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	<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fresh snowfall likely in Kashmir</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/fresh-snowfall-likely-in-kashmir_100597148.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Srinagar, Feb 12  (IANS) Rain and snow has been forecast again across the Kashmir Valley Sunday and over the next two days, an official said.
The fresh snow and rain is due to the western disturbance, he said.
&#8220;We are expecting snowfall in the Valley from Sunday up to Feb 14. The snowfall could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>60 dead as cold snap grips Italy</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/60-dead-as-cold-snap-grips-italy_100597130.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[anticipation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[central italy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[decades]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[highways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[italy rome]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[massive traffic jams]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[piemonte region]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[snow chains]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[supermarket shelves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Rome, Feb 12  (IANS) One of the harshest winters in decades continued to grip Italy Saturday, bringing the toll to at least 60.
Transport and power services were disrupted by snowfalls in a number of small towns in central Italy, where thousands of people were forced to evacuate.
On Saturday, the toll rose to 60, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freezing cold sweeps Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/freezing-cold-sweeps-georgia_100597124.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[authorities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[caucasus region]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cold snap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coldest day]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[four decades]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[frostbites]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[georgia tbilisi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[georgian capital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hospitals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hypothermia]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[sweeps]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[weather conditions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[western georgia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Tbilisi, Feb 12  (IANS) The Georgian capital Saturday experienced its coldest day in almost four decades at minus nine degrees Celsius, the meteorological agency said.
Temperatures in some parts of the country plummeted to minus 20 degrees Celsius Saturday, while the mountainous Caucasus region hit minus 25 degrees Celsius.
The agency warned that the cold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China loans two pandas to Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/china-loans-two-pandas-to-canada_100597123.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/china-loans-two-pandas-to-canada_100597123.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[canadian prime minister]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[pandas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prime minister stephen harper]]></category>

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		<guid>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/china-loans-two-pandas-to-canada_100597123.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing, Feb 12  (IANS) China has loaned two rare giant pandas to Canada for a research program.
The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG) Saturday signed an agreement with two Canadian zoos in this regard in Chongqing municipality in southwest China.
The panda pair, both about five years old, will stay in Toronto and Calgary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More snow in store for Shimla, Manali</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/more-snow-in-store-for-shimla-manali_100597039.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heavy rain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lahaul and spiti district]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lull]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manali]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[minimum temperatures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moderate snow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Shimla, Feb 11  (IANS) After a two day lull, Himachal Pradesh&#8217;s popular tourist destinations of Shimla and Manali are in line for more snow, a weatherman here said Saturday.
A fresh bout of western disturbance will remain active in the state till Feb 13, said the weather office, with chances of heavy rain and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warmer day for Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/warmer-day-for-delhi_100596970.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chilly weather]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[humidity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[india meteorological department]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 11  (IANS) After days of chilly weather, the capital is set for warmer days, an official of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The minimum temperature Saturday settled at 6.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below average, and maximum at 20.6 degree celsius.
&#8220;Shallow fog in the morning, with warm day, the maximum and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microchip to help track Shanghai&#8217;s endangered animals</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/microchip-to-help-track-shanghais-endangered-animals_100596967.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/microchip-to-help-track-shanghais-endangered-animals_100596967.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bears]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[births and deaths]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coastal areas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[endangered animals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[golden monkeys]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[migratory birds]]></category>

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		<guid>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/microchip-to-help-track-shanghais-endangered-animals_100596967.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Shanghai, Feb 11  (IANS) Over 700 endangered animals kept in parks, zoos and by acrobatic groups here will soon get a microchip planted to track their numbers and living conditions.
Data received from the microchip will help maintain an online database.
The 760 animals from 43 breeds include tigers, golden monkeys, pandas, bears and birds, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal rights campaigners accidentally kill rhino</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/animal-rights-campaigners-accidentally-kill-rhino_100596960.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/animal-rights-campaigners-accidentally-kill-rhino_100596960.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/animal-rights-campaigners-accidentally-kill-rhino_100596960.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, Feb 11  (IANS) Animal rights campaigners in South Africa accidentally killed a rhino while using it during a demonstration to raise public awareness about the threat to the endangered species from poachers.
