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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE

ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Increase in heat waves in Western Europe linked to changes in jet stream

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

New Delhi, July 6 Close on the current heat wave over Europe, a new study has found that the heat

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Increase in heat waves in Western Europe linked to changes in jet stream

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

New Delhi, July 6 Close on the current heat wave over Europe, a new study has found that the heat

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Monsoon rain claims 77 lives in Pakistan

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Islamabad, July 6 Pakistan Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said current monsson rainfall has claimed 77 lives, with

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Woman killed as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Himachal

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Shimla, July 6 A woman was killed while two others were injured due to landslides following heavy rain in the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Gujarat issues orange rain alert for next four days

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Ahmedabad, July 6 The Meteorological Department has forecast extremely very heavy rains in three districts of south Gujarat — Valsad,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

TN farmer killed by wild elephant in Erode

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Chennai, July 6 A farmer, Mallanayakkar, 68, was killed by a wild elephant at his farm in Talavadi, Erode district

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

Aadhaar compulsory for getting compensation in human-elephant conflict cases

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

New Delhi, July 6 The Union Environment Ministry has now mandated the use of Aadhaar for compensation under the Project

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Amarnath Yatra to remain suspended today

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Srinagar, July 6 Authorities announced on Wednesday that due to inclement weather along both the routes, Amarnath Yatra will remain

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

25 killed in rain-related accidents in Balochistan

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Islamabad, July 6 Twenty-five people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, the director-general of the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Global charity provides $28.5 mn to 19 countries hit by drought

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Nairobi, July 6 A global charity has announced $28.5 million to help families in 19 countries, mostly in Africa, facing

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UN holds high-level forum to step up action on Sustainable Development Goals

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

United Nations, July 6 The United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) commenced Tuesday to determine the best

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Rains pound Mumbai, Konkan, many towns flooded, 3,500 shifted (Roundup)

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Mumbai, July 5 Torrential rains pounded the country’s commercial capital Mumbai, coastal Konkan and other parts of Maharashtra since last

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

24 NDRF, SDRF teams deployed as rains clobber Mumbai, Konkan

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Mumbai, July 5 Against the backdrop of heavy rains in several parts of Maharashtra, the state government is fully geared

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Yogi launches mega tree plantation drive in UP

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Lucknow/Chitrakoot, July 5 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday, launched the mega plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh by planting a

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Heavy rain continues to batter K’taka

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Bengaluru, July 5 Heavy and incessant rainfall on Tuesday disrupted normal life in several regions of Karnataka with holidays announced

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Maha: Rains pound Mumbai, Konkan, many areas inundated

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Mumbai, July 5 Heavy rains clobbered the country’s commercial capital Mumbai, the coastal Konkan and other parts of the state

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

NGT slaps Rs 153 cr on Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd for green violations

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

New Delhi, July 5 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs 153.50 crore on Ansal Properties

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Widespread light to moderate rain likely in J&K

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Srinagar, July 5 The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday predicted widespread light to moderate rain in Jammu and Kashmir during

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Typhoon Aere makes landfall in southwest Japan

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Tokyo, July 5 A typhoon made landfall in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, bringing with it torrential

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Erratic June rains lead to reservoirs with less water than last 10 years’ average

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

New Delhi, July 4 With the month of June witnessing erratic rainfall resulting in many states receiving deficit rains from

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IMD warns of very heavy rains over central India, west coast

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

New Delhi, July 4 Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri faces flood fury, NDRF teams deployed

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Mumbai, July 4 Following heavy to very heavy rainfall since Sunday, several rivers across Konkan coast in Maharashtra, especially in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IMD issues yellow alert for rain in MP for next 24 hours

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Bhopal, July 4 Moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to continue in parts of Madhya Pradesh for the next two

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Incessant rains cause landslide, flooding in Goa

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Panaji, July 4 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday convened a special meeting with officials and directed them to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

24 reptiles rescued in 72 hours in Agra

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Agra, July 4 Copious rains in last few days have forced reptiles to slither out of their holes, to safer

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather likely in J&K: MeT

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Srinagar, July 4 Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Lucknow to have 4 ‘vanar van’ to check monkey menace

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Lucknow, July 4 Lucknow will soon have four dedicated ‘monkey forests’ on its outskirts to check the growing monkey menace

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Jordan reveals cause of Aqaba port gas leakage

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Amman, July 4 An investigation showed the main cause of the gas leak incident in Aqaba port was the lack

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

5 killed during glacier collapse in Italy

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022
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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

TV stars urge followers to make single-use plastics ban work

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Mumbai, July 3 International Plastic Free Day (July 3) is a global initiative to eliminate the use of plastic bags

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

6 NDRF teams on standby in Gujarat after very heavy rainfall alert

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Vadodara, July 3 The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed six teams in various parts of Gujarat after the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IMD issues alert predicting heavy rain in Kerala for next 5 days

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an alert predicting heavy rain in Kerala for the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Extreme drought conditions persist in California

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Fernley, July 3 The latest data released by the US Drought Monitor (USDM) showed that California remained mired in extreme

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China renews alert for rainstorms

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Beijing, July 3 China’s National Meteorological Center on Sunday renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms in some parts of the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Weather to remain overcast in Jammu, partly cloudy in Kashmir

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Srinagar, July 3 Weather remained dry and hot in Kashmir division, wet and humid in Jammu division during the last

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Lebanon’s Hezbollah flies drones to Mediterranean gas field

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Beirut, July 3 Hezbollah announced in a statement that it launched three unarmed drones on a reconnaissance mission toward the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Romanian firefighters arrive in Greece for summer wildfire season

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Athens, July 3 A group of 28 Romanian firefighters was welcomed by Greek authorities in Athens during the launch of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Extreme rainfall activity likely over Odisha, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

New Delhi, July 2 Due to a likely formation of a low pressure area over north Odisha and adjoining areas

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Silchar flood: Two held in connection with breach of embankment

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Silchar (Assam), July 2 Two persons have been arrested in Assam’s Cachar district in connection with the breach of an

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Are you a legal or illegal groundwater user?

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

New Delhi, July 2 Groundwater users from across the country have yet again been warned of registering themselves for continued

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Dilution of environmental jurisprudence’, experts slam proposed amendments to Env, Water, Air Acts

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, July 2 A day after the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced its intention

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

15-year study details origins, diversity of every known mineral

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

New Delhi, July 2 A 15-year study led by the Carnegie Institution for Science details the origins and diversity of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Typhoon Chaba makes landfall in China

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

Beijing, July 2 Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, made landfall in the coastal area of Maoming city in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Five killed, 49 injured as three quakes rock Iran

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

Tehran, July 2 At least five people were killed and 49 others injured as three earthquakes measuring above 6 on

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

SW monsoon covered entire country six days ahead: IMD

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

New Delhi, July 2 The southwest monsoon covered the entire country on Saturday, six days ahead of its scheduled date,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Hot, dry weather to continue in J&K

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

Srinagar, July 2 The weather remained mainly hot in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours and the Met

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UN Ocean Conference closes with adoption of Lisbon Declaration

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

Lisbon, July 2 More than 150 countries reached an agreement and proclaimed the “Lisbon Declaration” aiming to scale up science-based

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

Lisbon, July 2 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a flagship report on the state

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Dubai implements green tariff on single-use plastic bags

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022
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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Japan begins 3-month energy saving period amid record heatwave

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

Tokyo, July 2 The Japanese government for the first time in seven years has requested that businesses and households begin

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Cost of alternatives will come down as cheaper plastic items go out of circulation’

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

New Delhi, July 1 As the ban on identified single use plastic (SUP) items kicked in, the Environment Ministry on

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Litigations against fossil fuel industry increasing around the world

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

New Delhi, July 1 Amid the multiple risks that climate change poses to industry, the fossil fuel industry has to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Tonga eruption created atmospheric gravity waves that reached space

