Category: Environment

NASA, South Korea to develop global air quality observing system

New York, Feb 25 (IANS) In an effort to develop a global air quality observing system, NASA has partnered with…

9 years ago

Two smog hot spots identified in Beijing

Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) Two smog hot spots in the heavily polluted Chinese capital Beijing, has been identified by a…

9 years ago

US clean energy advocacy group slams WTO on India solar ruling

Washington, Feb 24 (PTI) A top American environmentalist group today slammed the WTO over its ruling against India's solar localisation…

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World’s 33 major deltas are shrinking: Study

New York, Feb 24 (IANS) The world's 33 major deltas are sinking and the vast majority of those have experienced…

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Abuse kills rare peacock in Chinese zoo

Kunming (China), Feb 24 (IANS) A rare peacock has died in a zoo in China's Yunnan province as photos of…

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Pakistan’s parliament first in world to go totally green

Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday became the first in the world to totally switch to green energy…

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Unicef-ICC launch ‘Team Swachh’ in Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Aiming to tap the huge fan base of cricket in India, Unicef in partnership with the…

9 years ago

Kenya implanting microchip in rhinos to combat poaching

Nairobi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Tuesday began implanting microchips in…

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Extreme heat waves could hit the world every year by 2075

New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Sweltering heat waves that typically strike once every 20 years could become yearly events across…

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20th century sea-level rose fastest in 3,000 years: Study

New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Driven by man-made climate change, global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than…

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Beijing to limit construction in air corridors

Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Construction of high-rise buildings in planned ventilation corridors in Beijing will be strictly limited, authorities said…

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Coral reef sharks not apex predators

Sydney, Feb 23 (IANS) They may look ferocious but one should not be too worried as coral reef sharks eat…

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Pakistan’s parliament becomes completely solar

Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday earned the unique distinction of becoming the world's first legislature whose entire…

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Myanmar bans visit to Bagan ancient pagodas for conservation

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 23 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have banned visit to ancient pagodas in Bagan, Ministry of Culture said…

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200 houses in Kolkata slum to get light from solar power

Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Around 200 houses in a Kolkata slum will be lit up from Tuesday courtesy a portable…

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Sonakshi Sinha to be face of tiger protection campaign

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha will be the face of a TV campaign to protect and…

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Many lions at death risk in Cecil the Lion’s park: Researchers

London, Feb 23 (IANS) When Cecil the Lion was killed last year by an American trophy hunter in Zimbabwe, it…

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Sharks not as lonely as previously thought

New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Far from being solitary animals, as they have been historically seen, sharks can actually form…

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Cleaner energy policies could save 175,000 US lives by 2030

New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Reducing US climate emissions enough to avoid a two degree Celsius increase in global warming…

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Steps taken to usher in second Green Revolution: President

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday that the government was keen to fully harness the…

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