The anti-poaching activists had invited journalists to watch the rhino in a South Africa reserve being sedated Friday so that vets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhino mother, baby killed in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/rhino-mother-baby-killed-in-south-africa_100596945.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/rhino-mother-baby-killed-in-south-africa_100596945.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[african countries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conservationists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[decades]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mother baby]]></category>

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		<guid>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/rhino-mother-baby-killed-in-south-africa_100596945.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Johannesburg, Feb 11  (IANS) A rhino mother and her baby were shot dead by poachers in a South African preserve, police said Friday.
Their bullet-ridden bodies were found in Tiergarten wildlife reserve near the town of Letsitele Thursday. The mother rhino&#8217;s horn was removed, Xinhua reported.
Rhino poaching has become rampant in South Africa in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny, pleasant Friday in Delhi (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/sunny-pleasant-friday-in-delhi-lead_100596859.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/sunny-pleasant-friday-in-delhi-lead_100596859.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[bright winter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chilly wind]]></category>

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		<guid>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/sunny-pleasant-friday-in-delhi-lead_100596859.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 10  (IANS) It was a pleasant, sunny day in the capital Friday as Delhiites soaked up the bright winter sun and light gusts of chilly wind kept the temperatures below the season&#8217;s average.
The minimum temperature dipped four notches below average to 6.4 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese held for poaching panda 17 years ago</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/chinese-held-for-poaching-panda-17-years-ago_100596826.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/chinese-held-for-poaching-panda-17-years-ago_100596826.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[17 years]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[giant panda]]></category>

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		<guid>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/chinese-held-for-poaching-panda-17-years-ago_100596826.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Beijing, Feb 10  (IANS) A villager in China has been charged with poaching and skinning a giant panda 17 years ago.
Zhang Chengwa, from Yangxian county in northwestern Shaanxi province, was charged with hunting protected wild animals and faces a sentence of at least eight years, the Shanghai Daily reported Friday.
Zhang was one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maldives: for us climate change is a matter of survival</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/maldives-for-us-climate-change-is-a-matter-of-survival_100596812.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 10  (IANS) The Maldives, the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago that  underwent a tumultuous regime change, says the &#8220;mistrust&#8221; between rich and poor nations on climate change negotiations needs to go and all countries should shun the blame game while dealing with an issue so critical to everyone&#8217;s survival, particularly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grow fresh tomatoes, beans on your roof tops</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/grow-fresh-tomatoes-beans-on-your-roof-tops_100596771.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, Feb 10  (IANS) People in cities can grow enough of lettuce, beans and tomatoes for consumption by utilising roof tops of the building they stay in.
&#8220;In our inFarming project - which is short for &#8216;integrated farming&#8217; - we are developing solutions that can be speedily implemented for the urban landscape. Our goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finnish firm to build world&#8217;s first bio-refinery</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/finnish-firm-to-build-worlds-first-bio-refinery_100596745.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/finnish-firm-to-build-worlds-first-bio-refinery_100596745.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, Feb 10  (IANS) Finnish firm Kymmene Corporation UPM is going ahead with building the world&#8217;s first bio-refinery to produce 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transportation.
Its construction will begin in summer this year at Kaukas mill site, at Lappeenranta in south-eastern Finland, and will be completed in 2014 with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai to carry out beach cleaning drive</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/dubai-to-carry-out-beach-cleaning-drive_100596705.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/dubai-to-carry-out-beach-cleaning-drive_100596705.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dubai, Feb 9  (IANS/WAM) Dubai municipality authorities will hold a massive cleaning drive at Al Mamzar beach Friday in a bid to collect garbage from the beachside and sea along the coast.
The drive will be held between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. 
According to the environmental emergency office chief Khalid Salem Sulaiteen, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nippy Thursday across north India (Roundup)</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/nippy-thursday-across-north-india-roundup_100596610.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/nippy-thursday-across-north-india-roundup_100596610.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 9  (IANS) The cold wave continued unabated across north India Thursday as temperatures dipped across the region. Bright sunshine in most places could not provide respite from the big chill as icy breezes blew throughout the day.
The national capital witnessed a chilly morning with the minimum temperature dropping to 4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy snow disrupts traffic on China-Nepal highway</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/heavy-snow-disrupts-traffic-on-china-nepal-highway_100596609.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing, Feb 9  (IANS) Heavy snow Thursday halted traffic on a section of the China-Nepal highway, which links southwest China&#8217;s Tibet autonomous region and Nepal, said traffic officials.