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

London, July 1 The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai submarine volcano on January 15, was one of the most

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Normal to above normal rainfall in July for north, central, south India: IMD

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, July 1 After a “normal” June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted “normal to above normal”

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

Saiyami Kher shares ‘surreal’ scuba diving experience in Thailand

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Mumbai, July 1 Actress Saiyami Kher recently took out time for a dive during her Thailand trip. She will be

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Aus state warns of torrential rain, potential major flooding

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Sydney, July 1 Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Friday warned of heavy rainfall across the state of New South

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Moderate rain in Jammu, partly cloudy weather in Valley: MeT

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Srinagar, July 1 The Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir and moderate rain in Jammu

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China renews alert for approaching typhoon Chaba

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Beijing, July 1 China’s meteorological authority on Friday renewed an alert for Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, as

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

6.0-magnitude quake jolts Philippines

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Manila, July 1 An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Cagayan province in northern Philippines on Friday, authorities

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mild tremors felt in K’taka districts

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Bengaluru, July 1 Mild tremors were felt in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka on Friday morning. Local people

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

3 dead as heavy rain lashes S.Korea

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Seoul, July 1 Heavy rain that pounded South Korea this week have killed at least three people, and flooded houses

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

OPEC+ stays course on oil output boost in August

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Vienna, July 1 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, has

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

On eve of SUP ban, industry body still wants extension

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 On the eve of the ban on certain identified items made from single use plastic (SUP),

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

On eve of SUP ban, industry body still wants extension

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 On the eve of the ban on certain identified items made from single use plastic (SUP),

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Despite regional disparities, June rainfall ends ‘normal’ for all India

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 Despite tremendous disparities in the rainfall received regionwise – excess in the northeast and dry in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Despite regional disparities, June rainfall ends ‘normal’ for all India

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 Despite tremendous disparities in the rainfall received regionwise – excess in the northeast and dry in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

SW Monsoon arrives with bang, over 100 mm rainfall in central Delhi (Lead)

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 Bringing massive respite to the scorched national capital by lowering the maximum temperature seven notches below

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Environment Ministry claims to keep national parks, wildlife sanctuaries SUP free

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has recently visited Sariska Tiger Reserve for a meeting, when he also

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Presumed extinct plant species rediscovered after 188 years in Himachal

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Shimla, June 30 Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India in Dehradun and Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla on Thursday

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

US Supreme Court deals severe blow to Biden’s Green agenda

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

By Yashwant RajWashington, June 30 The US Supreme Court on Thursday severely crippled the American environment regulator’s ability to force

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Manipur landslide: 8 bodies found, many missing, rescue operations on

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Imphal, June 30 At least eight bodies, including seven of Territorial Army personnel, were recovered after a massive landslide in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

New financing mechanism for climate action becomes operational, underpins early warnings

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Helsinki, June 30 A new finance mechanism to strengthen weather and climate observations, to improve early warnings to save lives,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

39-year-old elephant rescued and treated in UP

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

By Brij KhandelwalAgra, June 30 “Rosie”, a 39-year-old elephant that was illegally transported across states, has been rescued by the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

39-year-old elephant rescued and treated in UP

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

By Brij KhandelwalAgra, June 30 “Rosie”, a 39-year-old elephant that was illegally transported across states, has been rescued by the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Hanle’ documentary to promote astro tourism in Ladakh

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 ‘Hanle: India’s First Dark Sky Reserve’, a documentary about India’s only upcoming dark sky reserve in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Typhoon Chaba on path to hit south China

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Beijing, June 30 Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, is heading toward the island province of Hainan in southern

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Monsoon arrives in Delhi bringing respite from sweltering heat

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 Bringing massive relief to the parched national capital, the southwest monsoon made an entry with widespread

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

South-west monsoon hits Punjab, Haryana

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Chandigarh, June 30 The south-west monsoon on Thursday hit several parts of Punjab and Haryana with widespread showers expected in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Bull bison gores visitor at US Yellowstone National Park

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Washington, June 30 A visitor was gored by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park, one of the largest national

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Incessant rain hits normal life in Bihar

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Patna, June 30 Heavy downpour has disrupted normal life in several parts of Bihar, especially the state capital. With the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

Offshore wind industry enjoys best-ever globally in 2021: Report

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 The offshore wind industry enjoyed its best-ever year in 2021, with 21.1 GW of new capacity

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Environment Ministry takes steps for faster clearances of infra projects

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New Delhi, June 30 Continuing its much-debated ‘ease of doing business’ mantra, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Three held in UP for stoning monkey to death

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Amethi, June 30 Three persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district after a video clip showing them, allegedly

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Iraq urges int’l community to help it fight climate change

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Baghdad, June 30 The Iraqi Environment Ministry has urged the international community to help Iraq meet the challenges of climate

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Canada finalises Clean Fuel Regulations toward net-zero emissions

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Ottawa, June 30 Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister, Steven Guilbeault has announced the publication of the final Clean Fuel

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

A day ahead of SUP ban, govt gears up its machinery

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New Delhi, June 29 Harping on effective engagement and concerted actions by all the stakeholders for the success of the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

NITI Aayog report on green hydrogen pushes for decarburisation opportunities

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New Delhi, June 29 In view of the challenge of de-carbonising the heavy industry in the country, a report issued

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Limiting global warming can cut risks to humans by up to 85%

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

London, June 29 Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can help identify the hotspot regions for climate change risk

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Limiting global warming can cut risks to humans by up to 85%

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

London, June 29 Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can help identify the hotspot regions for climate change risk

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

TN forest dept forms special teams to monitor jumbo migration

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Chennai, June 29 The forest officials of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have constituted 24 teams to monitor the movement

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

TN forest dept forms special teams to monitor jumbo migration

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Chennai, June 29 The forest officials of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have constituted 24 teams to monitor the movement

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Due to rain deficit, crop sowing in Gujarat sees fall

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Gandhinagar, June 29 After normal rainfall, crop sowing in Gujarat should have been on 25 lakh hectares till June 27,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Due to rain deficit, crop sowing in Gujarat sees fall

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Gandhinagar, June 29 After normal rainfall, crop sowing in Gujarat should have been on 25 lakh hectares till June 27,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

One killed, hundreds displaced as rain triggers flood across Nepal’s Tarai region

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022
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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

At CHOGM, Rotary awards highest recognition to Prince Charles

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 29 At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali in Rwanda, Rotary awarded its highest

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Hot and dry weather likely to continue in J&K: MeT

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Srinagar, June 29 Weather in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to remain hot and dry on Wednesday, a day after

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China issues yellow alert for high temperatures

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Beijing, June 29 China’s national observatory on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for high temperatures, as heatwaves swept vast regions

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

How exactly climate change affecting extreme weather events, study finds a way

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 29 Heat waves across America, or for that matter northwest India have been documented pretty well. However,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

G7 commits to boost India’s clean energy transition

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

By Vishal GulatiNew Delhi, June 29 Leaders from the G7 have finished their three-day meeting in a spa resort in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

AU to extend insurance to agriculture, green energy sectors

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Nairobi, June 29 The African Risk Capacity, a specialised agency of the African Union, has said that it will extend

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

E-com firms, FMCG, industry houses cooperating: Govt on single use plastic ban

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 28 Dismissing reports of resistance from the industry to migrate to a single use plastic (SUP) ban

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UNDP launches Ocean Promise for 100 coastal nations

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Lisbon, June 28 At the UN Ocean Conference, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday announced that it will

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Govt says single use plastic ban implementation would be strict, activists skeptical

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 28 The Centre on Tuesday claimed that the ban on single use plastic (SUP) from July 1

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Delhi-NCR endures ‘torture’ weather, IMD says rainfall from Wed evening

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 28 As Delhi NCR endured a torturous ’40-feels-like 50′ kind of temperature on Tuesday in wait of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Flood threat emerges in north Bihar, Seemanchal areas

