Category: Wildlife

Python causes panic on Agra-Mathura highway

Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) A 12 feet long python caused panic on the Agra-Mathura highway on Monday. The giant reptile,…

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Will not take legal action against S Korea’s ban: Volkswagen

Seoul, Aug 29 (IANS) Volkswagen Korea on Monday said it would not take legal action against a decision by the…

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China moves step closer to tax on pollutants

Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) The Chinese government offered a draft environment tax law to the legislature for a first reading…

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Myanmar quake damages nearly 400 ancient temples

Nay Pyi Daw, Aug 29 (IANS) The number of ancient temples damaged in the archaeological complex of Bagan in Myanmar…

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Typhoon to hit Japan on Tuesday

Tokyo, Aug 29 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Monday issued warnings of intense rainfall, winds and waves as a powerful typhoon…

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China revises law on marine environment protection

Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China's top legislature on Monday reviewed a draft amendment to the Marine Environment Protection Law, imposing…

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Weeds, less water could spell death for Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Chandigarh's famous landmark, the Sukhna Lake, is fighting for survival. With weeds having…

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Juno completes closest ever Jupiter flyby

Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) NASA's Juno, the spacecraft on a Jupiter mission, has successfully completed its first of 36 orbital…

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Pleasant Monday morning, rains expected

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) It was a pleasant and cloudy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at…

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Top Chinese legislature reviews Paris Agreement on climate change

Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China's top legislature started to convene its bi-monthly session on Monday, reviewing the proposal to review…

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PM bats for better sports acumen, touches on Kashmir in Mann Ki Baat

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Congratulating Indian sportsmen and athletes, especially the "daughters of India" who performed well at the…

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Dharamsala experiences 106 mm rain

Shimla, Aug 28 (IANS) Dharamsala, the seat of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Sunday experienced 106 mm rain,…

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Madhya Pradesh releases water from 9 dams

Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS) As monsoon has continued to be active in Madhya Pradesh, sluice gates of nine of the…

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Modi brings water to parched Saurashtra region in Gujarat

By Anand Singh Rajkot (Gujarat), Aug 28 (IANS) They have witnessed their crop wither away in drought in the last…

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Avoid Ganesha idols made of POP: Modi

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid…

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Human population altered 97% of world’s species-rich areas

Sydney, Aug 28 (IANS) Researchers have found that the presence of humans have seriously altered 97 per cent of world's…

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Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.5 degrees…

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Environment Minister seeks report on elephants’ death in Bengal train accident

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave on Saturday sought a detailed report on the death…

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Withdraw recommendation for environment study for dam: Jayalalithaa

Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged the central government to withdraw the recommendation…

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Climate change takes centre stage at Mountain Echoes Litfest

By Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 27 (IANS) It may be wrong to say that the first day of the Mountain…

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