According Zhao Chun, in charge of road maintenance work in Nyalam county, the section of the road, connecting the Nyalam county and Zhangmu township and located [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold continues in Punjab, Haryana</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/cold-continues-in-punjab-haryana_100596583.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Chandigarh, Feb 9  (IANS) With night temperatures plummetting across Punjab and Haryana, cold wave conditions Thursday prevailed in the two north Indian states and the Chandigarh union territory.
The minimum temperature in Chandigarh dipped to 5 degrees &#8212; two degrees below average &#8212; from Wednesday&#8217;s 6.4 degrees.
In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest at minus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mughal Gardens unfold floral carpets, 120 rose varieties</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/mughal-gardens-unfold-floral-carpets-120-rose-varieties_100596582.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[  New Delhi, Feb 9  (IANS) Floral carpets adorning immaculately manicured lawns, palette of colours and range of flowers in the sprawling Rashtrapati Bhavan &#8212; &#8216;Careless Love&#8217;, &#8216;Kiss of Fire&#8217;, and &#8216;Lady X&#8217; are here to capture the visitor&#8217;s imagination at the Mughal Gardens that will be open to the public Friday.
The attraction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s biggest trees face dire future</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/worlds-biggest-trees-face-dire-future_100596515.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sydney, Feb 9  (IANS) The world&#8217;s biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation, pest invasions and effects of climate change.
William Laurance, professor at James Cook University, warned that their demise will have substantial impact on biodiversity and forest ecology and worsen climate change too. 
Reviewing research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taj city shivers at 1.7 degrees</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/taj-city-shivers-at-17-degrees_100596511.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/taj-city-shivers-at-17-degrees_100596511.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Agra, Feb 9  (IANS) Temperature in the Taj city dipped to a shivering 1.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, an icy breeze neutralizing the effect of bright sunshine.
At the 17th century Taj Mahal, visitors wrapped themselves up in shawls and other woollens. 
&#8220;Those without adequate cover were shivering. Chilly winds caused domestic tourists - many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rajasthan forms new forest reserve</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/rajasthan-forms-new-forest-reserve_100596453.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Jaipur, Feb 8  (IANS) With an aim to promote eco-tourism and protect wild life, the Rajasthan government Wednesday cleared a proposal to declare 13,100 hectares of reserved forest land in two districts as a conservation reserve.
The land, in Raghunath forest block spread over Sikar and Jhunjhnu districts, will be named Shakambhari Conservation Reserve.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold day in Delhi (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 8  (IANS) The capital witnessed a relatively chilly day Wednesday, with the minimum temperature at 8.5 degrees Celsius. Thursday morning will be misty, with a fall in mercury, the Met office said.
The morning was cold and cloudy, though the rest of the day was clear.
The maximum temperature was recorded three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloudy morning, clear day for Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/cloudy-morning-clear-day-for-delhi_100596232.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 8  (IANS) The morning was cloudy and chilly but the national capital is headed for a clear sky after noon, the weather office said Wednesday.
The capital recorded 1.6 mm rain from Tuesday morning, till 8.30 a.m. Wednesday. While light rains may be expected this morning, the sky is likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting chance for India&#8217;s tigers: Poaching declines</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/fighting-chance-for-indias-tigers-poaching-declines_100596231.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 8  (IANS) In cheering news for wildlife conservationists, tiger poaching dropped nearly 60 percent in 2011 as compared to the previous year, though it continues to pose a major threat to the survival of the big cat in the country, a leading NGO said.
According to the Wildlife Protection Society of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain braces for deep-freeze, snowy weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, Feb 7  (IANS) Britain was bracing itself for another weekend full of snow disruptions Tuesday after forecasters warned of a further wintry blast bringing fresh snowfalls.
While temperatures Tuesday night were due to plummet to as low as -13 degrees Celsius at some places, the Siberian icy chill was far from over with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maoists caused major damage to India&#8217;s forests, says survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 7  (IANS) While India has set an ambitious goal of increasing its forest cover to 33 percent by 2020, a Forest Survey of India report Tuesday found that forest cover has actually decreased in 2008-09 with Maoists causing heavy damage to it in Andhra Pradesh.
