Give incentives to Punjab farmers: NGT tells govt
The Tribunal asked the state to consider if the state can provide direct monetary incentive to the farmers in return for putting a stop to crop burning The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday
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Delhi: Hungerstrike for complete ban on plastic
Teacher came to city to meet PM, apprise him of seriousness of issue. On October 2, when the government was celebrating the third anniversary of its dream project Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, Madhusudan
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Green tribunal bans protests at Jantar Mantar
Cites violations of environmental laws; says authorities not protecting residents’ right to ‘peaceful life’ The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday banned all protests and dharnas around the historic
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Unchecked use of pressure horns by buses a nuisance
Use of pressure horns by a large number of private and school buses is common on city roads as the traffic police and the transport department have totally failed to ban the pressure horns. A Bathinda
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Auction knocks the wind out of the industry as tariff nosedives
Wind power tariffs have plummeted to ₹2.64 a kWhr in the second auctions held by State-owned SECI. The initial price bids were opened on Wednesday and the bidding went on till the wee hours of Thursday.
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Dengue cases likely to dip in city by October-end: Chandigarh Health department
The health department has already issued showcause notices to government institutions, including schools, after a team found mosqutiogenic conditions in their premises. The health department on Thursday
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Get combined term & health insurance policy
Mumbai: For the first time, HDFC Life and Apollo Munich Health insurance have come together to offer a combined term and health insurance under a single policy. The two insurers have decided to offer
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Dengue: Know the disease to fight it better
*How does the dengue-causing virus get transmitted? After the female Aedes mosquito bites a dengue affected person, the virus incubates for 8 to 10 days. When this infected mosquito bites the next person,
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Fresh outbreak of dengue in south
KOLKATA: There is a fresh outbreak of dengue in parts of Garfa and Jadavpur with at least two deaths being reported from the areas in last three days. Most of the cases, in which patients had to be admitted
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Head over to MG Road. Know what's in the air
KOCHI: The next time you are on MG Road, take a look at the big screen installed at Seematti. No, there won't be any advertisements. Instead, you will see real-time levels of the various gases and particulates
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27 dengue deaths recorded: Health Secretary
More than 10,000 cases, 75 fever deaths reported; awareness campaign in schools, colleges being held As several fever deaths were reported over the past few days in the State, the government kicked
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Thampanoor may get unit to monitor air quality
The public can be sensitised to the extent of air pollution Residents of Thiruvananthapuram will soon receive first-hand information of the extent of pollution in one of the busiest regions in the city.
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Zambia expects new outbreak of armyworms in 2017/2018 crop season
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia said it expects a new outbreak of armyworms in the 2017/18 crop season, after the maize-munching pests ravaged southern Africa earlier this year. Countries with confirmed outbreaks
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German storm kills six, stops trains
BERLIN (Reuters) - Strong winds swept across Germany on Thursday, killing six people and forcing the cancellation of trains in Berlin and the north. Police said a woman died when a tree fell on a car
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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fall 2 percent in 2016, led by power industry: EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas emissions from America’s largest industrial facilities fell 2 percent in 2016 to 2.99 billion tonnes, led by a large cut from the power sector, according to data published
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China sees difficulty meeting 2017 air quality targets: minister
BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces difficulties in meeting its smog-fighting target for 2017, its environmental protection minister said during a visit to four heavily industrialized provinces in northern
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Senators object to lower 2018 U.S. renewable fuel requirements
(Reuters) - A group of 38 U.S. senators asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to abandon plans to lower biofuel requirements for oil refiners in 2018, according to a letter made public
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Norway to study shift from oil to tackle climate risks: minister
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will study ways to make its economy greener and reduce dependence on oil and gas reserves that are likely to lose value amid efforts to slow climate change, Environment Minister
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Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for U.S.
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 22 people in Central America on Thursday as it pummelled the region with heavy rain while heading toward Mexico’s Caribbean resorts and the U.S.
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Court orders Trump administration reinstate Obama emissions rule
Rebuffing the Trump administration, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Interior Department to reinstate an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production