Green tribunal scraps Posco’s $12bn Odisha project (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday suspended environment clearance to South Korean steel major Posco's $12 billion project in Odisha, the biggest foreign direct ... Read more...
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Only 43.5 percent Indians use tap water
March 13th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Only 43.5 percent households in India use tap water while 87 percent still depend on tubewell, handpump and covered well as the main source of ... Read more...
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Now ad war over Mullaperiyar dam
December 19th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, following in the footsteps of his Tamil Nadu counterpart, has issued newspaper advertisements appealing to the people of both states to ... Read more...
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Wendell Rodricks splashes water on the LFW ramp
August 21st, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Drawing inspiration from the majestic Himalayas, the major source of water in India, Goa-based designer Wendell Rodricks presented the ethereal organic "Himalayan Live Natural Collection" to ... Read more...
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Cheap procedure to reuse seawater
August 5th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Scarcity of water can soon be a thing of past if salty seawater is filtered by a cheap process called reverse osmosis, by making the water ... Read more...
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Taj city’s daily struggle for water
May 25th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Agra, May 25 (IANS) The city of the Taj Mahal is becoming infamous for its dirty and scarce drinking water. Despite being situated on the banks of the river Yamuna, ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh farmers benefiting from multi-storied farming
April 4th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Apr 4 (ANI): The multi-storied pattern of farming is benefiting farmers of Chhattisgarh.Farmers are planting many crops using this method.The state, known as the 'Rice Bowl of India', is now looking ... Read more...
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Extremely rare Saharan cheetah spotted
December 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) One of the world's most elusive cats has finally been photographed after a year-long search by conservationists.
The Saharan cheetah was captured in a series of murky images ... Read more...
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Kashmir Fisheries Department provides employment to youths
December 13th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec.13 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Fisheries Department is generating employment by encouraging youths to practice trout fish farming in Bhadarwah in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District.The farming ... Read more...
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New dye will end running colours in laundry
December 12th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 12 (IANS) It is the bane of any laundry day - the stray red sock that finds its way into a load of white clothing leaving it an unintended shade ... Read more...
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Many in Kerala still drink water containing endosulphan
November 12th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Wayanad (Kerala), Nov 12 (IANS) Almost a year after two samples of drinking water tested positive for the highly dangerous pesticide endosulphan, many in Mananthavady town in Kerala's hilly district of Wayanad ... Read more...
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Scotland reclaims world porridge prize after chef uses innovative spoon
October 11th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): The title for the world's best porridge has once again been won by Scotland after a chef used a double-backed spoon called a Spon, which he had invented.Scotland ... Read more...
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Scientists may have solved mystery of disappearing CO2 on Mars
September 24th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): Scientists may have solved the mystery of the carbon dioxide ice disappearance early in the Northern Martian springs followed later by its sudden reappearance, revealing a very active ... Read more...
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Pune to get water supply on alternate days
July 22nd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 22 (IANS) Adding to the summer woes of Pune's citizens, they will, for the next 40 days, get water supplies only on alternate days, leaving them with no other option ... Read more...
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Government efforts bring peace in Nagaland village
June 27th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter ChacheiKohima, June 27 (ANI): The Chumukedima, a picturesque village, in the Patkai Mountain range in Nagaland. A few years back, the village was engulfed in fratricidal clashes but with the ... Read more...
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Shrinking lakes of Jammu pose threat to environment
June 15th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
ZCZCANI 0186 (Feature)By Taheer Nadeem KhanMansar, Samba, June 15 (ANI): Mansar and Saruinsar lakes in Jammu have the potential to become a major tourist destination and can draw over a thousand tourists ... Read more...
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Save water, parliament member urges Gurgaon residents
May 28th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 28 (IANS) A collective effort needs to be made urgently to conserve water here and address its depletion, parliament member Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak said Friday.
"Without waiting ... Read more...
