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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 their clothes into the Pamba river as per a tradition and to keep it clean….



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 percent over last year, a survey has found. Over 120,000 migratory birds were observed on…





Randeep Hooda Urges Youth to Stop Littering

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) With a mission to urge the youth to stop littering, actor Randeep Hooda joined hands with Parle and MTV for the ‘MTV Junkyard project’ which engages people to change their…





Odd-Even Scheme Was Novel Idea: HC

New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, Jan…









Beijing Polluters Fined 183 Mn Yuan in 2015

Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) Beijing’s environmental watchdog meted out fines totalling 183 million yuan ($27.9 million) during 2015 for violation of pollution laws, the media reported on Friday. Amid an intensified campaign to limit the…