent for the first time to the International Space Station for the…

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Cambodian police seize 102 tortoises, 17 pythons

Phnom Penh, March 29 (IANS) Cambodian authorities on Tuesday seized 102 elongated tortoises and 17 pythons from a truck which…

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Ocean temperatures can predict heat waves 50 days in advance

New York, March 29 (IANS) The formation of a distinct pattern of sea surface temperatures in the middle of the…

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Smartphones to help probe seal numbers decline in Scotland

London, March 29 (IANS) In a first, researchers in Scotland are using smartphone-based technology to find the reason behind plummeting…

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Warnings for fresh winds, rough sea in UAE

Abu Dhabi, March 29 (IANS/WAM) The UAE'S National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has urged motorists to exercise caution,…

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by ‘worst’ bleaching

Canberra, March 29 (IANS) Evidence that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst coral bleaching on record has renewed…

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