Chinese river turns white after chemical leak
July 11th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) A one-kilometre stretch of the Quxi river in China has turned white following a chemical leak from a factory, it was reported here Wednesday.The discharge occurred ... Read more...
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Failure to tackle green issues could hurt growth: Ecologists
April 17th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The Indian government's failure to formulate effective policies to address environmental issues would risk causing economic growth to lag, warn environmentalists. The world over, problems like ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host earth summit
December 8th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 7 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will host an earth summit from Dec 12-15, the organisers said Wednesday.Environmental experts from different countries will delebrate on sustainable development at the ... Read more...
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40,000 crabs die of cold in Britain
January 5th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) Over 40,000 dead crabs have washed up along the coast in Britain, and environmental experts say the cold weather is to blame.The Velvet swimming crabs - also called ... Read more...
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Global dimming threatening Beijing, Delhi the most, warn scientists
November 11th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.11 (ANI): Scientists and environmental experts scheduled to attend a UN-sponsored Environment Program in Cancun, Mexico, this month, have warned that "global dimming" is emerging as the latest threat to planet ... Read more...
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Dedicated courts for environmental cases set up
October 19th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday launched the National Green Tribunal (NGT), aimed at expediting the hearing of environmental cases in the country.However, it will take some ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand forest department initiates tree transplantation drive
September 5th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelHaldwani (Uttarakhand)., Sep.5 (ANI): In a unique display of bionomical sensitivity, forest officials in Uttarakhand's Haldwani district have decided to transplant old trees instead of felling them.The step is ... Read more...
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Visakhapatnam’s energy conservation park a major tourist draw
August 23rd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
By Basi ReddyVisakhapatnam, Aug 23 (ANI): A large number of tourists and locals in the Kailasagiri area of Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district are thronging an energy conservation park, that showcases benefits of ... Read more...
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Cold wave kills six million fish in Bolivia
August 4th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
La Paz, Aug 4 (IANS/EFE) At least six million fish have died in three rivers of Bolivia due to the intense cold wave sweeping through the country in the past few weeks. ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas verdict travesty of justice: environmental experts
June 7th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) "Too little too late" and a "travesty/mockery of justice" is how environmentalists described the verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case announced Monday. The gas leak from ... Read more...
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In Sundarbans, weak embankments a major concern this monsoon
April 12th, 2010 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
By Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) The memories of last year's cyclone Aila are still fresh in the minds of thousands of people living on the Sundarbans islands. Fear of another catastrophe ... Read more...
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Population of the monarch butterflies is diminishing
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Scientific officials in America have announced that the populace of the monarch butterfly has dropped off severely this year. The extraordinary amount of demises of ... Read more...
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India ranks 123rd in pollution control; Iceland on top
January 28th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) India and China rank 123rd and 121st in pollution control respectively, reflecting the strain rapid economic growth imposes on the environment, according to the 2010 Environmental ... Read more...
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Nepal ban on sand, stone export to hit India
January 5th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) Nepal's decision to ban the export of sand, boulders and crushed stone to prevent environmental degradation is going to hit hard India's booming construction industry, especially ... Read more...
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Bhutan plans to go carbon neutral
December 18th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Bhutan plans to go carbon neutral with or without financial assistance from other countries, the tiny Himalyan nation's foreign minister Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering said here Friday.
"Bhutan has decided ... Read more...
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Rising sea level threatens Sunderbans inhabitants
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sunderbans (West Bengal), Dec.3 (ANI): Rising sea levels has forced thousands of families to leave their ancestral houses and lands in the Sunderbans area of West Bengal, and many more are living ... Read more...
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Eight dead, 15,000 evacuated in Argentina, Uruguay
November 27th, 2009 - 6:28 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 27 (DPA) Severe flooding claimed at least eight lives in Argentina and Uruguay, authorities said Thursday.
About 15,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the northern portions ... Read more...
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China lost 1,000 lakes in 50 years, says expert
November 3rd, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) More than 1,000 lakes have disappeared in China in the past half century and more than 80 percent of lakes along the lower reach of the Yangtze river ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh discuss dam on Barak river
September 9th, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9(ANI): Union Water Resource Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal met visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday to discuss a dam project which is being built by India on ... Read more...
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Psychology can help people fight global warming more effectively
August 8th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 8 (ANI): A task force of the American Psychological Association (APA) has said that for people to "go green", that is fight against global warming, policymakers, scientists and marketers need ... Read more...
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Streisand doles out most important environmental conservation steps
July 14th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): American singer/actress Barbra Streisand has doled out the most important conservation steps that an individual can follow.Streisand, 67, who revealed she became 'committed to gaining a deeper ... Read more...
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Asian brown cloud has robbed West Bengal of winter
February 15th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) Winter wear hardly got out of cupboards this year in West Bengal, as it never really got cold. Environmental experts feel a blanket of pollutants in the air, ... Read more...
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Toll in China chemical plant explosion rises to 16
August 27th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 27 (DPA) An explosion at a chemical plant has left 16 people dead and six missing in southwest China's Guangxi region, the State Administration of Work Safety said Wednesday.A series ... Read more...
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Frisky gibbons served noise ”Asbo” for loud sex sessions!
August 25th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 25 (ANI): Authorities at Bristol Zoo in South West England have been ordered to keep two gibbons indoors at least three nights a week, as they create a lot ... Read more...
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Water shortages may trigger off wars: UN chief
December 4th, 2007 - 3:01 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec.4 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has warned that water shortages in various parts of the world could lead to wars in the future.
Addressing the first Asia-Pacific Water ... Read more...
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Climate change has ‘already passed the danger point’, say environmental experts
November 14th, 2007 - 1:55 am ICT by admin
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