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Congress won't allow closure of HMT: Dr Ashok Tanwar
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president (HPCC) and former Member of Parliament Dr Ashok Tanwar on Wednesday said that his party would not allow the closure of Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) in Panchkula. Paying floral tributes to former Prime Minister Pa
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Carbon goes with the flow
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Many people see the carbon cycle as vertical - Carbondioxide moving up and down between soil, plants and the atmosphere.
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Not just humans, pollution damages plants, insects too
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): Turns out, pollution in cities not only has a detrimental impact on humans but also affects plants and insects, according to a study.
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EPCA extends ban on construction and truck entry in Delhi till Nov 12
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): With the pollution level and air quality in Delhi getting worse by the day, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) for the National Capital, has extended the ban on industries using coal and biomass including brick kilns, entry
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Delhi Environment Min finds 'violations' during Burari inspection
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): A surprise inspection team headed by Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Saturday found "serious violations" in norms for dust control at ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants operational at Burari crossing in front of Majlis park metro station in the natio
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Invasive plants may boost blue carbon storage
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 1 (ANI): When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to store "blue carbon"- the carbon stored in coastal environment
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Delhi Gurdwaras to go green with biogas plants
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): In a major green initiative, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to set up biogas plants in all 10 gurdwara complexes in Delhi to fire up their kitchen stoves from clean energy.
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Unique process to revolutionize solar power usage discovered
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 4(ANI): With researchers successfully splitting the water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthesis machinery in plants, the quest of harnessing solar power in different ways has got a renewed hope.
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Biodiversity losing ability to adapt to climate change?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sep 01 (ANI): Nature has been reacting to climate change by altering behaviour and movement. For example, with the winters getting warmer, flowers change their flowering period and owls develop darker body colour. However, whether plants and animals will be able to adj
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Say no to negative energy with these spiritual plants
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 31(ANI): In today's world, people are easily becoming victims of negative energy because of the hectic daily routine, which is leading them into a dark space, draining the positivity and motivation.
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Maintaining nitrogen level is key to healthy sweet potato crops
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): Carefully managing nitrogen levels is the most important trick to obtain high yields from sweet potato crops. Too little nitrogen and the plants do not grow properly and too much of it, again, leads to low yield.
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Did you know there's mother-child communication in plants?
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 23(ANI): Turns out, there is mother-child communication in plants.
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