Category: Environment

Recent drought in Levant region worst in past 900 years: NASA

New York, March 2 (IANS) The recent drought that began in 1998 in the eastern Mediterranean Levant region -- comprising…

9 years ago

Congress accuses Modi of nepotism in Gir land deal

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "nepotism" in a deal of…

9 years ago

El Nino may transport cholera-like diseases: Study

London, March 2 (IANS) El Nino, the climate cycle that develops along the tropical west coast of South America every…

9 years ago

Loss of flight didn’t cause change in penguin brains: Study

New York, March 2 (IANS) Modern penguins' brains look different than their ancestors' brains, but the changes were not caused…

9 years ago

Warm Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) It was a warm Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

9 years ago

Efforts on to use bamboo to rebuild post-quake Nepal

Patna, March 1 (IANS) In an effort to address Nepal’s post-earthquake housing crisis, a new initiative is underway to harness…

9 years ago

IMCOM urges abolition of clean energy cess on coking coal

Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) In the wake of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposing raising the clean energy cess, the Indian…

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Are fish ‘rightie’ or ‘leftie’?

Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) Japanese researchers have identified the development of behavioural laterality or left- or right-handedness and attack side…

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165 dead from diseases in Pakistan’s Sindh

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) The toll in an outbreak of water-borne and food shortage diseases has reached 165 in a…

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New wave equation developed for faster tsunami detection

New York, March 1 (IANS) Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new and more reliable source…

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Activist launches Israel’s first fruit bat shelter

Tel Aviv, March 1 (IANS) An animal rights activist in Israel has launched the nation's first fruit bat shelter out…

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NGT to hold day-to-day hearing on Art of Living event

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday the hearing on a plea…

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Japan to stipulate 80 percent emission cut goal by 2050

Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) The Japanese government will stipulate a long-term goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent…

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China’s panda pair to leave for South Korea

Beijing, March 1 (IANS) A pair of giant pandas will leave China for their new home in South Korea on…

9 years ago

Hazy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It was a hazy morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.1 degrees Celsius,…

9 years ago

Gurgaon faces water shortage

Gurgaon, Feb 29 (IANS) The residents of Gurgaon have been facing a water crisis for last few days, first due…

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Extreme weather kills at least six in Italy

Rome, Feb 29 (IANS/AKI) A woman died in northwest Italy when a slab of ice and rocks than fell from…

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Two schemes for rain-fed areas launched: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday said it has launched two important schemes to increase crop yield…

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Old trees found in China

Beijing, Feb 29 (IANS) Ten trees believed to be over 100 years old were found on a demolition site in…

9 years ago

No hard copies of budget, government goes the green way

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Going the green way, the central government decided not to hand out hard copies of…

9 years ago



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