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Patna, June 28 Several districts in north Bihar and the Seemanchal area were facing floods as a number of rivers

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‘Hitch-hiking’ viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater: Study

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

London, June 28 Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves

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‘Hitch-hiking’ viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater: Study

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

London, June 28 Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves

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Heavy rainfall in Nepal likely to cause increased flooding in north Bihar

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New Delhi, June 28 The already rain-battered areas of north Bihar are likely to witness increased flood due to heavy

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Heavy rainfall in Nepal likely to cause increased flooding in north Bihar

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New Delhi, June 28 The already rain-battered areas of north Bihar are likely to witness increased flood due to heavy

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Gujarat Dy Speaker complains of illegal sand mining in lake

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Godhra, June 28 Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Shehera constituency and Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, Jetha Bharwad has

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Hot dry weather likely in J&K: MeT

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Srinagar, June 28 Weather was mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department

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Heavy rain to lash coastal, hilly regions of K’taka

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Bengaluru, June 28 Heavy showers are set to lash coastal and hilly regions of Karnataka till Thursday (June 30), and

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Global attention on moratorium on deep-sea mining

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Lisbon, June 28 As the UN Ocean Conference gets underway and the global attention turns towards the ocean, political resistance

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

About 200 brands register for EPR ahead of Single Use Plastic ban

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New Delhi, June 28 Ahead of the total ban on Single Use Plastic (SUP) from July 1, about 200-odd brand

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UN chief underlines cities’ role in sustainable development

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Katowice, June 28 Cities are “central to virtually every challenge we face — and essential to building a more inclusive,

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Nine states in red due to monsoon rainfall deficit

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New Delhi, June 27 As many as nine states and one UT from the area covered by Southwest Monsoon have

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Extremely high temperature causes irreversible damage to global biodiversity

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

New Delhi, June 27 Exploring the implications of a multiple, decades-long temperature overshoot for global biodiversity, which is already affected

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Extremely high temperature causes irreversible damage to global biodiversity

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

New Delhi, June 27 Exploring the implications of a multiple, decades-long temperature overshoot for global biodiversity, which is already affected

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Monsoon misses date with Delhi, IMD to declare date on Tuesday

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

New Delhi, June 27 With the Southwest Monsoon proceeding slower than normal, it has missed its date with the national

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Pre-monsoon survey launched in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Chennai, June 27 The Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) has launched its pre-monsoon bi-annual survey, as part of the monitoring of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UN summit opens with call to tackle ocean emergency

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Lisbon (Portugal), June 27 With climate change, bio-diversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world’s ocean —

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Quick Response Team in Gurugram to tackle traffic jams during monsoon

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Gurugram, June 27 The Gurugram Police is preparing to deploy a Quick Response Team (QRT) in the city to tackle

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PETA India demands urgent rescue of abused elephant

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Chennai, June 27 In a chilling reminder that cruelty against animals continues unabated, a video of an elephant Jeymalyatha being

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PETA India demands urgent rescue of abused elephant

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Chennai, June 27 In a chilling reminder that cruelty against animals continues unabated, a video of an elephant Jeymalyatha being

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Intensive farming may actually cut future pandemic risk: Scientists

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

London, June 27 Scientists have thwarted the idea that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and showed that it could

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Committee, sans tiger experts, to evaluate railway line proposed through tiger area in K’taka

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

New Delhi, June 27 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has formed a committee to inspect and

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WWF calls for ambitious, consensual framework to halt biodiversity loss

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Nairobi, June 27 The international community should agree on the establishment of a new and transformative framework to strengthen conservation

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Thunderstorm, lightning likely in TN, Puducherry

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Chennai, June 27 The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre has forecast thunderstorms and lightning in Tamil Nadu and parts

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Thunderstorm, lightning likely in TN, Puducherry

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Chennai, June 27 The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre has forecast thunderstorms and lightning in Tamil Nadu and parts

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Mainly clear weather likely in J&K

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Srinagar, June 27 The weather remained dry with clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours and

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20 ‘langurs’ rescued during raid in UP village, 2 arrested

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Unnao (Uttar Pradesh), June 27 A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and forest department has rescued 20 ‘langurs’

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Israel to invest $880 mn in climate technology innovation

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Jerusalem, June 27 Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has announced that the country will invest 3 billion shekels (about $880

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N.Korea issues nationwide heavy rain alert

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Seoul, June 27 North Korea’s state weather agency issued a heavy rain alert Monday for most of the country’s regions

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Assam CM visits flood-hit Silchar, meets affected residents

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Guwahati, June 26 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday once again visited the inundated Silchar city of the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Lack of progress for nature at UN talks: Civil society leaders

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Nairobi, June 26 Various countries gathered past week in Nairobi for the final preparatory session before the 15th Conference of

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Morena’s sugar mill languishes, as plans to produce ethanol come unstuck

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By Sundeep PouranikMorena/Bhopal, June 26 Due to the emerging need of ethanol as an alternate hi-performance, cleaner fuel, and the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Striking Despair: Lightning claimed 1700-plus lives over 10 yrs in Jharkhand

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By Shambhu Nath ChaudharyRanchi, June 26 Whenever lightning strikes, the people of Bajarmara village, located in Namkum block of Ranchi,

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China renews alert for thunderstorms, rain

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Beijing, June 26 China’s National Meteorological Centre on Sunday renewed an alert for severe weather threat, including thunderstorms and rain,

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Initial funding of 400,000 pounds for pilot marine projects

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Kigali, June 26 A new initiative launched in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali,

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Fair weather to continue in J&K

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Srinagar, June 26 Weather remained dry with clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Heavy rains, flooding affect over 3.75 mn in south China

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Nanning, June 26 More than 3.75 million residents have been affected by heavy downpours and flooding in south China’s Guangxi

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Need to monitor arsenic contamination in food trade: Experts

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

New Delhi, June 25 In the season of mangoes and lychees from Bihar flooding the domestic markets and some of

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Need to monitor arsenic contamination in food trade: Experts

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

New Delhi, June 25 In the season of mangoes and lychees from Bihar flooding the domestic markets and some of

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Right wing push for Panchmahabhoot-based Indian thought as part of climate action

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 25 RSS-backed organisations have come together to push for quintessentially the Indian thought (Bharatiya darshan)

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Right wing push for Panchmahabhoot-based Indian thought as part of climate action

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 25 RSS-backed organisations have come together to push for quintessentially the Indian thought (Bharatiya darshan)

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Enhanced rainfall likely over NW & Central India from Monday: IMD

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

New Delhi, June 25 The Northwest India, which is again reeling under hot conditions after a brief spell of pre-monsoon

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Enhanced rainfall likely over NW & Central India from Monday: IMD

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

New Delhi, June 25 The Northwest India, which is again reeling under hot conditions after a brief spell of pre-monsoon

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K’taka CM hands over BDA site for environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

Bengaluru, June 25 Nature lovers are appreciating the Karnataka government’s move to allot Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) site for Saalumarada

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Poor air quality, extreme weather wreaking havoc on health of Delhi’s outdoor workers

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

New Delhi, June 25 Heat waves troubled outdoor workers in Delhi more than rainfall and cold waves even as lack

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Dry weather with clear sky likely in J&K: MeT

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

Srinagar, June 25 Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Monsoon variability can lead to food insecurity’

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

New Delhi, June 25 The monsoon variability will impact the food grain production, and in turn, food security for the

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Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: President Erdogan

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

Ankara, June 25 The wildfire near an Aegean coastal resort in southwestern Turkey has been largely contained although it is

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‘DID L’il Masters 5’: Mouni Roy finds childhood version of herself in contestant Rishita

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Mumbai, June 24 Popular TV and film actress Mouni Roy, seen as a judge on the dance reality show ‘DID

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Climate change may cause shortage of essential omega-3 fatty acids: Study

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

New York, June 24 While the effects of global climate change are already resulting in the loss of sea ice,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

35 crore saplings to be planted in UP till August 15

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Lucknow, June 24 Uttar Pradesh is set to increase its green cover with the state government launching a mega plantation

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Four injured in bear attack in J&K’s Pulwama

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022
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China renews alert for heatwaves in multiple regions

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Beijing, June 24 China’s national observatory on Friday renewed an alert for high temperatures triggering intense heatwaves in multiple regions.

