Category: Wildlife

Conference on using rivers to spur cultural, economic ties on in Shillong

Shillong, July 15 (IANS) Experts on rivers and rural development on Friday gathered here for the Nadi 2016 festival, intended…

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Amitabh Bachchan to be the face of City Compost campaign

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachhan will be the face of the "City Compost Campaign" under Swachh Bharat…

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Himachal gets heavy rains, more in store

Shimla, July 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday, causing landslides in some areas…

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Focussed on expanding green transmission corridor, says Goyal

Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said expanding the Green Corridor (a power transmission corridor…

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Government on right track to meet solar energy target, says official

Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The Union government is on the right track to meet the target of generating one lakh…

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Heavy rain inundates Kolkata

Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Incessant rainfall inundated several areas of the eastern metropolis on Friday, triggering traffic snarls in arterial…

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Black bears can recognise humans in computer images

New York, July 15 (IANS) American black bears may be able to recognise things they know in real life, such…

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Greatest mammal diversity found on Philippines’ largest island

New York, July 15 (IANS) The largest island in the Philippines may be home to the greatest concentration of mammal…

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Biodiversity falls below ‘safe levels’ globally

London, July 15 (IANS) Levels of global biodiversity loss are no longer within the safe limit and this may negatively…

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How to improve monsoon forecast in India

London, July 15 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that data from tropical Pacific Ocean can help provide…

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Partly cloudy Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26…

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Heavy rains on Thursday cool Delhi, but lead to traffic jams

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Heavy rain in Delhi on Thursday brought a welcome drop in temperature with the maximum…

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‘India, Bangladesh need expert group on Ganga water sharing’

Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) In a bid to resolve the Ganga water sharing issues between Bangladesh and India, the two…

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India, ADB sign $100 mn loan pact on Cauvery basin development

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed a $100 million loan agreement…

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Snails for the dining table? Kerala mulling options

Kochi, July 14 (IANS) A new delicacy on dining tables in Kerala could well be African snails, millions of which…

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Monks, ‘kung fu’ nuns on cyclethon for environmental conservation

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Around 500 monks and 'kung fu' nuns of the Drukpa Buddhist order, who commenced a…

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Harvesting renewable energy from mobile phone base stations

Sydney, July 14 (IANS) A team of Australian researchers has found a way to harvest renewable or ambient energy from…

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Partly Cloudy Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.4…

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Rains finally cover entire Gujarat

Ahmedabad, July 13 (IANS) The southwest monsoon penetrated deeper into Gujarat and has covered the entire state, leading to rainfall…

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Conduct thorough clean-up of Yamuna river bank: NGT

Agra, July 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal has directed the Agra Municipal Corporation to conduct a thorough clean-up of…

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