The India State of Forest Report, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drizzle in parts of Delhi (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 7  (IANS) Parts of the national capital experienced light showers Tuesday evening. The Met department has forecast similar conditions till Wednesday.
&#8220;Traces of rainfall were recorded in some parts of the city. There is possibility of rain or thundershowers for the next 24 hours,&#8221; an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny, but chilly day in Himachal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shimla, Feb 6  (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh witnessed a sunny but chilly day Monday after days of widespread snow and rain.
&#8220;It was a bright, sunny day across the state with temperatures remaining below freezing point in many areas,&#8221; an official of the meteorological office here told IANS.
He said Keylong, headquarters of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow and ice blanket Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, Feb 5  (IANS) Heavy overnight snow in Britain severely disrupted road, rail and air travel Sunday, The Telegraph reported.
Drivers were forced to spend the night in their cars as the snow brought traffic to a standstill on the M25, while Heathrow Airport cancelled a third of its flights.
The big freeze brought snowfalls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four killed in Afghanistan avalanche</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Kabul, Feb 5  (IANS) At least four people were killed and six injured after an avalanche hit some villages in Afghanistan&#8217;s Badakhshan province, Xinhua reported Sunday.
The incident occurred Saturday in the mountainous Arghistan district, 315 km northeast of capital city Kabul.    
&#8220;Four people lost their lives and six others were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold wave continues to grip Himachal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shimla, Feb 5  (IANS) The cold continued to grip the entire Himachal Pradesh Sunday with the higher reaches experiencing more snow. However, there was widespread rainfall the in low and mid hills, said an official.
The Metereological office here said the chill would extend over the weekend as snow and thundershowers would continue in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Role reversal: Kalandars turn angels for sloth bears (Feature, With Images)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Agra, Feb 5  (IANS) &#8220;Rani was ours&#8221;, says Aashiq Miyan, fondly looking at the sloth bear. But there is no remorse in the voice of this former &#8216;kalandar&#8217; or bear entertainer whose family once roamed the dusty roads of Rajasthan making the animal &#8220;dance&#8221; to earn a living.
With the enforcement of the Wildlife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloudy day for Delhi, rain likely (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 4  (IANS) Delhi had a gloomy and cloudy Saturday with the met department forecasting rain soon. The maximum temperature recorded was 24 degrees Celsius, two notches above the average for the season.
&#8220;Light rain or thundershowers are likely in parts of the capital. Maximum and minimum temperature Sunday will be around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China braces for big freeze</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/china-braces-for-big-freeze_100595471.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing, Feb 4  (IANS) Temperatures in most parts of China will drop by up to 14 degrees Celsius in the next three days, further intensifying the cold front sweeping the country, the meteorological authority said Saturday.
Rain and snowfall were also expected, the National Meteorological Centre said.
Overnight rain and snowfall will occur in southern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want a film on climate change: Abhishek Bachchan</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/want-a-film-on-climate-change-abhishek-bachchan_100595420.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  New Delhi, Feb 4  (IANS) After being part of entertaining films, Abhishek Bachchan is keen now to make a movie on climate change but says it is important to have the right story that can strike a chord with the audiences.
&#8220;I want to make a film about saving the environment and bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maharashtra to encourage &#8216;green&#8217; industrial projects</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/maharashtra-to-encourage-green-industrial-projects_100595368.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Mumbai, Feb 3  (IANS) The Maharashtra government is taking measures to boost green and environment friendly industrial projects in the state to protect the environment, an official said Friday.
&#8220;Projects with an environment dimension to them would be given preference in terms of expedited government clearance and other non-financial benefits,&#8221; said state Environment Secretary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No need for India to cut carbon emissions: EU</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 3  (IANS) The world must respect that India has a right to grow and no one wants it to cut emissions but it must not carry on as usual, said European Union (EU) climate action commissioner Connei Hedegaard Friday.
&#8220;No one in EU argues against that India &#8212; with a 1.2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deep freeze threatens Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, Feb 3  (IANS) Temperatures in Britain were expected to plunge to as low as minus 10 degrees celsius this weekend as the Arctic freeze tightens its grip, Daily Mail reported Friday.