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ASI gazette notified site in TN turning into dumpyard

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Chennai, June 24 The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Tambaram forest range office have raised a complaint with

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Clear sky with warm weather likely in J&K

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Srinagar, June 24 Weather was generally dry in J&K and the Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday made a similar forecast

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Germany declares 2nd stage of gas emergency plan

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Berlin, June 24 Germany’s government has declared the second stage of the country’s national gas emergency plan, after Russian gas

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

12 killed in eastern Afghanistan due to snowfall, freezing weather

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022
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SW Monsoon to cover entire India by July 6: IMD

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 23 The Southwest Monsoon – crucial for the kharif crop – is likely to cover the entire

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Report paints scary picture of damage caused due to tourist influx in Himalayan states

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 23 The barely 10 sq kms Leh town saw a total of 20,918 quintals waste

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No entry of medium, heavy vehicles into Delhi from October 1

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 23 The Delhi government on Thursday announced a ban on entry of medium and heavy vehicles in

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No entry of medium, heavy vehicles into Delhi from October 1

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 23 The Delhi government on Thursday announced a ban on entry of medium and heavy vehicles in

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Tiger kills farmer in Katarniaghat sanctuary

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Bahraich, June 23 A 57-year-old farmer was killed by a tiger in a forest in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, officials

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8 Python hatchlings born via artificial incubation released in K’taka forest

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Dakshina Kannada, (Karnataka) June 23 As many as eight Python hatchlings, born through artificial incubation, were on Thursday released in

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Goa CM supports ‘Save Soil’ movement of Sadhguru

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Panaji, June 23 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday praised the efforts of spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder

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Goa CM supports ‘Save Soil’ movement of Sadhguru

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Panaji, June 23 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday praised the efforts of spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Woman killed by lightning in California

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

San Francisco, June 23 A woman died in Southern California after being struck by lightning as a summer storm hit

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Commonwealth leaders line up to support action on ‘living lands’

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Kigali (Rwanda), June 23 Leaders and senior officials from across the Commonwealth have voiced their robust support for a non-binding

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Sensor cameras, cage set up to catch man-eater tigress in Dudhwa

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), June 23 Motion sensor cameras, baits and a cage have been placed near the temple where

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Tremors felt in K’taka’s Hassan, panic grips people

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Hassan (Karnataka), June 23 Tremors were felt in Karnataka’ Hassan district in the early hours of Thursday triggering panic among

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Global stock markets hold thrice more coal, oil: Climate Tracker

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 23 Global stock markets are financing companies which are sitting on three times more coal, oil and

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G7 nations consistently breaking promises for climate finance: Report

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 23 As leaders of the world’s seven richest nations will gather in Germany this weekend, a report

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European countries turn back to coal as sanctions on Russian energy backfire

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Berlin, June 23 Many European countries are considering turning back to coal to secure energy supplies as gas supplies from

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Al-Qaida militants attack military checkpoint in Yemen’s oil-rich Shabwa

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Aden (Yemen), June 23 Militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch carried out an attack against a military checkpoint in Yemen’s

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‘$223bn needed for renewable goals in India’

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 22 India’s transition to green energy as part of its effort to mitigate climate change will need

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‘Quality agri-research needed in view of climate change’

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

New Delhi, June 22 Asserting that higher production has made Indian administrators complacent, top agriculture scientist on Wednesday said, agriculture

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Salman Khan urges fans to plant trees

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Hyderabad, June 22 Bollywood star Salman Khan on Wednesday participated in Green India Challenge here by planting a sapling and

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Salman Khan urges fans to plant trees

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Hyderabad, June 22 Bollywood star Salman Khan on Wednesday participated in Green India Challenge here by planting a sapling and

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Reliance Games, Little Singham join UNEP to take on scourge of plastic pollution

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Mumbai June 22 Reliance Games have come up with a unique initiative to raise awareness regarding the hazards of plastics

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Reliance Games, Little Singham join UNEP to take on scourge of plastic pollution

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Mumbai June 22 Reliance Games have come up with a unique initiative to raise awareness regarding the hazards of plastics

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Reducing air pollution may improve brain development in children

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Toronto, June 22 Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on

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China renews blue alert for rainstorms

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Beijing, June 22 China’s National Meteorological Center on Wednesday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in various parts of the

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Flood alert in Kashmir, weather likely to improve today

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Srinagar, June 22 The authorities sounded flood alert in Kashmir on Wednesday following incessant rainfall during the last 24 hours

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Flood alert in Kashmir, weather likely to improve today

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Srinagar, June 22 The authorities sounded flood alert in Kashmir on Wednesday following incessant rainfall during the last 24 hours

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Now, special pilgrimage weather forecast for Pandharpur Waari

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Mumbai, June 22 On the lines of the special pilgrimage forecast for the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, the IMD

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Incessant rainfall swells up rivers, tributaries in J&K

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Srinagar, June 22 Water level in all the major and minor rivers and tributaries in Jammu and Kashmir rose sharply

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Renewable energy auctions to attract large developers: IEEFA

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

New Delhi, June 22 Large developers in the renewable energy sector have enough options to boost returns even as challenges

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

$5.33 bn pledges to meet nature, climate targets for next 4 yrs

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

New Delhi, June 22 Twenty-nine donor governments have finalised $5.33 billion in pledges to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UN says global pact to halt biodiversity loss in sight

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Nairobi, June 22 The international community is inching closer to agreeing on a binding framework to reverse biodiversity loss, tame

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IMD warns of high rainfall in coastal Maha, Goa, issues Orange alert

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

New Delhi, June 21 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued an orange alert for coastal areas of Maharashtra

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Srinagar records lowest June temperature in nearly half century

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Srinagar, June 21 Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Tuesday recorded maximum of 15 degrees Celsius – the coldest June

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Congress in Goa to launch agitation against coal handling

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Panaji, June 21 Goa Congress MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Tuesday threatened to launch a mass agitation to stop coal operations

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Bear which killed man in Andhra finally caught

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Visakhapatnam, June 21 Forest officials in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Tuesday caught the bear which had killed a person

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Bear which killed man in Andhra finally caught

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Visakhapatnam, June 21 Forest officials in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Tuesday caught the bear which had killed a person

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Rainstorms affect thousands in China

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Beijing, June 21 Incessant rainstorms have affected hundreds of thousands of people in China’s Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, authorities said

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Elusive Tiger at TN’s Salem kills another cow

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Chennai, June 21 When the carcass of a cow was found near the forest area at Talavadi on Monday, the

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UN Convention on Biological Diversity to reconvene on Dec 5

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

New Delhi, June 21 With China in the Chair as President, the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Rs 1566 cr worth pipeline projects to address water woes in North Gujarat: CM

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Gandhinagar, June 21 Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday announced the allocation of Rs 1566 crore for pipeline projects to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Light to moderate rainfall likely in J&K

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Srinagar, June 21 The Meteorological department on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rainfall to continue in Jammu and Kashmir during

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Spain sees worst wildfire in recorded history

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Madrid, June 21 A wildfire caused by a lightening strike in the province of Zamora in northwest of Madrid has

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Danish Energy Agency declares ‘early warning’ on gas supplies

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Copenhagen, June 21 The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued an “early warning” due to escalating concerns over Russian gas

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Italy’s Lazio region to declare state of emergency due to drought, high temperatures

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Rome, June 21 The President of Italy’s Lazio region has said he will shortly declare a state of emergency to

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Jeep journey to Dudhsagar waterfall in Goa stopped

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Panaji, June 20 The adventurous journey of 14 kilometres by jeep to Dudhsagar waterfall from Bhagwan Mahavir National Park at

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Southwest monsoon covers entire Odisha

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Bhubaneswar, June 20 Southwest monsoon, which had arrived in Odisha on June 16, covered the entire state on Monday, the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Eight injured in bear attack in Andhra

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Visakhapatnam, June 20 Eight farmers were injured when a bear attacked them in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Monday. The

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China’s Jiangxi issues highest alert for floods

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Beijing, June 20 East China’s Jiangxi province on Monday issued a red alert for floods, as the water in local

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Taipei, June 20 A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan’s Hualien county on Monday. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC),

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China renews alert for rainstorms

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Beijing, June 20 China’s National Meteorological Centre on Monday renewed an alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country.

