Category: Environment

Depleting ground water: Dark reality under Punjab’s green landscape

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, April 8 (IANS) The green fields of Punjab, which are known to produce a golden harvest…

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Record number of countries to sign Paris climate accord

United Nations, April 8 (IANS) A record number of countries are expected to sign a historic climate agreement at a…

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Endangered bird spotted in China

Beijing, April 8 (IANS) A spoon-billed sandpiper was spotted in south China's Hainan province this week, the third time the…

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Earth’s internal heat driving Greenland’s ice melt

London, April 8 (IANS) An international team of geoscientists has found that Greenland sits over an area of abnormally hot…

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Sunny Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 18 degrees…

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Australia shares concern for Great Barrier Reef

Canberra, April 8 (IANS) Australia's environment minister on Friday said bleaching in the world-famous Great Barrier Reef is "major and…

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World Bank unveils plan to fight climate change

Washington, April 8 (IANS) The World Bank has announced its plan to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts (GW) of…

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SC irked over governments’ lack of seriousness over drought

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to lack of seriousness shown by the…

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Bengal reels under intense heat

Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Parts of West Bengal reeled under an intense heatwave while the mercury soared to 40 degree…

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ISRO to monitor water bodies in tribal areas: Minister

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) In a first, ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will monitor and map the water…

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Delhi HC seeks timeline for intelligent traffic management system

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the central and state governments to preparing and…

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Heat wave claims 111 lives in Telangana, Andhra

Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) At least 111 people have died due to sunstroke in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh during last…

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‘Set up land erosion inventory in Sundarbans for climate justice’

Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Sundarbans mangroves in West Bengal is "perpetually unsettled" with regards to its largely migrant population,…

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Pleasant Thursday in Delhi, Friday to be cloudy

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a pleasant Thursday in the capital unlike the past two hot days with…

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NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over wild animals in village

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over lack of protective measures by…

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After rebuffing Masood ban, China backs India against WTO ruling

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A week after it blocked efforts to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, China on Thursday…

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States can do experiments to support environment: Javadekar

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that every state has right to conduct…

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Nashik’s Ramkund goes waterless in 130 years, pilgrims worst hit

Nashik (Maharashtra), April 7 (IANS) Ramkund, the sacred bathing spot on the Godavari river here where pilgrims take a dip…

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Giant alligator killed in Florida farm

Florida (US), April 7 (IANS) In a rare catch, alligator hunters in Okeechobee, Florida, captured a 15-feet long alligator on…

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Soil can lock away greenhouse gases, curb global warming

London, April 7 (IANS) The earth's soil stores a lot of carbon from the atmosphere, which can play an important…

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