Assam demands Rs.3,460 crore for repairing embankments
July 9th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Fearing more floods in the state, the Assam government Monday demanded Rs.3,460 crore from the central government to raise and strengthen embankments across the state.Water Resource ... Read more...
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Man opts for mummification for TV documentary
October 19th, 2011 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) A man in Britain has become first individual to be mummified in the style of ancient Egyptians for at least 3,000 years.Using the techniques that preserved ... Read more...
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Scientists find signs of flowing water on Mars
August 5th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 5 (IANS/WAM) The first signs of flowing water on Mars have been discovered by US scientists, the journal Science reported.Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona in ... Read more...
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Ramesh to meet CMs of Haryana, Delhi to check river Yamuna pollution
March 27th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): Expressing concern over the growing pollution, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that he would hold a joint meeting with the ... Read more...
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Court refuses to lift ban on sand mining
October 21st, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) The Maharashtra government suffered a setback Thursday when the Bombay High Court refused to lift a ban on sand mining in the state - a day after the ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force team flagged off to participate in Himalayan Car Rally
October 7th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, October 7 (ANI): 'Team Sky Hawkz', the Indian Air Force (IAF) team of three reconfigured Gypsy vehicles, roared-off from 412 Air Force Station here on Thursday to participate in 'Raid-de-Himalaya' ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s landmass increased due to sedimentation in rivers
April 23rd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladesh's landmass has increased in recent years, thanks to sedimentation in its southern rivers, a study has revealed.
The study shows that the country has actually grown in landmass ... Read more...
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Rescued crocodile may die from plastic consumption
March 15th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 15 (IANS) A dying crocodile was rescued from a river at Kundaim but forest officials feared the reptile could die of consumption of plastic waste in the river.
Range forest ... Read more...
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Volunteers to clean Yamuna, Potomac, Yangtze rivers
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 3 (IANS) As part of a global initiative by the Rivers of the World Foundation and the Yamuna Foundation for Blue Water, volunteers in China, India and the US will ... Read more...
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Some early carnivores were built to walk on ground, not sit on trees
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 23 (ANI): A new research that has reworked the carnivore family tree has determined that some early carnivores were built to walk on the ground at least part of the ... Read more...
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Israeli missing in Himachal, father wants extensive search
August 31st, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 31 (IANS) Holding on to the belief that his son is alive, an anxious father has hired a private rescue team but wants Indian authorities to extensively search ... Read more...
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Walk outs, heated arguments in Tamil Nadu assembly
June 22nd, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Proceedings in the Tamil Nadu assembly Monday were marked by repeated walk-outs by opposition members who complained that they were not being given sufficient time to talk on ... Read more...
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Swift flowing rivers causing threat to environment in West Bengal
May 29th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 29 (ANI): Swift flowing rivers that change their course frequently and result in massive soil erosion have become serious threat to environment in West Bengal.Frequent landslides and sediment in the ... Read more...
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Beas and Parvati turning into sewage flowing drains
February 1st, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kullu, Feb 1 (ANI): Effluents discharged by heavy industries into rivers Beas and Parvati in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh has degraded them into sewage flowing drains.
Rivers Beas and Parvati, which ... Read more...
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Dino mummies were thick skinned
October 29th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Scientists have found that the much hyped dinosaur mummies, which are fossils with soft tissue and their last meals intact, were merely thick-skinned, suggesting that more may ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi will suffer rout in Tamil Nadu poll: PMK chief
September 6th, 2008 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Madurai, Sep 6 (IANS) Continuing his verbal assault on the DMK government, PMK founder S. Ramadoss Saturday predicted a drubbing for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi if elections were held shortly.Speaking ... Read more...
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Greens oppose Indian firm’s mining near Sydney
June 1st, 2008 - 10:23 am ICT by admin
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, June 1 (IANS) Indian-owned mining company Gujurat NRE Coke Limited's plans to expand coalmining under the Sydney water catchment have been panned by environmental groups. They say mining within ... Read more...
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