Around two inches of snow covered Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk in white, while in the Pennines, fences and phone masts resembled ice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian carriers have provided carbon emission data: EU</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/indian-carriers-have-provided-carbon-emission-data-eu_100595338.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 3  (IANS) Despite the government&#8217;s appeal to airlines to refrain from submitting carbon emission data to the European Union (EU) for a new tax, EU climate action commissioner Connie Hedegaard Friday said Indian carriers have submitted data to them.
The ministry of civil aviation in December last year wrote to all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity central to global environment pact: Natarajan</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/equity-central-to-global-environment-pact-natarajan_100595337.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 3  (IANS) The principle of common but differentiated responsibility and equity - right to grow - is central to talk of global environmental agreements and their effective implementation, said Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Friday.
Speaking at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, Natarjan said: &#8220;There is no doubt that the global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny day in Delhi, rains likely Saturday (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 3  (IANS) It was a bright, sunny day in Delhi Friday with the minimum temperature settling a notch above average at 9.8 degrees Celsius. The Met office has forecast showers for Saturday morning.
The maximum temperature was recorded two notches above average at 23.6 degrees. Humidity ranged between a high of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olive Ridleys may delay mass nesting at Odisha beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bhubaneswar, Feb 3  (IANS) Endangered Olive Ridley turtles may delay their mass nesting at Odisha&#8217;s Gahirmatha beach, one of the world&#8217;s largest turtle nesting sites. The reason: climatic changes.
Over half a million turtles arrive and congregate in the shallow coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal from October to November and nest from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himachal to be carbon neutral by 2020: Dhumal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Feb 2  (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will be the first state in the country to become carbon neutral by 2020 by undertaking &#8220;carbon smart growth&#8221;, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Thursday.
&#8220;The government has inventorised greenhouse gas emission for assessing the carbon footprints. The carbon footprint per capita in the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guwahati reptiles withstand urbanization onslaught</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Guwahati, Feb 2  (IANS) Despite rapid urbanization, the herpetofauna population of Guwahati has not been severely affected. There are some 63 species of herpetiles in this Assam city.
&#8220;This is good news and can be termed as one of the best average populations,&#8221; said herpetofauna researcher Jayaditya Purkayastha after release of his book &#8220;Urban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pong wetlands hosting over 100,000 feathered guests (Feb 2 is World Wetlands Day)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 2  (IANS) Over 100,000 feathered guests of 103 species are holidaying in Himachal Pradesh&#8217;s Pong Dam wetlands and among them  falcated duck, the silvery plumage species predominantly found in China, has been spotted for the first time.
During the two-day census of waterfowl species &#8212; birds that depend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China to cut 40 percent emission by 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/china-to-cut-40-percent-emission-by-2015_100594823.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing, Feb 1  (IANS) China is planning to cut emissions by 30 to 40 percent by 2015.
The latest target is part of the government&#8217;s 12th five-year plan (2010-2015). 
Stricter rules and investments are envisaged to curb emissions, People&#8217;s Daily reported quoting the cabinet Wednesday. 
The cabinet outlined seven indicators, including ammonia nitrogen and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PM to inaugurate Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/pm-to-inaugurate-delhi-sustainable-development-summit-thursday_100594770.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  New Delhi, Feb 1  (IANS) World leaders, environmentalists and experts from across the globe will come together on a platform during the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) starting Thursday to prepare a roadmap for attaining sustainable development worldwide.
The 12th edition of the DSDS focusing on the theme, &#8216;Protecting the Global Commons: 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bison bones show adaptability to climate change</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/bison-bones-show-adaptability-to-climate-change_100594716.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sydney, Feb 1  (IANS) Ancient bison bones discovered at a Canadian goldmine are helping unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental channge, a study reveals.
The 30,000-year-old bones were unearthed by University of Adelaide researchers, which helped them analyse special genetic modifications that turn genes on and off without altering the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clear sky brings relief to Delhi (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/clear-sky-brings-relief-to-delhi-lead_100594560.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 31  (IANS) After a chilly morning in Delhi Tuesday, the clear sky during the day brought some relief from the cold.
The minimum temperature in Delhi Tuesday morning dipped to 4.4 degrees Celsius &#8212; four notches below average. However, the maximum temperature was recorded at 21.6 which was normal for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven held in China for polluting river</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/seven-held-in-china-for-polluting-river_100594463.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing, Jan 31  (IANS) Seven people were detained in southern China on charges of polluting a river that threatened people&#8217;s health.
