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‘Prayer chamber’ near Hindon river to lower pollution

November 21st, 2009 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS -
Ghaziabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge 'prayer chamber' along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials ...

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Eight killed as strong winds lash snow-bound Rohtang Pass (Lead)

November 20th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Manali, Nov 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed Friday as they were caught in high velocity winds near the snow-capped Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, an official said. Seven of the victims ...

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Icy winds kill eight in Himachal

November 20th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Manali, Nov 20 (IANS) At least eight people were killed Friday as high velocity icy winds lashed Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, an official said. Over 75 people were caught in strong icy winds ...

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Apex court rejects plea to ban idol immersion in water bodies

November 20th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a ...

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Himachal deploys chopper to rescue stranded people

Himachal deploys chopper to rescue stranded people

November 20th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Manali, Nov 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Friday deployed a private chopper to rescue people who have been marooned in the cold desert for the past 11 days in tribal Lahaul and ...

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Flying foxes get sanctuary in Jharkhand (Feature with images)

November 20th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS -
By Madhusree Chatterjee Jamshedpur, Nov 20 (IANS) Every evening, as dusk gathers on the smoking chimneys of this iron and steel township, an army of giant vampires creeps out of lairs on a ...

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Green lessons for school kids - in lap of nature

November 20th, 2009 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS -
By Asit Srivastava Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Imagine riding through a lush green forest, soaking in lessons on the environment. That's what many school students in Uttar Pradesh are about to experience, thanks ...

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Women most vulnerable to climate change, says UN report

November 19th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Women, particularly those in poor countries, are among the most vulnerable to climate change, said a United Nations report released here Thursday. "They (women) are among the most ...

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Climate change photo exhibition shows peoples’ resilience

November 19th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) It was a photo exhibition on climate change, but instead of the negative impact of the phenomenon, it showcased how people in rural India are coping with ...

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Zoo pachyderm release should be closely monitored: Experts

November 19th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) The release of zoo elephants into wildlife parks should be closely monitored as they could end up creating difficulties for their peers in the wild, say experts in ...

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Bihar to set up Ground Water Regulatory Authority

November 19th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to set up a Ground Water Regulatory Authority to conserve and ensure proper usage of groundwater, said Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) ...

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Hong Kong shivers in coldest November in over 120 years

November 19th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS -
Hong Kong, Nov 19 (DPA) Hong Kong recorded its coldest Nov 18 in 120 years as a winter monsoon continued to send temperatures falling, authorities said Thursday. Temperatures fell to 9.7 degrees Celsius ...

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Rain brings down mercury in Orissa

November 19th, 2009 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) A spell of rainfall has pushed the mercury down across Orissa -- a state which witnessed unusually high temperature a few days ago. Bhubaneswar and Talcher, which recorded a ...

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Tiger poacher arrested in Uttarakhand

November 19th, 2009 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A notorious tiger poacher was arrested in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand by a joint team of the police and forest department, an NGO which helped in ...

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Russia pledges 25 percent emissions cut by 2020

November 19th, 2009 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS -
Stockholm, Nov 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent below the 1990 level by 2020, President Dmitry Medvedev told an EU-Russia summit here Thursday. Speaking after ...

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Squirrel monkeys among hundreds of rare animals rescued in Peru

November 19th, 2009 - 4:51 am ICT by IANS -
Lima, Nov 19 (EFE) The Peruvian Police have rescued hundreds of rare animals, including squirrel monkeys, yellow-foot tortoises, iguanas and diminutive brotogeris parakeet that were being sold illegally in downtown Lima. The sellers ...

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India revises air quality norms after 15 years (Lead)

November 18th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With pollution levels rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years, bringing about uniform standards for residential and industrial ...

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What will change with revised air quality standards?

November 18th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India for the first time will now have a uniform health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), discontinuing the old practice of setting air quality standards for ...

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Mild tremor recorded in northeast India

November 18th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Shillong, Nov 18 (IANS) Mild tremors were felt in several parts of northeast India late Tuesday, met officials said here Wednesday. "The quake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale, occurred at 11.10 p.m. ...

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India revises air quality standards after 15 years

November 18th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With pollution level rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years. "We have notified the ambient air quality standards in ...

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Haryana to set up peacock breeding centres

November 18th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IANS) To protect the national bird and increase its population, the Haryana government has chalked out a plan to set up a sanctuary and breeding centres for peacocks in ...

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Himalayan people feel heat of climate change (Feature-Countdown to Copenhagen)

November 18th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS -
By Joydeep Gupta New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Munni Rawat, a 50-year-old homemaker in Uttarakhand state in the Himalayas, does not know about the climate summit in Copenhagen next month. But she does ...

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After rain, temperature dips in Delhi

November 18th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A day after the national capital witnessed heavy showers, the temperature in Delhi dipped Wednesday. The met department has ruled out any further possibility of rain in ...

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‘I own a tree’ campaign to save Bangalore’s greenery

November 18th, 2009 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS -
By Maitreyee Boruah Bangalore, Nov 18 (IANS) A silent "green revolution" is in the making in India's tech hub Bangalore as citizens come together to sponsor trees to save the city's "green heritage" ...

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San Diego panda named Yun Zi - Son of Cloud

November 18th, 2009 - 4:28 am ICT by IANS -
Los Angeles, Nov 18 (DPA) A baby panda born at the San Diego Zoo will be named Yun Zi, Chinese for Son of Cloud, the zoo announced Tuesday. The name was selected from ...

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Tiger poacher nabbed in Haryana

November 17th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A tiger poacher who was absconding since last year was arrested Tuesday from a Haryana town, officials said. Bheema, who was nabbed by the Wildlife Crime Control ...

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Canada rocked by an earthquake of 6.8 intensity

November 17th, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt -
Sandspit, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Canada was rocked by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale on Tuesday morning. It happened at 15:30 UTC and at 7:30 am at the epicenter ...

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Book weatherman for failing to give storm warning: Goa BJP

Book weatherman for failing to give storm warning: Goa BJP

November 17th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Nov 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded that the top weather department official in Goa be booked for murder for not issuing timely warnings to fishermen, 68 ...

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Glacial retreat paper contradicts its own data: Vandana Shiva

November 17th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Ecologist Vandana Shiva Tuesday criticised a discussion paper on Himalayan glaciers released by the environment ministry last week, as its conclusions contradict the data mentioned in the ...

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Madhya Pradesh sets up centre to curb wildlife crime

November 17th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Nov 17 (IANS) A Forest Crime Information Centre has been set up in Madhya Pradesh to check crimes related to forests and wildlife, officials said Tuesday. The centre has been ...

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