Category: Environment

Dicaprio Donates USD 15 Million to Conservation Projects

Los Angeles, Jan 23 (PTI) Hollywood star Leonardo Dicaprio has donated USD 15 million from his foundation in an effort…

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Beijing May Halve Winter Car Use to Cut Smog

Beijing, Jan 22 (IANS) Beijing may keep half the city's cars off the roads during the coldest months of the…

9 years ago

Odd-Even Gains Lost, Emergency Action Needed: CSE

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Air pollution has returned to Delhi with a vengeance following the end of Delhi's odd-even…

9 years ago

How 2-Degree Target to Tame Global Warming Can’t Be Met

London, Jan 21 (IANS) The ambitious plan to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius is abstract and…

9 years ago

Water Flow in Great Asian Rivers to Increase in Future

London, Jan 21 (IANS) Contrary to fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline in the…

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Now, Map to Show Temperature Rise Caused by CO2

New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Researchers from Canada, in a new study, have marked on a map the temperature rise…

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Sabarimala Shrine Rid Of over 670 Tonnes Of Waste

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 21 (IANS) A cleanliness drive at Sabarimala has rid the shrine of over 670 tonnes of organic…

9 years ago

Coal Mine Fire May Threaten Ranchi-Patna Highway

Ranchi, Jan 21 (IANS) The massive fire that broke out at a coal mine in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Monday…

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The Story Of Jolpa: A Village Which Saved Its History

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="27309,27310"] Jolpa (Rajasthan), Jan 21 (IANS) In Rajasthan's stark desert hinterland, Jolpa, a small village inhabited by a…

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Leonardo Dicaprio Urges Elimination Of Fossil Fuels

  Los Angeles, Jan 21 (PTI) "The Revenant" star Leonardo DiCaprio wants the world to say goodbye to fossil fuels.…

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Hundreds Of Sea Turtles Found Dead on Odisha Beach

Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) Hundreds of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, besides a bottlenose dolphin, were found dead on Puri beach…

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Global Ocean Warming Has Doubled in Recent Decades: Study

New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past…

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IOC in Overseas Talks over LPG Production Technology

Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) From being purely an oil refiner-cum-marketer, Indian Oil Corporation is turning into a technology licensor to…

9 years ago

‘Agatha Christie Used Examples Of Native Indian Plants As Poison Sources’

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) It was not just the quintessential Victorian-era poison, arsenic that Queen of Crime Agatha Christie used…

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Mission Green Sabarimala: 200,000 Pilgrims Sign Pledge to Keep Pamba River Clean

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 17 (IANS) More than 200,000 people have pledged at the famous Sabarimala Temple here not to throw…

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Delhi Metro Claims it Recycled 8.80 Tonnes Of Waste Paper

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed on Sunday that it recycled about 8.80 tonnes…

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Central China Lake Welcomes More Migratory Birds

Changsha (China), Jan 17 (IANS) The number of migratory birds wintering at China's second-largest freshwater lake is up nearly 20…

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Direct Emission from Cars Down by 30-40 Percent During Odd-Even Days: CSE

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The fortnight-long odd-even campaign aimed at battling air pollution in Delhi which ended on Friday…

9 years ago

In a Global First, World Bank Embraces Zoo in India!

New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The World Bank usually tames wild economies and helps countries stabilise their fluctuating finances, but…

9 years ago

E-Bikes Can Be a Tool in Combating Delhi’s Pollution

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Electric two-wheelers could be the next big tool in combating vehicular pollution in the national…

9 years ago



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