Category: Environment

Japan to start whale hunting season in North Pacific

Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japanese authorities will beginits annual spring whale hunt in the North Pacific on Saturday, which will…

9 years ago

Abu Dhabi city promotes urban development adoption

Abu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi's Masdar city, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is helping the…

9 years ago

Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees…

9 years ago

Rare Sumatran rhino dies

Jakarta, April 7 (IANS) A critically endangered Sumatran female rhino, captured a few weeks ago, has died. Indonesian conservation experts…

9 years ago

Normal life hit as heat wave continues in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Normal life was hit as heat wave continued to prevail across Odisha with state capital Bhubaneswar…

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Shift out IPL matches from water-starved Maharashtra, says HC

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) In a blow to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its affiliates…

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Delhi gets 20 new modern, user friendly public toilets

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The national capital on Wednesday got installed modern and user friendly public toilets made of…

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Cloudy Wednesday in Delhi, light rain likely on Thursday

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Wednesday was warm and cloudy in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at…

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New hydrology project to predict floods, manage droughts

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday gave the green signal to the National Hydrology Project (NHP)…

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Odd-Even: Women, cars with school students exempt

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Women motorists and cars ferrying school students in uniform will be exempt during the second…

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Cambodia wants India-style Project Tiger

Phnom Penh, April 6 (IANS) Cambodia on Wednesday unveiled a plan to reintroduce from abroad tigers that have gone extinct…

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Odd-Even: Women, cars carrying students in uniform exempted

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Women and cars carrying students in school uniform will be exempted during the second phase…

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US Marine service dog awarded top medal for war animals

Washington, April 6 (IANS) A US Marine Corps' German shepherd that lost a leg sniffing out a roadside bomb in…

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Study reveals ocean circulation on distant Earth-like planets

London, April 6 (IANS) The salt levels of oceans on distant Earth-like planets could have a major effect on their…

9 years ago

Low availability, growing demand pose water challenges for Indians

By Prashant Sood New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) India faces major challenges in the water sector with the per capita…

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6.9-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu

Port Vila, April 6 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit 102 km west of Sola, Vanuatu,…

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Warm Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It was a warm Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.5 degrees…

9 years ago

West has double standards on climate change, says Goyal

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Charging the Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Indian…

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Seven injured in Meghalaya squall

Shillong, April 5 (IANS) Seven people were injured and many families affected in a cyclonic storm here in the Meghalaya…

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Corbett’s century-old gun on display after 69 years

Dehradun, April 5 (IANS) One of the guns used by famous wildlife conservationist Jim Corbett, known for hunting down maneaters,…

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