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Glaciers in Canada rapidly melting: Report

Vancouver, The mountains of British Columbia cradle glaciers in west Canada are in rapid retreat, which has become a major climate change issue, a media report said Sunday, citi...more>>

Hundreds of fish dying in Himachal wetlands

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Hundreds of fish have died in Rewalsar wetlands near here in the past three days due to water toxicity, posing a serious threat to other aquatic fauna ...more>>

Court orders fresh study on Odisha river pollution

Bhubaneswar, The Odisha High Court has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a fresh study on pollution in the Brahmani river, the second largest river ...more>>

Chinese vice premier urges improved air quality

Beijing, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli Thursday called on local authorities and various industries to make more efforts for ensuring better air quality. Zhang made the rem...more>>

230 turtles from India seized at Bangkok airport

Bangkok, Customs officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport here have seized 230 Hamilton turtles packed in four unattended suitcases that arrived on a flight from India, Bangkok Post re...more>>

What has stopped Antarctica from warming

Melbourne, The secret to why Antarctica is not warming as much as the other continents, and why Australia faces more droughts lies in strengthening of ocean winds due to climate...more>>

Kedarnath Yatra suspended for fourth day due to bad weather

Dehradun, The Kedarnath Yatra remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions, officials said. "Heavy rains and snowfall have stra...more>>

Rising mercury forces early summer vacations in Lucknow

Lucknow, The Lucknow district magistrate ordered early summer vacations in all city schools upto class 12th due to steady rise in mercury level, officials said Tuesday. The d...more>>

Light rain in Delhi Monday, more rain expected Tuesday (Lead)

New Delhi, The national capital Monday experienced a cloudy day throughout with light drizzles in some parts of the city. Some more rain is expected Tuesday, the IMD said. Th...more>>

Summer of discontent as Taj city battles acute water crisis (Election Special)

Agra, Whoever wins the general election on May 16, will the water supply position in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium zone improve? This is the million dollar question everyone i...more>>