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Madagascar wetland bird Alaotra Grebe is now extinct
May 27th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Madagascar, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Alaotra Grebe, a wetland bird has now been declared extinct. The bird lived in Madagascar, and it was a unique native to the island.The bird's ... Read more...
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Rajasthan village keeps vigil on water pond
April 17th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kharicharnan/Bikaner (Rajasthan), Apr 17 (ANI): Residents of Kharicharnan village in Rajasthan's Bikaner district are keeping a vigil on a pond, which is the only source of water for them.They have appointed ... Read more...
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Parched Rajasthan stares at a crisis
April 15th, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) In some villages, water is being supplied once or twice in a month. In others, people are hoping a train will arrive with water wagons. The ... Read more...
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Bokaro bats succumb to the heat
April 13th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bokaro, April 13 (IANS) It's not just humans but animals too are affected by the soaring temperature -- and in the steel city of Bokaro, flying bats are most adversely impacted by ... Read more...
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Art of Living volunteers team up to clean river Yamuna
March 24th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): The Art of Living volunteers came together on Wednesday to clean the banks and clear the flow of the water of river Yamuna, claiming to be highly ... Read more...
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Agra villagers suffer from water contamination
March 12th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, Mar 12 (ANI): Ground water in Dayalbagh, a suburb of Agra, allegedly contains a high level of fluoride and is causing serious health hazards to locals.People of the area suffer ... Read more...
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Over 160 cases of Hepatitis E in Shimla since mid-January
February 18th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) More than 160 people in the Himachal Pradesh state capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E -- a liver problem caused by the consumption of water contaminated by ... Read more...
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Seven test positive for Hepatitis E in Shimla
January 29th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 29 (IANS) Seven blood samples of jaundice patients in the Himachal Pradesh state capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E - the first incidence of the virus spread liver disease ... Read more...
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Kashmiris worried about ‘faster melting’ glacier
January 22nd, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 22 (IANS) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is under fire for having said glaciers in the Himalayas will disappear by 2035, but farmers in ... Read more...
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Water walking attracts tourists in Guwahati
December 10th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Dec 10 (ANI): A recently constructed unique walk on water event attracting locals as well as tourists.Walking on water is done inside a giant transparent ball filled with oxygen and aptly ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand seeks Rs.10,000 crore central package
November 29th, 2009 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Saturday sought a Rs.10,000 crore annual package from the central government for the upkeep of the state's natural heritage.
"Such a grant is needed ... Read more...
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Mia Farrow troubled by problems in Gaza
November 3rd, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Actress Mia Farrow has said that she is extremely saddened with the news that a Palestinian has suffocated to death after a tunnel collapse under the Gaza Strip ... Read more...
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Studying permeable surfaces in green parking lot may help environment
October 29th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 29 (ANI): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a study in which it will use its new green parking lot to investigate permeable surfaces that may help the ... Read more...
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Mullaiperiyar like Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Jayalalitha (Lead)
October 18th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Equating Kerala's demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar with China's attempts to build one on the Brahmaputra within its territory, AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalitha Sunday said if ... Read more...
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Mullaiperiyar akin to Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Jayalalithaa
October 18th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Equating the Mullaperiyar dam being built by Kerala with the building of a dam across the Brahmaputra by the Chinese within their territory, AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa Sunday ... Read more...
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Cold ocean cyclones can reduce hurricane intensity and activity
September 29th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 29 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has found that cool water upwellings occurring within ocean cyclones following alongside and behind hurricanes are sometimes strong enough to ... Read more...
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Women launch cleanliness drive in Nainital
September 21st, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Nainital, Sep 21 (ANI): Women in the hill station of Nainital have launched a cleanliness drive.Situated at an altitude of 2000 feet above sea level and surrounded by green hilltops, Naini Lake ... Read more...
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Homes contribute to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed
August 20th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 20 (ANI): A new study has determined that homes are an alarming and probably underestimated source of water pollution, and can contribute to 50 percent more water pollution than previously ... Read more...
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