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Improvements in water quality could off-set climate change impact on river
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 4 : A study by Cardiff University's Water Research Institute and the University of Vermont has suggested that the ecological impact of climate change on rivers could be minimised by improving the quality of water.
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Cyclone Fani: Around 20 lakh trees uprooted in Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 13 (ANI): After cyclone Fani hit Odisha coast, a forest department's report brought to the light that around 20 lakh trees uprooted in the area, including the ecologically sensitive varieties of the trees.
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London climate change protests: Major roads blocked
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 16 (ANI): Scores of protesters took to the streets across London on Monday (local time), demanding the government to "take decisive action on the climate and ecological emergency," playing out around the world at the moment.
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Unregulated tourism activities at tourist spots adversely affecting ecolog
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI) Unregulated tourism activities at several tourist spots, including some heritage sites in the country, are adversely affecting the ecological balance in those places, a Parliamentary Committee has said.
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CPEC resulting in vulnerable ecological consequences, warns environmentali
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 17 (ANI): The exploitation of resources due to the multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is resulting in vulnerable ecological consequences, an environmentalist has warned.
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TERI University hosts its 10th convocation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI-NewsVoir): With the growing need for developing alternative methods through specialized education to create a sustainable living, TERI University graduates on Friday, at their convocation ceremony, dedicated themselves to the importance of environmental
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CPEC violates rights of Gilgit residents, says Hague Centre for Strategic
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct.17 (ANI): Europe's leading think tanks have declared that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor or CPEC is violating the human rights of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed territory over which the highway passes, and its construction is causing immense ecologic
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Wild chimps 'surprisingly' live longer!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 (ANI): Our close primate relatives, chimpanzees, have longer life span, if kept under the right ecological conditions.
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Did you know spiders eat 800 million tonnes of prey every year?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 15 (ANI): A study shows that global spider population - with a weight of around 25 million tonnes - wipes out an estimated 400-800 million tonnes of prey every year, thus making an essential contribution to maintain the ecological balance of nature.
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Xmas round the corner, and reindeer population sinking, study warns.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York[US], Dec. 19(ANI): Findings produced at the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES) have warned the world that celebrating Christmas may become a thing of the past if steps are not taken to arrest the declining of the iconic reindeer population.
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Pneumonia rate among children is highest in developing nations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct.23 (ANI): A worldwide ecological assessment has found that rates of pneumonia among young children in different countries are linked with the use of solid fuels.
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Artists turn focus on eco-friendly idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai/Coimbatore [India], Sept.1 (ANI): In a bid to sustain ecological health, artists in some parts of the country have prepared eco-friendly religious idols this year ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesh.
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