Heavy rain warning: Holiday declared for schools, colleges in TN districts
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) With rain lashing some districts of Tamil Nadu as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in these districts.
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International Wildlife 11:34 AMChina renews alert for thick fog
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General Immigration/Law 10:10 PMWhy not create National Elephant Conservation Authority, SC asks Centre
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CAQM revokes GRAP's Stage II curbs as AQI stays in moderate category
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) As the air quality of Delhi remained in the 'moderate' category for a second consecutive day with AQI at 164, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday lifted all Stage II measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) from across the National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect.
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Two Karnataka engineering students held in Kerala for 'shop lifting' puppy
Kochi, Feb 1 (IANS) Two engineering students, who drove on a two wheeler from Karnataka to Kochi and stole an expensive puppy from a pet shop here last week, have been nabbed by the Kerala Police from the neighbouring state's Udipi, an official said.
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Budget pushes India towards net-zero target: Environmental experts
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Budget has designated green growth as one of the seven themes with thrust on ecosystem development for green hydrogen, infrastructure strengthening for utility-scale renewable energy power, pushing India towards net-zero target, environmental experts said on Wednesday.
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Two killed, four rescued after avalanche hits Gulmarg
Srinagar, Feb 1 (IANS) Two persons were killed while four others rescued from a snow avalanche on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg ski resort.
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Woman found dead near TN tiger reserve
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman was found dead on Wednesday near the Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Tamil Nadu.
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Northern Japan braces for strong, blustery winds & snowfall
Tokyo, Feb 1 (IANS) Japan's weather agency has warned of very strong, blustery winds and snowfall from Wednesday evening through Thursday in the northern regions, owing to seriously unstable atmospheric conditions.
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Stormy winds in TN, Puducherry; IMD warns fishermen not to venture into sea
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department on Wednesday said that the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry would be lashed with stormy winds, and has also advised fishermen not to venture into the seas.
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Bears in north Bengal to be fitted with radio collars for movement tracking
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Asiatic black bears in the hills and jungles in north Bengal will soon be fitted with radio collars to track their movements, as per the state Forest department.
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Synchronised vulture survey: TN forest department seeks support of Kerala, K'taka
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has sought the support of Kerala and Karnataka forest departments for a synchronised vulture survey to be held in March.
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Jammu-Srinagar highway closed again
Jammu, Feb 1 (IANS) After opening briefly a day ago, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was again closed on Wednesday for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones at Banihal, officials said.
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Canada leverages financial intelligence to stop illegal wildlife trade
Ottawa, Feb 1 (IANS) Canada's federal financial intelligence unit has published a new operational alert to assist businesses in better identifying and reporting financial transactions related to the laundering of proceeds of crime from illegal wildlife trade.
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Jammu-Srinagar National Highway opens for traffic after 2 days (Lead)
Jammu, Jan 31 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which remained closed for vehicular traffic for two days in a row due to shooting stones and mudsliides triggered by rains at several places between Chanderkot and Banihal, has opened for traffic, officials said on Tuesday evening.
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IMD issues 'Yellow' alert for 11 TN districts, fishermen asked not to venture into sea
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre on Tuesday issued a 'Yellow' alert for 11 districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days.
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India spearheading one of world's most ambitious clean energy transitions: Eco Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India is spearheading one of the worlds most ambitious clean energy transitions and remains steadfast in its commitment to combat climate change, according to the Economic Survey for 2022-23, which was presented in the Parliament on Tuesday.
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2 skiers caught in avalanche in Japan confirmed dead
Tokyo, Jan 31 (IANS) Two male skiers who went missing after being caught in the mountains of Japan's Nagano prefecture over the weekend have been confirmed dead, local media reported.
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Heavy rains likely in Southern and delta districts of TN on Feb 1: IMD
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains on Wednesday in the Southern and delta districts of Tamil Nadu.
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Leopard kills 3-year-old girl in Gujarat village
Rajkot, Jan 31 (IANS) A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in the Mervadar village of Gujarat's Rajkot district.
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NZ scientists warn 'more extreme rainfall in warming world'
Wellington, Jan 31 (IANS) With the maximum amount of water vapour in the air increasing exponentially with temperature, the potential for extreme rainfall grows as the climate warms, New Zealand scientists warned on Tuesday.
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Aramco signs 100 deals to improve Saudi industrial ecosystem
Riyadh, Jan 31 (IANS) Saudi Aramco signed on Monday 100 deals valued at about $7.2 billion to help advance a diverse, sustainable and globally competitive industrial ecosystem in Saudi Arabia.
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Delhi CM inaugurates facility to identify pollution sources in real time
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday inaugurated a Super Site and Mobile Air Quality Monitoring Station at SBV Rouse Avenue to identify pollution sources on a real time basis.
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Maha Greens aghast at fatal fall for 12 blackbucks, seek remedies
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Two days after 12 blackbucks fell to their deaths on a bypass road on the Solapur-Pune National Highway, environmentalists on Monday expressed shock and sought remedial measures to prevent similar tragedies in future.
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Avalanche warning issued for different areas in J&K
Srinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) The J&K Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Monday issued avalanche warning for different areas of the UT and advised people in these areas not to venture out unnecessarily.
