Category: Environment

Congress slams Maharashtra minister over selfie in Latur

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Congress on Monday slammed Maharashtra's Water Conservation Minister Pankaja Munde for taking a selfie…

9 years ago

Odd-even a success, pity Goel violated it: Minister

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution has been a success so far on…

9 years ago

Odd-even: Kejriwal carpools with Gopal Rai, Sateyendra Jain

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday morning carpooled to the Delhi Secretariat in Transport…

9 years ago

Rising wild tiger numbers report not scientifically convincing: Experts

Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) An international group of tiger experts have refuted a report which claimed that the world's wild…

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Think tank on Ganga basin management set up

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The National Mission for Clean Ganga in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur has launched a think-tank, the…

9 years ago

Ecuador quake toll rises to 246, heighten relief efforts

Quito, April 18 (IANS) The toll in the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador on Saturday evening, rose to 246…

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Warm Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) It was a warm Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees…

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Odd-even scheme faces litmus test on Monday

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Three days after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's odd-even scheme was implemented in Delhi, it faced…

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Awareness campaign to promote use of cycles launched

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) An awareness campaign to promote the use of bicycles among city dwellers was launched here…

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Hot Sunday in Delhi, Monday to be cloudy

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The national capital experienced a hot day on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling three…

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Kejriwal government seeks LG’s intervention on auto stir

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Sunday stepped up its attack on the RSS and…

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Himachal sees rise in mercury, but rain in store

Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday saw a rise in mercury, recording temperatures three to…

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Dia Mirza pushes for nature conservation awareness

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Nature lover, co-founder member of WTI Club Nature and actress Dia Mirza says bringing the narrative…

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23 killed in Afghan floods

Kabul, April 17 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed as heavy rainfall and floods hit Afghanistan's Badghis province on…

9 years ago

Instead of odd-even, go for last-digit rationing: CII

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Delhi government must opt for the concept of "last-digit rationing" for automobiles rather than…

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New water programme likely in Ambedkar’s name: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) In continued effort to highlight B.R. Ambedkar's legacy, the union water resources ministry is all…

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Is Earth on ‘quake mode’ again?

Beijing, April 17 (IANS) The recent two months have witnessed some unusually active seismic activities across the globe, as a…

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A decade and Rs.26,000 crores on, Jharkhand’s water woes persist

By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Over the past decade, respective governments in Jharkhand have spent more than Rs.26,000…

9 years ago

20-million-year old fossilised tree saved from destruction in Himachal

By Vishal Gulati Kumarhatti (Himachal Pradesh), April 17 (IANS) A 20-million-year old fossilised tree, discovered on the outskirts of Himachal…

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3 million people in Chilean capital without drinking water

Santiago, April 17 (IANS) Three million people residing in Chile's capital Santiago were left without drinking water due to "extreme…

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