Category: Environment

President not to attend Sri Sri’s event in Delhi

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will not attend the World Culture Festival to be organised by spiritual…

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Concern expressed over India’s hydro-power plans

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) India's water management issues have pushed the country to the top among 11…

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Seven bird poachers jailed in China

Beijing, March 7 (IANS) Seven people were jailed in China's Hunan province on Monday for poisoning endangered birds and trafficking…

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Lucknow temple breaks centuries-old tradition for rivers’ conservation

Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) A 700-year-old tradition was broken at the famous Mankameshwar temple here on Monday when water from…

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Novel turbine design to help tame oceans for clean energy

Tokyo, March 7 (IANS) In an important step towards development of green energy, Japanese researchers have developed a new prototype…

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Human activity driving Earth into new geological era

London, March 7 (IANS) The impact of human activities on the Earth has triggered a new geological era, the Anthropocene,…

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Sunny Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees…

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Sunny Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees…

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Activists, experts call for adopting alternative energy

Patna, March 6 (IANS) Dozens of activists and experts gathered at Bodh Gaya in Bihar on Sunday, urging central and…

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Myth that new technology can cut aviation emissions: Study

London, March 6 (IANS) New technologies have been "hyped" by the aviation industry and media as the key to sustainable…

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Global warming reducing phytoplanktons in western Indian Ocean

Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Rapidly decreasing presence of marine phytoplankton, a micro-algae consumed by small fish and responsible for reducing…

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Cold grips Himachal with snow, rain

Shimla, March 6 (IANS) The cold again gripped Himachal Pradesh on Sunday with the state's higher reaches experiencing snow. However,…

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Rain in Delhi

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) There was rainfall in parts of Delhi on Sunday morning. The minimum temperature settled at…

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Too much focus on solar energy in rural India: US environmentalist

Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Vouching for going big on nuclear energy in India, American global thinker on energy and environment…

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Himachal gets nod to develop Shimla, Hamirpur as solar cities

Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said the central government has approved the state's…

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Light rainfall, cloudy day in Delhi

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) It was a cloudy day here on Saturday with light rainfall experienced in some parts…

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My wife is SRK’s biggest fan: R. Madhavan

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="36033,63941"] Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Actor R. Madhavan says he is a big fan of superstar Shah Rukh…

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Himalayan lakes kept NASA astronaut ‘sane’ in zero gravity

New York, March 5 (IANS) The rainbow hues of lakes that dot the Himalayas helped NASA astronaut Scott Kelly keep…

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‘Green Pakistan Programme’ approved

Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved launching of the "Green Pakistan Programme" whereby over 100 million…

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Cold front eases smog in China

Beijing, March 5 (IANS) Heavy smog that has shrouded parts of northern China will ease on Saturday due to a…

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