Category: Wildlife

Drive to plant two crore saplings starts in Maharashtra

Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A unique afforestation drive by Maharashtra to increase the green cover by planting two crore saplings…

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Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand, 7 killed

Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) At least seven people were killed following cloudburst and landslides as heavy rains lashed Pithoragarh and…

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Sunny Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in Delhi, with the minimum temperature settling one notch…

8 years ago

Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand

Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) Heavy rains have continued to pound the hilly areas of Uttarakhand on Friday. Officials said a…

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Respite from heavy rains in Karnataka

Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) As the south-west monsoon takes a break, there would be a respite from heavy rains in…

8 years ago

Odisha to prepare integrated shoreline management plan

Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to prepare a long-term integrated shoreline management plan for its entire…

8 years ago

Srinagar records hottest day, Jammu scorches at around 39 degrees

Jammu/Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar on Thursday recorded season's highest temperature so far at 34.4…

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Environmental clearances not given in hurry: Official

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Environmental clearances to development projects in India are given after "multi-level scrutiny" and "not in a…

8 years ago

China has 2,740 nature reserves

Beijing, June 30 (IANS) China has 2,740 nature reserves, covering 1.47 million sq km, a State Council report said on…

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Biodiversity boards sought in union territories

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) said on Wednesday it will seek setting up of biodiversity boards…

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Hundreds of trucks stranded in Manipur after landslides

Imphal, June 30 (IANS) Hundreds of trucks were stranded in Manipur after heavy rains caused landslides in Tamenglong district, officials…

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‘Gau Rakshaks’ booked for outraging religious feelings

Gurgaon/Faridabad, June 30 (IANS) "Gau Raksha Dal" volunteers who forced two beef transporters to eat a concoction of cow dung…

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Two crore saplings to be planted in Maharashtra’s afforestation drive

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) An drive by Maharashtra to increase green cover will be launched on Friday by planting two…

8 years ago

Stop gym construction in public park, Ghaziabad Authority told

Ghaziabad, June 30 (IANS) An open-air gymnasium being built in the main central park in this Delhi's suburban city in…

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Another rhino killed in Assam, horn missing

Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) A one-horned female rhino has been killed in the Orang National Park in Assam. The suspected…

8 years ago

Air pollution reducing life expectancy of Chinese

By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 30 (IANS) Worsening air pollution has reduced the average life expectancy in China by over…

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World Bank to help India-led ISA mobilise $1 tn by 2030

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The World Bank on Thursday signed an agreement with India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) to…

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Schools, colleges shut in rain-hit Karnataka district

Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Schools and colleges remained shut on Thursday across Kodagu district in south-west Karnataka as heavy rains…

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Hot, humid Thursday Morning in Delhi

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) It was a sunny, hot and humid Thursday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature…

8 years ago

JNU to launch courses in animal welfare studies

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) An agreement on Wednesday was signed between the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the National…

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