The chemical plant executives were accused of releasing Cadmium, an industrial waste, into the Longjiang river. The pollutants were first detected Jan 15.
Cadmium concentration near the Lalang reservoir was 80 times higher than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowfall forecast in Kashmir in early February</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/snowfall-forecast-in-kashmir-in-early-february_100594454.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/snowfall-forecast-in-kashmir-in-early-february_100594454.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Srinagar, Jan 31  (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall has been forecast in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region in the first week of February.
A western disturbance is approaching Jammu and Kashmir and is likely to affect the state and adjoining areas from the evening of Feb 3 to Feb 7, a weather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical vegetation stores more carbon than thought</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/tropical-vegetation-stores-more-carbon-than-thought_100594408.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, Jan 31  (IANS) The first ever &#8220;wall-to-wall&#8221; map of carbon storage of tropical vegetation in Africa, Asia and South America has shown that it stores 21 percent more carbon than estimated.
Scientists from Woods Hole Research Centre (WHRC), Boston University, and the University of Maryland produced the map using a combination of remote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury dips, chilly Tuesday in Delhi</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 31  (IANS) The minimum temperature in Delhi Tuesday morning dipped to 4.4 degrees Celsius &#8212; four notches below average &#8212; making for a chilly start to the day that is expected to be pleasant. The evening is likely to be cold.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the maximum temperature is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six people die of cold in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bucharest (Romania), Jan 31  (IANS) As many as six people have died of cold in Romania, the country&#8217;s healthy ministry said Monday.
According to the Health Ministry, four more people died of cold in Romania in the last 24 hours, bringing the cold toll to six since a warning of frost was issued in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Chenab river from onslaught, say Himachal villagers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shimla, Jan 30  (IANS) Residents of Himachal Pradesh&#8217;s Lahaul Valley Monday knocked on the doors of the union environment and forests ministry, protesting against an upcoming hydropower projects on the Chenab river basin.
They said the projects not only threaten to displace them but will also affect the local ecology.
&#8220;The Chenab, one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny morning, clear sky in Delhi (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 30  (IANS) There was some relief from the cold for Delhi&#8217;s residents Monday with a slight increase in mercury on a  clear and sunny day.
However, Monday&#8217;s minimum temperature was recorded 7.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below average for this time of the season but above than of Sunday minimum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kargil freezes at minus 25, lowest of the season</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Srinagar, Jan 30  (IANS) At minus 25 degrees Celsius, Kargil town in the Ladakh region Monday recorded the lowest temperature of the season anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir so far as severe cold continued across the Valley, an official said.
&#8220;The present cold wave conditions are likely to continue for another three to four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny, cold morning in Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/sunny-cold-morning-in-delhi-2_100594111.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 30  (IANS) Delhi woke up to a sunny but cold morning Monday with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below average for this time of the season, an official said.
&#8220;The skies would be mainly clear and sunny during the day. It is expected to be chilly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands run to save Kolkata&#8217;s Rabindra Sarobar Lake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Kolkata, Jan 29  (IANS) Industrialists, celebrities and politicians joined thousands of others here in a 10-km marathon to save Rabindra Sarobar, an artificial lake which is now facing environmental pollution.
The marathon, organised by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and the Kolkata Improvement Trust (KIT), was aimed at raising consciousness about environmental pollution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clear, sunny Sunday in Delhi (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 29  (IANS) The week ended on a bright and sunny note for Delhi residents though the icy winds along with below average temperatures continued to make the city shiver. The met office has forecast a clear day in store Monday.
Sunday&#8217;s minimum temperature was recorded three notches below average at 5.3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great wine starts with the environment: Sula&#8217;s motto (With images)</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/great-wine-starts-with-the-environment-sulas-motto-with-images_100593953.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 29  (IANS) A series of environmental best practices adopted by Sula Vineyards, one of India&#8217;s largest wine producers, has enabled it do away with diesel gensets for generating power, meet 60-70 percent of its water requirement from water harvesting and 40 percent of its fertiliser needs through vermiculture.