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Landslide in Colombia kills 8 people

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Bogota, June 20 At least eight people, including three children, were killed in a landslide near the municipality of Paez

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Major floods hit China’s Pearl River basin

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Beijing, June 20 China’s Ministry of Water Resources said that major flooding has occurred in the Pearl River basin due

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IMD predicts heavy rain in Chennai, adjoining districts

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Chennai, June 20 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in Chennai and the adjoining districts on Monday.

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Intermittent light rain to continue in J&K till June 22

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Srinagar, June 20 Rain in plains and light snow in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir continued during the last

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

UP govt to launch portal for direct mineral purchase

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Lucknow, June 20 Individuals, real estate companies and government agencies in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow can now purchase sand and river

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Iraq seeks to raise oil production to 8 mn bpd by 2027

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Baghdad, June 20 Iraq seeks to raise its crude oil production to 8 million barrels per day (bpd) by the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

Israel to fund testing of 3 innovative energy techs

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Jerusalem, June 20 The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Energy Ministry have announced support for testing three chosen innovative

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Damage to vital NH cuts off access to parts of NE

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Shillong, June 19 The National Highway-6, which connects Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and the southern part of Assam with the rest

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Nepal debates shifting of Everest base camp to safer site

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Kathmandu, June 19 Nepal is debating the relocation of the Everest base camp due to increasing human activity and global

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Europe faces unusual mid-June heatwave

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Paris, June 19 As Europe is facing an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, governments of many

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Out-of-control wildfire in Spain continues to rage

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Madrid, June 19 An out-of-control wildfire continues to rage in northwest Spain, destroying more than 19,000 hectares of land, amid

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Flood emergency response activated in Yangtze river basin

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Beijing, June 19 Chinese authorities have launched a level-IV emergency response to cope with rain-triggered floods in the country’s longest

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Three killed as rain lashes Karnataka

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Bengaluru, June 19 At least three people were killed as incessant rain lashed Karnataka in the last 48 hours, with

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Cloudy sky, light showers cool Delhi a bit

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

New Delhi, June 19 The people of the national capital woke up to a cloudy sky and light showers on

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Light rain, snow to continue in J&K, Ladakh during next 24 hours

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Srinagar, June 19 Weather remained inclement in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours while higher reaches received fresh

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IMD predicts rain, thunderstorms in Chennai for next 48 hrs

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Chennai, June 19 The Regional Centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain and thunderstorms in Chennai and

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

UP’s transition towards green energy gains momentum

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Lucknow, June 19 Uttar Pradesh’s energy transition towards green energy is gaining momentum with strong backing from major players investing

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Rain-triggered building collapse kills 5 in China’s Guangxi

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Nanning, June 19 Five people were confirmed dead after heavy rain hit part of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Landslides, floods kill eight in Assam

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Guwahati, June 19 Rain continues to batter Assam on Saturday. As a result, almost ninety per cent area of the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

CPCB directs e-commerce companies to phase out single use plastic

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

New Delhi, June 19 With days to go for the ban on single use plastic (SUP), the Centre on Saturday

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Heatwave continues to fuel wildfires in Spain

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Madrid, June 18 An early summer heatwave continues to fuel a series of wildfires in northern Spain as the mercury

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Erratic weather in J&K, Ladakh till June 21

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Srinagar, June 18 Weather remained partly cloudy with light rain in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

S.Korea to actively use nuclear energy to reach carbon neutrality: PM

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Seoul, June 18 Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has said that South Korea will actively use nuclear energy to meet its

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UN chief urges action to drought-proof planet’s future

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

United Nations, June 18 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for actions to reverse the downward spiral of land degradation

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Rains continue to batter Assam

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Guwahati, June 18 (IS) The inclement weather conditions have continued to batter Assam on Friday. Several parts of the state

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

BIS issues standards for alternative products due to single use plastic ban

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

New Delhi, June 17 Ahead of the total ban on single use plastic (SUP) from July 1, the Bureau of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Rain brings respite to Delhi from heat, air quality improves

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

New Delhi, June 17 Intermittent rain in the national capital on Friday brought down the temperature by 3.5 degree Celsius,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

Green Tamil Nadu Mission: Geo-tagging features on planted saplings

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Chennai, June 17 Under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission, saplings that are planted and maintained will have geo-tagging features on

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China renews alert for high temperatures

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Beijing, June 17 China’s national observatory on Friday renewed a yellow alert for high temperatures, as heatwaves hit parts of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway suspended

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Jammu, June 17 Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended on Friday due to landslides in the Banihal sector

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Heavy rain lash Delhi-NCR

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

New Delhi, June 17 Heavy showers lashed Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday morning bringing much-needed relief from the sweltering

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Partly cloudy sky, light rain, thundershowers likely in J&K

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Srinagar, June 17 Weather was inclement in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

UN climate talks make progress, but much left on finance for vulnerable nations

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

By Vishal GulatiNew Delhi, June 17 The Bonn Climate Change Conference came to a close after two weeks of intense

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Two children died due to landslides in Assam

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Guwahati, June 17 Heavy downpours continued to lash parts of Assam on Thursday where two children have been killed due

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Wildfires rage in Catalonia as heatwave continues to hit Spain

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Madrid, June 17 Three wildfires continue to burn out of control in the community of Catalonia in northeast Spain, the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Moderate rain, thundershowers predicted for Delhi on Friday

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 The latest heat wave spell over Delhi NCR seem to have abated – at least for

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

‘EU hypocrisy as climate champion exposed at Bonn climate conference’

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Bonn, June 16 Stating that polluter nations shop around for new fossil fuels, and block finance for vulnerable communities impacted

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Kutch most lightning prone district in India: Report

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 Gujarat’s Kutch is India’s most lightning prone district along with Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, but the mortality is

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Damage to key National Highway disconnects parts of NE

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Guwahati/Shillong, June 16 As the single line railway route, which connects Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and the southern part of Assam,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Odisha govt forms SIT to probe elephant deaths in Athagarh forest

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Bhubaneswar, June 16 The Odisha government on Thursday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe deaths of elephants in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Lightning report 2021-22: How have various states fared?

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 Apart from the states that registered the highest number of lightning strikes, the Annual Lightning Report

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Lightning report 2021-22: How have various states fared?

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 Apart from the states that registered the highest number of lightning strikes, the Annual Lightning Report

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

UP, Bihar continue to witness higher deaths due to lightning strikes

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 Madhya Pradesh, which has registered the highest cloud-to-ground strikes, has recorded 350 deaths whereas states such

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

UP, Bihar continue to witness higher deaths due to lightning strikes

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 Madhya Pradesh, which has registered the highest cloud-to-ground strikes, has recorded 350 deaths whereas states such

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

TN foresters use drone to track leopard that killed cow

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Chennai, June 16 Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials on Thursday warned people of Talavadi in Erode district to stay indoors

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Only 10 states have set up committees for dam safety: Centre

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 With less than 15 days to go for the deadline, only 10 states have formed the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Southwest monsoon reaches Odisha: IMD

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Bhubaneswar, June 16 The southwest monsoon on Thursday advanced into some parts of southern Odisha and will further cover some

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

Draft framework ready for dealing with siltation problem of reservoirs

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 16 An agency under the Ministry of Jal Shakti is working on a draft framework

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

India ranks 3rd globally for total renewable additions in 2021: Report

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 16 Despite the promise of a worldwide green recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, this

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

At 32.8, Srinagar records hottest day of season so far

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Srinagar, June 16 At 32.8 degrees Celsius, Srinagar has recorded the highest temperature of this season so far, the Meteorological

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Will Delhi get relief from scorching heat on Thursday?

