This veggie shark prefers celery to fish
May 20th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Florence, a six-foot nurse shark, is creating ripples with her unusual dietary preferences - she is perhaps the world's only vegetarian shark.
Florence may have started ... Read more...
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Laser wipes paper clean for reuse
May 20th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Engineers have developed a way of using lasers to remove ink from paper so it can be reused in printers and photocopiers.
The new technique could ... Read more...
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India returns Bangladeshi jumbo
May 20th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 20 (IANS) An elephant that entered Tripura last month from neighbouring Bangladesh and triggered panic among the people in various parts of the state has been handed over ... Read more...
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Blame game over Himachal power plant ordered to be razed
May 20th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh High Court direction to dismantle a private firm's thermal power plant in Solan district over green concerns appears to have given political ... Read more...
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‘India’s growth at the cost of environment’
May 20th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The making of global India is at the cost of the environment, authors Ashish Kothari and Aseem Shrivastava say in their new work "Churning The ... Read more...
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Coming soon, ‘blue rating’ water standards for industry
May 20th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India is set to become the first country in the world to come up with "blue ratings" - on the lines of green ratings for ... Read more...
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China braces for heavy rains
May 20th, 2012 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Heavy rains will lash the western and southern regions of China over the next two days, the meteorological authority said Sunday.Heavy rains, hail and high ... Read more...
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Dust storm brings mercury down in Delhi (Second Lead)
May 20th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A dust storm hit several parts of the national capital Saturday evening and brought the temperature down marginally on a hot, sunny day which ... Read more...
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Hot Saturday in Delhi, mercury to rise further Sunday (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) It was a hot, sunny Saturday in the capital with the maximum temperature settling a notch above average at 40.8 degrees Celsius."The day's minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Assam’s anti-dam activist starts protest fast
May 19th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam's farmer leader and anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi Saturday started an indefinite hunger-strike near Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati.Hundreds of people from various walks of life joined the ... Read more...
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Four die in Odisha heat wave
May 19th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) At least four people have died in a heat wave sweeping Odisha, with maximum temperature in many places crossing 46 degrees Celsius, an official said Saturday.Authorities ... Read more...
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‘Lack of political will behind conservation woes’ (With Image)
May 19th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Lack of political will is adding to the survival woes of large Asiatic mammals, including rhinoceros, one of the most intriguing beasts in nature's life ... Read more...
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Heat wave sears Odisha, Titilagarh records 46.5 degrees
May 18th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) A heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified further with Titilagarh town Friday recording a maximum temperature of 46.5 degrees Celsius, the state's highest of the day ... Read more...
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Hot, dry day in Delhi, mercury to rise Saturday (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a hot, dry day in Delhi Friday after a dust haze enveloped the city in the morning. The Met Office has forecast ... Read more...
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Amazing fungus can consume discarded plastic
May 18th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a fungus in the Amazon rainforest that can break down the common plastic polyurethane, used in billions of discarded plastic bottles.
Their pile-up, ... Read more...
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Dust haze blankets Delhi, hot day ahead
May 18th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a hot, dusty morning in Delhi Friday with the maximum temperature expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department said there ... Read more...
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Temperatures cross 45 degrees in five Odisha towns
May 18th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) A heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified with at least five towns Thursday recording a maximum temperatures over 45 degrees Celsius, officials said.The district headquarters town ... Read more...
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Hot Thursday in Delhi, similar weather Friday (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was a hot day in the capital Thursday with partly cloudy skies and the maximum temperature settling a notch above average at 38.2 degrees ... Read more...
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Dust storm hits Delhi, delays flights
May 17th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A layer of dust covered the capital Thursday bringing down visibility and delaying the landing of flights."A 60 km per hour wind between 4.30-7.30 a.m. ... Read more...
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Rains add to the woes of Kashmiri farmers
May 17th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) As widespread rains continue to add to the worries of Kashmiri farmers, the weather office Thursday forecast the inclement weather was likely to persist for ... Read more...
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Centre coming up to protect vultures
May 17th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Wildlife experts and foresters are working with the Uttar Pradesh government to set up a conservation centre for vultures, whose population has drastically fallen in India.The ... Read more...
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Human-elephant conflict on the rise in Assam
May 17th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 17 (IANS) The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam's Karbi Anglong district Wednesday has again brought to light the human-elephant conflict in the ... Read more...
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Cloudy, dusty morning in Delhi
May 17th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The capital saw a cloudy Thursday morning with a dust haze settling over the city and the minimum temperature settling at 27.3 degree Celsius, a ... Read more...
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Hot Wednesday in Delhi, rains likely Thursday (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) It was yet another hot day in Delhi Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling three notches above average at 42 degrees Celsius.The day's minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Community sewage project to end open defecation in Delhi colony
May 16th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Open defecation in Savda Ghevra, one of Delhi's largest resettlement neighbourhoods, could end soon with the Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence(CURE), a non-profit organisation, ... Read more...
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Sunny morning, hot day ahead for Delhi
May 16th, 2012 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a bright, sunny Wednesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 25.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year."We ... Read more...
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Sariska villagers protest relocation
May 16th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Hundreds of people Tuesday blocked the main entrance of the Sariska tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan's Alwar district, protesting relocation of their villages falling within the reserve, ... Read more...
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Mercury soars in Odisha, Titilagarh records 44.5 C
May 15th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) A heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified Tuesday with maximum temperature rising to over 44 degrees Celsius at some places, Meteorological Department officials said.Titilagarh town in ... Read more...
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Kashmir court orders takeover of farmhouse at Dachigam Park
May 15th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Tuesday ordered the state government to take over the farmhouse coming up outside the Dachigam National ... Read more...
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32 tiger deaths so far in 2012
May 15th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Even as India is striving hard to save big cats, about 32 tigers have died so far this year - nearly half them victims to ... Read more...
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Anti-dam activists slam Assam government
May 15th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a powerful farmers' body in Assam, Tuesday accused the Congress government in the state of taking away "space" for democratic ... Read more...
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Auto-rickshaws older than 10 years banned in Ranchi
May 15th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Tuesday directed the state government to ban the plying of auto-rickshaws more than 10 years old on the roads of state capital ... Read more...
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Hot Tuesday in Delhi, no respite Wednesday (Lead)
May 15th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Tuesday was a hot day in Delhi, with clear and sunny skies and the minimum and maximum temperatures remaining above average, said the Met office, ... Read more...
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Bihar village dreams big for its peacocks!
May 15th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Madhopur (Bihar), May 15 (IANS) A wave of excitement has swept Bihar's Madhopur-Gobind village, home to around 500 peacocks. For years, people here have proudly co-existed with the national bird, ... Read more...
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Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi
May 15th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) It was a warm, sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above average.The humidity at ... Read more...
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