&#8220;At Sula, we&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himachal to count its feathered guests this month</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/himachal-to-count-its-feathered-guests-this-month_100593948.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shimla, Jan 29  (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is going to hold a unique event - a race to spot and count feathered guests at the Pong dam wetlands in the Kangra Valley over two days from Jan 30.
The annual waterbird census, both local and migratory, will be held at the Pong Dam reservoir in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic from synthetic clothes threaten food chain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, Jan 29  (IANS) Microscopic plastic debris that are released from washing synthetic clothes are accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study has warned.
Researchers traced the microplastic to synthetic clothes, which released up to 1,900 tiny fibres per garment every time they were washed, BBC reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second coldest January day for Delhi, more chills ahead (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 28  (IANS) With the minimum temperature Saturday dipping to 5.1 degrees Celsius &#8212; four notches below average, it was the second coldest Jan 28 in Delhi in the last five years. More chills are in store with a further dip forecast for Sunday.
However, the warm sun later came as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drinking water scare in Chinese city after industrial pollution</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/drinking-water-scare-in-chinese-city-after-industrial-pollution_100593795.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing, Jan 28  (IANS) Authorities in China have swooped into action to monitor drinking water safety more closely after cadmium pollution, caused by a mining firm, has been found downstream of a China river.
Mostly used in industrial effluents, cadmium is a carcinogenic chemical which can lead to cancer. It is a key component [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN launches tree plantation campaign in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Islamabad, Jan 28  (IANS) The UN has launched a tree plantation campaign in Pakistan&#8217;s flood-hit areas and plans to plant 200,000 trees in 400 villages.
The campaign is part of an initiative by the UN Human Settlements Programme or the UN-Habitat. It is the UN&#8217;s agency for human settlements aimed at promoting socially and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasant Friday for Delhi (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 27  (IANS) Delhi witnessed a pleasant day Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below average. The met department has forecast clear day Saturday.
While the maximum temperature was recorded one notch below average at 21 degrees, the humidity wavered between a high and low of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two injured in Guwahati leopard attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Guwahati, Jan 27  (IANS) Two persons, including a pregnant woman, were critically injured Friday by a leopard that strayed into a locality here, officials said.
This is the fourth incident of leopard attack in the city in less than a month. 
According to an eye-witness, the leopard entered a house in Lakhra area and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IAF rushes to evacuate snow-trapped in Jammu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Jammu, Jan 27  (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Friday rushed to evacuate as many snow-trapped people as possible from remote areas of the Jammu region before it starts raining or snowing again.
A defence spokesperson said 108 adults and 13 children have so far been rescued since the IAF started the evacuation operation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli toddler bites off snake&#8217;s head</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Moscow, Jan 27  (IANS/RIA Novosti) An 18-month Israeli boy bit off the head of a snake that crawled into his bedroom in Haifa, the Ynet News portal said.
The mother, who came to see her child in the morning, found him chewing a dead 35-centimeter-long snake.
The boy, who had fallen asleep in his parents&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More snow in Manali, Kalpa and higher reaches of Himachal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shimla, Jan 26  (IANS) More snowfall in the picturesque tourist resorts of Manali and Kalpa and the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours kept the temperatures below freezing point, a weatherman said here Thursday.
Manali, which saw one cm of snow, recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, whereas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny morning in Delhi on Republic Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Jan 26  (IANS) Mellow winter sunshine provided warmth to Delhiites from the nippy breeze Thursday morning as the country celebrated its 63rd Republic Day.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above average, said the India Meteorological department (IMD).
The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 72 percent.
According to IMD, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diesel cars guzzling 40 percent of segment&#8217;s fuel: CSE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  New Delhi, Jan 25  (IANS) Trashing industry contention that diesel use by cars is very low, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Wednesday said 40 percent of the total fuel used in the car segment in the country is diesel.
An analysis of the car industry by the CSE found that in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dolphins, marine mammals hunted for human consumption</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, Jan 25  (IANS) More and more marine mammals, including dolphin and porpoise species, are being killed relentlessly for human consumption worldwide.
The hunted species include the pygmy beaked whale, South Asian river dolphin, narwhal, Chilean dolphin, long-finned pilot whale, and Burmeister&#8217;s porpoise, says a report released by the World Conservation Society. 
Seals and [...]]]></description>
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