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Study shows how climate change is affecting extreme weather events around
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], June 28 (ANI): The science of attribution has led to major advances in linking the impacts of extreme weather and human-caused climate change, but large gaps in published research still obscure the full extent of damage from climate change, warns a new report published today in
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China to experience more rainfall-induced floods, damage: Forecast
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): Several parts of China will experience heavy rainfall and floods for the next few days, China's National Meteorological Center said on Monday after it renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms.
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Recent shelling in Ukraine damages Kharkiv's nuclear research facility: IA
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], June 27 (ANI): The recent shelling in Ukraine on June 25 caused damage to a nuclear research facility in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday.
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Delhi L-G directs MCD, North MCD to identify buildings prone to collapse
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 27 (ANI): Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) to identify all dangerous buildings prone to collapse or damage and ensure measures to prevent any sudden eventuality
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Research reveals climate damage caused by growing space tourism requires i
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [England], 25 June (ANI): Researchers from UCL, the University of Cambridge, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) constructed a 3D model in order to examine the effects of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019 as well as the effects of expected space tourism scenarios based
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Jathedar Daduwal urges govt to send delegation for repair of Karte Parwan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Haryana [India], June 25 (ANI): Jathedar Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal, a world-renowned Sikh Pracharak, urges the Indian government to see if it can make arrangements to send a delegation to Kabul so that they can perform the repair and renovation work of Gurdwara Sahib Karte Parwan which was d
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Amid plastic ban, GoingZero is ready with its plastic free and vegan alter
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 23 (ANI/PR Newswire): GoingZero came into being as a fruition of the ideas of its founder, environment-lover Naman Sharma. Today, his baby idea of a sustainable, vegan, plastic-free marketplace, has grown into an ethical brand, with over a hundred vendors lis
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Afghanistan earthquake: Pakistan extends condolences over deaths
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan expressed condolences over the killing and damage to property caused by an earthquake in Afghanistan, according to the country's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
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Cyber Bullying Law - Should India Follow Japan?
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 22 (ANI/GPRC): There is more than enough evidence to suggest that in addition to causing emotional scarring and other psychological damages, online abuse can actually lead a person to take their own life.
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Assam: Flood situation worsens in Karimganj; more than 1.34 lakh affected
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karimganj (Assam) [India], June 21 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam's Karimganj district has deteriorated after the flood waters of river Kushiyara, Longai, and Singla inundated new areas of the district affecting more than 1.34 lakh people here.
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Study reveals breathing in polluted air contributes to neurological damage
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], June 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain. The research has been done by a team of experts from the University of Birmingham and research institutions in China and the
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A small lowering of groundwater level leads to weaker house foundations, s
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], June 20 (ANI): According to research done at the University of Gothenburg, a small lowering of the groundwater level can destroy the foundation of a house. The thesis shows that wooden pile foundations show visible damage after only a year if the groundwater level lowers
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