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 15 After most of the stations in Delhi NCR registered maximum temperatures above 41.7 degrees Celsius on

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Overall warming to increase, number of heavy rainfall days to increase in NE: study

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 15 A study about climate change projections for the northeast Indian states on Wednesday indicated an overall

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Cherrapunji, Mawsynram receive record 24 hr rainfall for June

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

New Delhi, June 15 Continued spell of extremely heavy rainfall has ensured that two places in Meghalaya have received record

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Skeletal remains of another elephant found in Odisha forest

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Bhubaneswar, June 15 Skeletal remains of one more elephant were exhumed from Athagarh forest division in Odisha’s Cuttack district, forest

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Drone monitoring for tranquilising tiger in Uttarakhand

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

New Delhi, June 15 A Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) has used drones to monitor and locate a tiger that was

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Trapping a river: To replenish groundwater, farmers in Rajasthan tap into Ghaggar

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

By Amarpal Singh VermaHanumangarh (Rajasthan), June 15 (IANS/ 101Reporters) For over a decade, farmers in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district have been

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

5,48,000 people affected by heavy rain in China’s Jiangxi

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Beijing, June 15 Heavy rain since Sunday affected a total of 548,000 people in east China’s Jiangxi province, the provincial

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Spain bakes in worst June heatwave in 20 years

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Madrid, June 15 Spain is currently in the middle of the worst June heatwave in the last 20 years, with

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

J&K likely to receive rainfall between June 16 to June 18

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Srinagar, June 15 Weather was mainly clear in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Intense convection over east, NE India may help monsoon’s further advance: IMD

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

New Delhi, June 14 Intense convection over large parts of east India, NE India Odisha, Tamil Nadu, among other places,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Monsoon reaches Gujarat, light to moderate rains likely: IMD

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Ahmedabad, June 14 Monsoon has arrived in Gujarat and light to moderate rains are likely across the state in the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Change procurement pattern for water, food, energy security: Study

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 14 India can shift geographies where crops are procured from and grown and meet its

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Aluminum beverage cans have superior environmental performance’

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

New Delhi, June 14 A study that has used India-specific data and the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool across a

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Gas must exit global power system by 2040: Report

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Bonn, June 14 Gas must exit electricity generation rapidly after coal — as early as 2035 in rich countries, and

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Young tusker succumbs to pellet injuries in Odisha

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Bhubaneswar, June 14 A 10-year-old, sub-adult elephant on Tuesday succumbed to severe injuries from pellet wounds in Athagarh forest division

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Heavy rainfall in isolated pockets of Rajasthan

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

New Delhi/Jaipur, June 14 Coming on the back of multiple spells of heat waves and against the forecast of mere

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Sexual assaults, physical abuse against women increase during extreme weather: Study

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

London, June 14 Climate change could trigger a surge in domestic violence against women, a new study has warned. Researchers

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

4.7-magnitude quake jolts J&K

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Srinagar, June 14 An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Disaster management officials

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

4 killed in landslides as heavy rains put flooded Guwahati to standstill

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Guwahati, June 14 At least four people were killed in a landslide in Guwahati on Tuesday as the incessant rains

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Air pollution can shorten lives by almost 10 yrs in Delhi: Study

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Chicago, June 14 Air pollution can shorten lives by almost 10 years in Delhi, the world’s most polluted city, says

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear weather with light rain likely in J&K

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Srinagar, June 14 Weather remained mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Met Department

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Very heavy rainfall in NE till June 17, red alert for Assam, Meghalaya: IMD

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

New Delhi, June 13 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted continuation of heavy rainfall activity over northeastern states

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Will staggered paddy transplantation in Punjab, will Delhi have better air quality?

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 13 With Punjab announcing a staggered schedule for paddy transplantation, will Delhi face a relatively

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Will staggered paddy transplantation in Punjab, will Delhi have better air quality?

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 13 With Punjab announcing a staggered schedule for paddy transplantation, will Delhi face a relatively

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Southwest monsoon enters Telangana

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Hyderabad, June 13 After a delay of five days, the Southwest Monsoon finally arrived in Hyderabad on Monday. According to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Delhi-NCR, NW India to get rains on June 16-17: IMD

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

New Delhi, June 13 Delhi-NCR and the plains of northwest India reeling under oppressive heat and in some pockets, heat

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Moderate quake in Meghalaya, no damage reported

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Shillong, June 13 A moderate quake, measuring 4 on the Richter scale, was recorded in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills and

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China renews alert for rainstorms

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Beijing, June 13 China’s National Meteorological Centre on Monday renewed an alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country.

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather likely to continue in J&K: MeT

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Srinagar, June 13 Weather remained mainly clear to partly cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Egypt rehabilitates coastal areas to address climate change: Minister

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Cairo, June 13 Egypt has rehabilitated 210 km of its northern coast and pushed forward projects mitigating or adapting to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Hot day in Delhi as mercury soars to 43.9 degrees C

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

New Delhi, June 12 It was a hot day in the national capital on Sunday with the maximum temperature recorded

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Massive fire sweeps chilgoza pine forest in Himachal

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

By Vishal GulatiShimla, June 12 A massive fire has erupted in a huge stretch of chilgoza pine natural forest, an

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Five killed by heat wave at religious festival in Bengal’s Panihati

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Kolkata, June 12 At least five devotees have succumbed to extreme heat and several others fell ill as they were

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China launches emergency response for heavy rain, flood

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

Beijing, June 12 China’s Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday initiated an emergency response for heavy rain and floods expected

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Volcano in Philippines again spews ash within a week

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

Manila, June 12 A volcano in the Philippines’ Sorsogon province spewed ash on Sunday, a week after a phreatic eruption

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

ACs to keep ATMs cool are bad news for environment

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 12 A popular cartoon often making rounds on WhatsApp shows a person standing in front

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Companies to spend $158 bn on environmental, social sustainability

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

New Delhi, June 12 Enterprises are likely to spend $158 billion on environmental, social, and governance (ESG business services in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather likely in J&K

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022
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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Southwest monsoon advances over Mumbai

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

Mumbai, June 11 Southwest monsoon further advanced into the remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, most parts of Konkan, including

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

‘Asian water tower’ faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 bn people at risk

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

Beijing, June 11 Rapid global warming has worsened the water imbalance for almost 2 billion people in the Third Pole

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Google Maps to show air quality around you

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

San Francisco, June 10 Tech giant Google has rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that will now show

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

No casualties after 2 quakes jolt China’s Sichuan

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Beijing, June 10 No casualties have been reported as of Friday after two earthquakes rocked China’s Sichuan province, according to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear sky likely in J&K: MeT

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Srinagar, June 10 The Meteorological department on Friday predicted mainly clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir with very light rain

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

Draft e-waste management rules have left us in lurch’

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

New Delhi, June 10 Stating that the proposed draft E-waste Management Rules of 2022 totally disregards the role and responsibilities

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Campaign in Chandigarh promoting reusable cloth bags over disposable plastics

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Chandigarh, June 10 The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has launched an eco-awareness campaign in the city’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Finland’s new Climate Change Act to enter into force in July

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Helsinki, June 10 Finland’s newly amended Climate Change Act will enter into force on July 1, setting the target of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Uzbekistan gets $142 mn World Bank concessional credit for forest restoration

