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27 new dengue cases reported in Dakshina Kannada
Authorities told to act swiftly to contain its spread As many as 27 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday. With this, the total number of dengue cases reported in the district in this month rose to 468. In all, four persons, including the cameraman of …
Fish die in Indira Park tank, bureaucrats blame Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad
Hussainsagar water was said to have been entering the Indira Park tank through a surplus weir. Hyderabad: A diligent citizen reported the death of fish at the Indira Park tank and complained that officials were not taking any action on the matter. Instead, they were closing the complaints, she said. …
Hyderabad: 31 animals crushed to death on rail tracks every day
Railways’ data shows the number of animals coming under trains are increasing. Hyderabad: Thirty one animals die every day on railway tracks, as per records with the railway ministry. Railway minister Piyush Goyal told the Parliament that 35,732 animals, including 65 elephants, had been ran over by trains in the …
Maharashtra: Four villages make way for wildlife to be rehabilitated
More hamlets in Umred Pauni Karhandla sanctuary seek inclusion into it In a boost for tiger conservation, four villages in the Umred Pauni Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary (UPKWLS) will now be rehabilitated. This will enable better wildlife management in the sanctuary, which is populated by breeding tigers. In addition, more villages …
Six out of 48 wards constitute 55% of Ahmedabad's typhoid cases
According to the weekly health report, the city recorded 629 cases of diarrhea, 270 cases of jaundice, 430 cases of typhoid and four cases of cholera in the category of water-borne diseases. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has recorded 55% of total typhoid cases in six wards of the city …
Centre's green nod for expansion of runway at Jammu airport
The Centre has given environment clearance for the expansion of runway at the Jammu Airport which will entail an investment of Rs 92 crore, a senior government official said Monday. Jammu airport, which is in operation since 1985, belongs to Indian Air Force and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) …
Home to 3 world heritage sites, Agra's pollution level remains alarming
River activists here have demanded urgent steps to save the Yamuna, which is slowly dying due to pollution and lack of water. Agra: A quarter century of environmental activism, and a series of judicial interventions by the apex court, has not fundamentally changed the ecological conditions in the Taj Trapezium …
Coastal road project: Bombay HC cancelled CRZ clearances, BMC moves Supreme Court
A High Court bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar had underlined “a serious lacuna in the decision-making process” and “lack of proper scientific study”. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Bombay High Court quashing the Coastal …
Assam, North-Eastern States Doctors Join Hands To Fight Air Pollution
GUWAHATI: Eminent doctors of Assam and other North-Eastern States have come forward to fight against air pollution and to create awareness regarding the rising air pollution and its ill effects. Many renowned doctors joined hands at the launch event of Doctors for Clean Air at NEDFi House. It was led …
Doimukh MLA Tana Hali Urges Mass to Maintain Ecological Balance
KIMIN: Doimukh MLA Tana Hali has called upon the people of the State to create an environment for maintaining the ecological balance by planting more trees and conserving aquatic life. Hali, who reached Hawa Camp near here to participate in a fingerlings release and mass plantation programme organized by the …