Category: Environment

El Nino Worsens Food Crisis in Eastern Africa: UN

Nairobi, Dec 20 (IANS) The UN humanitarian agency has warned that conditions are set to worsen for millions of hungry…

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Tehran to Shut Schools for Two Days Due to Air Pollution

Tehran, Dec 19 (IANS) Tehran's educational office announced on Saturday that schools and kindergartens in the Iranian capital will be…

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Paris Agreement Is India’s Defeat, Says Rajendra Singh

Bhopal, Dec 19 (IANS) The Paris Agreement on climate change is a defeat for India and a blow to the…

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In Victory Lap, Obama Touts Bringing India in on Climate Deal

Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama took a victory lap highlighting his successes of 2015 from thawing relations with…

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New Technique to Better Extract Uranium from Seawater

New York, Dec 18 (IANS) An ultra-high-resolution technique used for the first time to study polymer fibres that trap uranium…

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Shanghai Orders Emission Fees

Shanghai, Dec 18 (IANS) Shanghai announced that it will charge enterprises for emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the primary sources…

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Beijing Issues Second Red Alert for Heavy Smog

Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution in December as a new bout…

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Obama Takes Adventurous Look into Climate Change in Alaska

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The UN Climate Change Conference in Paris may have ended, but US President Barack Obama…

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Goa’s ‘Green Couple’ Get Sanctuary Magazine’s Lifetime Award

Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) The husband-wife duo of Claude and Norma Alvares, founders of the Goa Foundation which first raised…

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Climate Change Warming World’s Lakes at Alarming Rate

New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Climate change is warming lakes around the world at an alarming rate, threatening freshwater supplies…

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Obama Thanks Modi for India’s Critical Role in Climate Deal

Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to thank him for…

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SC Bans Diesel SUVS Registration, Car Dealers Term It Inappropriate

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday doubled the environment compensation charge (ECC) for loaded commercial vehicles…

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Freshwater Bodies Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Thought

New York, Dec 16 (IANS) The world's rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into our atmosphere than…

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Vegetarian Diet More Harmful to Environment, Says Study

New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Contrary to popular assumption -- and a talk by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the United…

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NO2 Emission Rising in India, New NASA Air Quality Maps Show

Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The emission of the nitrogen dioxide pollutant has gone up significantly in the South Asia region,…

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Mount Bromo Volcano Erupts in Indonesia

  Jakarta, Dec 15 (IANS) Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia's East Java erupted on Tuesday, spewing columns of ash up…

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NGT Notice to Volkswagen over Emissions

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought the response from the central government and German…

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North Carolina’s Woodland Town Rejects Solar Panels over Fear

New York, Dec 14 (IANS) A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm after people expressed fear…

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