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Tashkent, June 10 The World Bank has approved a $142 million concessional credit for Uzbekistan to support a project to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Forecast systems helped avert extremely severe air pollution in Delhi last winter

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

New Delhi, June 9 Stating that forecasting systems along with supporting local actions helped prevent extremely severe air pollution episodes

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

‘Climate change may impact India’s future renewable energy production’

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 9 India has an ambitious target of increasing its renewable energy capacity to 175 GW

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

First eight days of Southwest Monsoon records large deficit

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

New Delhi, June 9 The slow progress of Southwest Monsoon has meant that the all India cumulative rainfall during this

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Conditions favourable for advancement of Southwest Monsoon: IMD

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

New Delhi, June 9 After almost a week of slow progress, conditions are favourable for the advancement of the Southwest

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Lightning injures 5 in J&K’s Srinagar

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Srinagar, June 9 Five people were injured by lightning in Srinagar on Thursday, officials said. Reports here said lightning struck

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Goa notifies ‘Mariculture policy’ for production of fish

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Panaji, June 9 Amid fears of a fish famine expressed by experts, the Goa government has notified “Goa State Mariculture

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

Record $14.5 bn investment in Indian renewable energy sector: IEEFA

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

New Delhi, June 9 Investment in renewable energy in India reached a record $14.5 billion in the last fiscal (2021-22),

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear and partly cloudy weather in J&K during next 24 hrs: MeT

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Srinagar, June 9 Weather remained mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

E-car sales continue to grow in Ireland

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Dublin, June 9 Ireland’s new car sales decreased by nearly 3 per cent in May year-on-year, but its electric car

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian oil, gas, chemical industries

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Ottawa,, June 9 Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian oil,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Fraudulent claims cost 527 mn euros to EU in 2021: OLAF report

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Brussels, June 9 In 2021, a total of 527.4 million euros ($564 million) in European Union (EU) funds were used

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

IEA calls for ‘turbocharge’ energy efficiency progress to combat energy crisis

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022
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India to have ‘Blue Economic Policy’ soon: Jitendra Singh

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

New Delhi, June 8 The government would soon unveil its “Blue Economic Policy”, Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh announced

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Air Pollution: Complete ban on use of coal by industries in Delhi-NCR

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

New Delhi, June 8 In view of the heavy pollution faced by residents of Delhi-NCR every year with coal having

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

TN, K’taka forest officials hunt for tiger that killed three cows

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Chennai, June 8 Tamil Nadu and Karnataka forest officials have launched joint combing operations to capture a tiger that has

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

Saiyami Kher takes part in Juhu Beach clean-up

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Mumbai, June 8 Actress Saiyami Kher joined hands with environmental activist Afroz Shah for a beach clean-up activity called ‘Run

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Environment Ministry to carry out leopard & elephant estimation along with tigers

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

New Delhi, June 8 Starting this year, along with tiger estimation, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear weather likely in J&K during next 24 hrs: MeT

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Srinagar, June 8 Weather remained clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Assam

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Guwahati, June 7 A middle-aged woman was trampled to death and another person seriously injured by a wild elephant in

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

SW Monsoon progressing slowly this year

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

New Delhi, June 7 Against the normal progress when it reaches Maharashtra at this time, the crucial for agriculture South

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Anurag Thakur launches rainwater harvesting in 61 schools in HP

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Shimla, June 7 Union Information and Broadcasting and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday visited Bal school Hamirpur in Himachal

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Heavy rain, floods affect over 800,000 in China’s Jiangxi

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Beijing, June 7 Over 800,000 residents in China’s Jiangxi province have been affected by torrential rain and floods, local authorities

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Understanding and co-existence between humans and lions has saved Gir forest’s wildlife

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Ahmedabad, June 7 An alleged video has gone viral where several people of Vadviyara village in Amreli district of Gujarat

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

NGT forms panel on plea seeking remedy on fly ash pollution in Sonipat

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

New Delhi, June 7 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to look into a plea seeking

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear weather likely in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Srinagar, June 7 Weather remained mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Heat wave conditions in NW India, Vidarbha, and even Uttarakhand to continue

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New Delhi, June 6 Heat wave conditions prevailed over some parts of Delhi, at isolated pockets of Punjab, Uttarakhand, west

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Study to assess role of Indian summer monsoon vs westerlies in driving valley glaciers in central Himalayas

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New Delhi, June 6 Scientists have for the first time reported the oldest glacial advance from eons ago from Uttarakhand

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Male leopard rescued from 45-feet deep well with ‘charpoy’

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Mumbai, June 6 A male leopard, that had fallen into a 45-feet deep well in a village near Pune, was

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Maharashtra gets 12 new wildlife reserves, 3 sanctuaries

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Mumbai, June 6 In a significant move, Maharashtra on Monday announced 12 new wildlife conservation areas spread across 693 square

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Centre launches ‘Leaders in Climate Change Management’ programme

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New Delhi, June 6 The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and World Resources Institute (WRI) India on Monday announced

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

IFAD partners with Uttarakhand to double rural incomes, build climate resilient state

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New Delhi/Rome, June 6 The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of India have signed a

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

6 students from private university design EV Buggy

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New Delhi, June 6 When it was time to decide a project for their final year B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering),

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

TN Water Resources department in for flood mitigation, water storage works in Chennai

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Chennai, June 6 Tamil Nadu Water Resources department is working against time to complete the flood mitigation work in Chennai

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

5-yr-old Ajmer girl participates in ‘Water for All’ conference

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

By Archana SharmaJaipur, June 6 A total of seven young representatives, including a 5-year-old Ajmer girl participated in the ‘Water

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly clear weather likely in J&K during next 24 hrs: MeT

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Srinagar, June 6 Weather remained clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the previous 24 hours as the MeT department predicted

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

River activists demand prompt measures to save Yamuna river

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

By Brij KhandelwalAgra, June 6 River activists of Braj mandal have demanded prompt measures to save the Yamuna river. At

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Reduce, reuse, and recycle’ are concepts woven into our life: PM

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New Delhi, June 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that “reduce, reuse, and recycle” are the concepts woven

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

Amit Antil on World Environment Day: Nature should not be taken for granted

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Mumbai, June 5 The World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year with an aim to mark the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Punjab to ban single use plastic from July

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Chandigarh, June 5 In a bid to reduce carbon emissions, the Punjab government on Sunday announced to impose ban on

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Himachal to ban single-use plastic from July 1

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Shimla, June 5 The central government has decided to stop single-use plastic from July 1, which the Himachal Pradesh is

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Former govt responsible for Aus gas crisis: Minister

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Canberra, June 5 Australia’s Energy Minister Chris Bowen on Sunday blamed the former government for the country’s gas crisis. Bowen

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Philippines raises alert level of volcano

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Manila, June 5 Authorities in the Philippines on Sunday raised the alert level for the Bulusan volcano after it spewed

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Goa govt sleeping like ‘Kumbhakarana’: Kirti Azad

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Panaji, June 5 While specifically referring to the destruction of a large tract of mangroves near the state capital, Trinamool

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Heavy rain in Cuba leave 3 dead, 1 missing

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Havana, June 5 The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Agatha have triggered heavy rain and floods in Cuba, leaving at least

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

10% ethanol blending has saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41K cr: PM (Ld)

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New Delhi, June 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that 10 per cent ethanol blending has led to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IANS-CVoter Survey: Indians don’t rate NGOs very highly on environmental issues

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New Delhi, June 5 There is a perception in mainstream as well as fringe media that civil society organisations, better

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IANS-CVoter Survey: Majority of Indians think environment is imperilled

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New Delhi, June 5 A vast majority of Indians seem to be of the opinion that the environment is in

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE 

Vedanta Aluminium implements solutions for sustainable growth, green economy

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New Delhi, June 5 On the occasion of World Environment Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium believes that

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Kerala to approach Centre for relaxation in ESZ matter

