Putin warns of action over slow flood warning
July 19th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS) President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday to take those officials to task who would have failed to provide timely warnings about the deadly floods in southern Russia ... Read more...
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Russia to spend $280 mn on flood-hit town
July 16th, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 16 (IANS) Russia will allocate nine billion rubles (around $280 million) to restore the southern town of Krymsk that was severally damaged by floods caused by torrential rains, ... Read more...
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Putin reaches flood-hit town
July 16th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the southern town of Krymsk that has been severely damaged by floods caused by torrential rains.Putin arrived Sunday ... Read more...
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Asia-Pacific fastest growing greenhouse gases source: UN
June 6th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Asia-Pacific area is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions globally and the region will contribute to around 40 percent of global carbon ... Read more...
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In 40 years, US could face water crisis
February 17th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Global warming and climate change are likely to unfold a water crisis in the United States within the next 40 years, says a new report.It concluded ... Read more...
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China drought causes water shortage
January 12th, 2012 - 4:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 12 (IANS) A lingering drought in eastern China has caused a severe water shortage and affected over one million people, authorities said Wednesday.The water level in Poyang Lake, ... Read more...
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Water supplies may run out by 2030
January 11th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 11 (IANS) Water supplies will begin running out in critical regions where they support cities, industries and food production -- including in India, China and the Middle East ... Read more...
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China’s largest desert lake may vanish in 10 years
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) China's largest desert lake is shrinking as a result of climate change and human activities and it could vanish in just a decade, officials estimate.Hongjiannao ... Read more...
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UAE charities seek to expedite Somalia relief efforts
July 25th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 24 (IANS/WAM) The charities in the UAE Sunday discussed plans to jointly coordinate and expedite the relief efforts in famine-hit Somalia.The meeting was held at the Red ... Read more...
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China to build four super dams on Jinsha river
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 22 (IANS) China is building four hydroelectric dams with a generating capacity double that of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest power station in terms of installed ... Read more...
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Peppermint relieves bowel disorder
April 20th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 20 (IANS) Peppermint helps in relieving irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) which affects up to a fifth of the population.It is a disorder characterised most commonly by cramping, abdominal ... Read more...
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Superbug doesn’t pose health risk: Ministry
April 7th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The health ministry Thursday said the environmental presence of superbug NDM-1 gene in Delhi does not pose a public health risk."The environmental presence of NDM-1 ... Read more...
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Loss of plant diversity ‘disrupting Earth’s life-support systems’
March 8th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 8 (ANI): Plant communities-threatened by development, invasive species, climate change, and other factors-provide humans with food, help purify water supplies, generate oxygen, and supply raw materials for building, clothing, paper, ... Read more...
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Water shortage to again hit parts of Delhi
March 1st, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) People in several parts of Delhi might again have to grapple with water shortages as two major treatment plants are likely to be shut down and supplies ... Read more...
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Millions facing water shortage in China
January 29th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Jinan (China), Jan.29 (ANI): Over 2.2 million people and 2.7 million livestock are facing a water shortage in many parts of China.According to the China Daily, some of the wheat-growing regions, ... Read more...
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15 people lynched in Haiti in two weeks
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Dec 3 (IANS/EFE) Fifteen people have been lynched in the southwestern Haitian province of Grand'Anse over the past two weeks on suspicion of poisoning water supplies, media reports said Thursday.Several people ... Read more...
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Melting Himalayan glaciers ‘could impact billions of people’
November 16th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new report has outlined how USAID should take necessary steps in order to protect lives that will be impacted from the slowly melting Himalayan glaciers."The extremely high ... Read more...
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Potato crisps could end global water woes!
November 1st, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Water extracted from potatoes before turning them into crisps is being proposed as an innovative way to boost water supplies.Food giant PepsiCo, which owns the crisp manufacturer Walkers, ... Read more...
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Over 100 dead, missing in China floods
August 1st, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Floods and rain-triggered landslides have left more than 100 people dead or missing in northeast China's Jilin province over the last 10 days, officials said Sunday.
About 600,000 residents ... 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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Britain to fine people who use hosepipe
July 8th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Britons wanting to enjoy a splash of water to get rid of the scorching summer heat better be careful. Anyone seen using a hosepipe during summer will be ... Read more...
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Humans will be extinct within 100 years, says Oz scientist
June 25th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): A 95-year-old Australian microbiologist has declared that humans will be extinct in another 100 years or so."We're going to become extinct. Whatever we do now is too late," ... Read more...
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Himalayan glaciers won’t shrink by 2035
June 11th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 11 (ANI): Global warming will not shrink the Himalayan glaciers that feed Asia's five largest rivers by 2035, as was previously believed, according to the most detailed analysis yet of ... Read more...
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Shampoos, detergents ‘form harmful substance in wastewater’
May 27th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Certain ingredients in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents may be a source of precursor materials for formation of a suspected cancer-causing contaminant in water supplies that ... Read more...
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Brit becomes first to swim under the summit of Mt. Everest
May 24th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 24 (ANI): British swimmer, Lewis Gordon Pugh, has become the first person to swim under the summit of Mt. Everest.He swam a distance of 1 km to cross a glacial ... Read more...
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Head of UN commission warns world is using too much energy and materials to sustain itself
May 7th, 2010 - 5:02 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The head of a United Nations (UN) commission warned on Thursday that the world is consuming too much energy and materials to sustain itself.UN Commission on Sustainable ... Read more...
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Plant roots ‘can purify dirty water’
May 6th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A group of horticulturists claim to have discovered that plant roots can, to a limited degree, purify dirty washing machine water.According to the Penn State horticulturists, plant roots ... Read more...
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Employees continue strike, Omar Abdullah offers fresh talks
April 9th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Government employees across the Kashmir Valley continued their strike for the fifth day Friday to demand payment of the 6th Pay Commission arrears even as they welcomed the ... Read more...
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14 killed, 27,000 homeless in Madagascar storm
March 14th, 2010 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Antananarivo, March 14 (DPA) A storm in Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday.
The region around the town ... Read more...
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Consumer goods waste large quantities of water to be made
March 9th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 9 (ANI): A new study has shown that consumer goods can take a large quantity of water to be made.According to a report in Discovery News, the study, carried out ... Read more...
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Tata Motors to offer complete vehicles for civic bodies
February 8th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) After the Nano small car, Tata Motors has launched a complete range of ready-to-use municipal application vehicles catering to various civic services, the company announced here Monday.
The fully-built ... Read more...
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Russia sends cargo spaceship to ISS
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (RIA Novosti) Russia Wednesday launched a Progress cargo spaceship on a re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), an official said.
A Soyuz-U carrier rocket carrying the Progress M-04M ... Read more...
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UN troops seek to locate wreckage of banks
January 20th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 20 (DPA) UN troops in the Haitian capital, whose presence broadened Tuesday a week after the earthquake, had been asked to recover cash from collapsed bank wreckage, a Haitian government ... Read more...
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Oz provincial govt. allows culling of thirsty camels terrorising desert town
November 26th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 26 (ANI): Australia's Northern Territory government has allowed the killing of thousands of thirsty, marauding camels threatening residents and destroying water mains in the central part of the country.In ... Read more...
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Now, an enzyme that cleans up pollution from RDX
October 10th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Scientists have uncovered the structure of an unusual enzyme which can be used to reverse the contamination of land caused by RDX explosive.
The discovery, by scientists from the ... Read more...
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