Category: Environment

Cereal output to fall 41 percent, pulses 11 percent; Maharashtra farm crisis deepens

By Prachi Salve The production of cereals is projected to fall 41 percent and pulses 11 percent, as agricultural growth…

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Scorching Malaysian heat wave forces closure of schools

Kuala Lumpur, April 11 (IANS) Soaring temperatures above 37 degrees Celsius in northern Malaysia have prompted the education ministry to…

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Heatwave to continue in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 11 (IANS) The mild to moderate heat wave blazing across Bangladesh's Rajshahi and Khulna divisions along with Dhaka…

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World tiger numbers rise for first time in 100 years

Canberra, April 11 (IANS) The number of tigers in the wild has risen for the first time in 100 years,…

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Conference on tiger conservation starts on Tuesday

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) About 700 experts, scientists and bureaucrats will participate in the third Asia Ministerial Conference on…

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Tale of an untapped $13 bn waste management industry

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Between an India which produces 62 million tonnes of solid waste every…

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Sunny Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

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Centre approves Rs.1,304 crore relief to UP

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A high-level committee for central assistance to drought-affected states has recommended Rs.1,304 crore as relief,…

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Two die in Pakistan as quake hits region

Islamabad/Kabul/New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A major earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Sunday, reportedly killing two…

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Warm Sunday in Delhi, Monday to be cloudy

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The national capital experienced another consecutive warm day on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling…

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Himachal’s natural beauty needs to be protected: Governor

Palampur, April 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday said the hill state's immense natural beauty should be…

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Will file cases against US for WTO norms violation: Goyal

Pune, April 10 (IANS) Charging Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Power Minister Piyush…

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Water scarcity threatens Shimla’s tourism industry

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Once a favourite summer retreat of the erstwhile British rulers, Shimla is now…

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Quake rocks Himachal

Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Many areas of Himachal Pradesh were rocked by an earthquake on Sunday, an official said. However,…

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Formula can tell rotating neutron star’s fate

London, April 10 (IANS) A formula taking into account the maximum mass of non-rotating neutron star has made it possible…

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Rain-dependent southern states spar over sharing water

By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) In the Indian peninsula across the five southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,…

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NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler probe goes into emergency mode

Washington, April 10 (IANS) In a bad news for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life in deep space, NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft…

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China renews blue alert for rain

Beijing, April 10 (IANS) China's national observatory renewed a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, on Sunday…

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Warm Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) It was a warm Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21 degrees…

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5.9-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Jakarta, April 10 (IANS) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island in Bengkulu province on…

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