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the state would approach the Union government for relaxation

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Record late season snowfall helps abate drought conditions in US

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Washington, June 5 Rain and snow in the central and northern mountains of the US and across the eastern half

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly dry weather to continue in J&K during next 24 hours

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Srinagar, June 5 Weather remained mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Sunday that

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Wildfire rages in Athens, homes evacuated

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Athens, June 5 A major wildfire has erupted in the southern coastal part of Athens, prompting a large response from

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Bonn summit to begin in backdrop of accelerating climate impacts, geopolitical tension

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New Delhi, June 5 The Bonn Climate Change Conference is set to kick off from June 6-16, designed to prepare

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Drought leaves more than 7.2 mn people needing food aid in Ethiopia: UNOCHA

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Addis Ababa, June 5 Drought conditions across Ethiopia have left more than 7.2 million people in need of food assistance,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

After massive green violations at Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve, NGT shifts camping site

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

By Jaison WilsonNew Delhi, June 4 The site of the West Bengal government-owned tourist camping station inside the Buxa Tiger

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

IITM signs MoU with Adani Group

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) at Pune has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Agra Metro will be most environment-friendly: MD

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Agra, June 4 On the eve of World Environment Day, Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Nickelodeon joins hands with UN in India for sustainable planet

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 On the eve of the World Environment Day (June 5), Nickelodeon, a kids’ entertainment space major,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

World Environment Day: PM to participate in ‘Save Soil Movement’, launch ‘LiFE’

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 Raising awareness about soil health through the ‘Save Soil Movement’ and launching a global initiative ‘Lifestyle

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Centre writes to states to phase out Single Use Plastic

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 Of the 4,700-odd urban local bodies (ULBs) across India, only some 2,500 have notified the ban

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Air quality to deteriorate further in Delhi

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 Continuing its spell of ‘bad air’ days, the air quality in Delhi is likely to remain

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Stalin bats for environment-friendly Tamil society

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Chennai, June 4 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday called upon the people of Tamil Nadu to be

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

NGT chairperson calls for apt use of natural resources

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel on Saturday called for appropriate use and maintenance

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Austrian OeEB lends to Vishvaraj Environment Group for National Mission for Clean Ganga project

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi/Mumbai, June 4 Vishvaraj Environment Pvt Ltd (VEPL), India’s leading ESG-focussed water utility firm announced that it has achieved

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Vegan-friendly shoes anyone?

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 Shoes and leather are the most obvious combination. Have you heard of vegan-friendly shoe collections? In

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Tanzania plans to introduce 30 white rhinos to boost conservation

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Dodoma, June 4 Tanzanian wildlife authorities said plans are underway to relocate 30 white rhinos from South Africa in efforts

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Dry weather likely in J&K during next 24 hrs: MeT

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Srinagar, June 4 Weather remained dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Stockholm+50 calls for just transition to sustainable economies

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Stockholm, June 4 Hundreds of speakers attending Stockholm+50 have called for “real” commitment to urgently address global environmental concerns and

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Solution to problem of climate change lies in science’

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 Even as other experts asserted the need to break silos and work in collaboration across borders,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Now, Diamond comics to spread message of water conservation

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 4 The popular publisher for children’s literature that brings out Diamond comics and other books will now

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Heat wave returns to pockets in central, northwest India

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 3 Unlike earlier predictions by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Friday witnessed heat wave conditions in most

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Nepal delegation in India to study food security programmes

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

New Delhi, June 3 Enthused by India’s Food Security Act (FSA) 2013 through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), Mid-Day

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL 

One of the hottest summers led to increased ozone levels: CSE analysis

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 3 The summer of 2022 – one of the hottest in history – has witnessed widespread excessive

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL 

One of the hottest summers led to increased ozone levels: CSE analysis

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 3 The summer of 2022 – one of the hottest in history – has witnessed widespread excessive

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

POSOCO renews MoU with IMD for better electricity grid management

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 3 National grid operator, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) on Friday signed an MoU with the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Over 51,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia pest-infested

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Addid Ababa, June 3 More than 51,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia is pest-infested, an official said. Belayneh Negussie, plant

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Dry weather to continue in J&K during next 24 hrs

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Srinagar, June 3 Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Heavy rainfall to lash K’taka for 4 days, yellow alert for B’luru, coastal regions

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Bengaluru, June 3 Heavy rainfall has been predicted in Karnataka for four days from Friday by the India Meteorological Department

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Looking back to future at Stockholm+50, India asks world to leave no one behind

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 3 Reiterating that the principles outlined during the 1972 Stockholm conference remain relevant even today, India has

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Kuwait to increase oil production to 2.77 mn bpd in July

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Kuwait City, June 3 Kuwait has announced that its oil production will rise to nearly 2.77 million barrels per day

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

OPEC+ agrees to significant oil output increases in July

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Vienna, June 3 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, has

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Stockholm+50 opens with calls to accelerate climate action

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Stockholm, June 2 Fifty years after Sweden hosted the first-ever United Nations Conference on Human Environment, and with the world

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mitigation steps suggested on Ken-Betwa project’s impact on wildlife

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 Admitting that Ken Betwa Link Project will have negative impacts on three key species — tiger,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Delhi HC points out concretisation for damages to trees in thunderstorm

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 Expressing its anguish over the damages that happened to the green cover in the national capital

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

First of its kind agri-land price index launched

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 A first of its kind agri-land price index that will serve as a reliable source and

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

NGT seeks Gujarat’s response on granting sand, stone leases sans DSR

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 The National Green Tribunal has sought the response of the Gujarat government on a plea alleging

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

NGT seeks Gujarat’s response on granting sand, stone leases sans DSR

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 The National Green Tribunal has sought the response of the Gujarat government on a plea alleging

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Guterres calls on G20 to dismantle coal infra

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 Stating that the global well-being is in jeopardy, in large part, because humans have not kept

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Guterres calls on G20 to dismantle coal infra

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 Stating that the global well-being is in jeopardy, in large part, because humans have not kept

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Ken-Betwa project: Integrated Landscape Management Plan prepared

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 The final report of Integrated Landscape Management Plan for Greater Panna Landscape in connection with the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Peacock rescued from 50 ft deep borewell in Taj city

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Agra, June 2 In a rare incident, Wildlife SOS rushed to the rescue of a peacock trapped in an open

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Significant koala population found living in Aus national park

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Canberra, June 2 Australian researchers have discovered a previously unknown koala population in a major boost to conservation efforts. In

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

China renews alert for high temperatures

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Beijing, June 2 China’s national observatory on Thursday renewed an alert for high temperatures, as heat waves have hit parts

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Cuba issues heavy rain warning as Atlantic hurricane season starts

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Havana, June 2 Cuba’s Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) has issued a heavy rain warning for the rest of this week

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE/TECH 

IIT Madras urges countries to absorb people fleeing due to climate change

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Chennai, June 2 With climate change intensifying the push to migrate, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

‘Stockholm+50 offers opportunity for course-correction for climate action’

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

New Delhi, June 2 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav invoked 1972’s statement by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi about poverty at

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Mainly dry weather in J&K during next 24 hrs: MeT

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Srinagar, June 2 Jammu and Kashmir witnessed partly cloudy sky during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

6.1-magnitude quake jolts China, 4 dead

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Beijing, June 2 Four people were killed and 14 others injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 

Netherlands, Germany to jointly drill for gas in North Sea

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

The Hague, June 2 The Netherlands and Germany will jointly drill for a new gas field in the North Sea,

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

Now, single contract with a pvt company for maintenance of six research vessels

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

New Delhi, June 1 With an aim to save costs on maintenance and operations while also enhancing the value of

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

National Biodiversity Authority made eligible for tax exemption

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

New Delhi, June 1 The Centre on Wednesday notified the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) for exemption under the section 10(46)

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL 

India, Sweden host Industry Transition Dialogue ahead of Stockholm+50

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022