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Assam floods: Three dead, nearly 25,000 people affected
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), May 15 (ANI): Around 25,000 people across six districts of Assam have been affected by the first wave of floods in the state this year.
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China carrying out displacement of Tibetans in garb of environmental actio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 9 (ANI): Under the garb of environmental protection, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tibet is carrying out the oppression of the local nomads, and damming the numerous rivers that originate on the roof of the world, a media report said, calling the actions as 'greenwa
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Pakistan: Punjab imposes 10-yr commercial fishing ban after fish stock in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Due to the critical depletion of fish in the rivers, the Punjab government for the first time has imposed a 10-year ban on commercial fishing.
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2 killed, 1 injured in Southern California shooting
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
California [US], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and another injured Wednesday after a shooting near a private university in Southern California, local media reported, citing police.
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Akshaya Tritiya 2022: People celebrate with fervour, take holy dip in Gang
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The celebration of Akshaya Tritiya is in its full fervour across the country on Tuesday. Starting the day with a holy dip on this occasion, people took a holy dip at the sacred rivers.
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UP: People bathe in Ganga to beat the heat amid rising temperatures in Pra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Amid heatwave and humidity being reported in several parts of the country, a large number of people turned to the Ganga ghat at Prayagraj to take a dip in 'Sangam', the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati to get some respite from
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China looking to create 'hydro-hegemony' through dam projects in Tibet: Re
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 14 (ANI): China is trying to create a "hydro-hegemony" to dominate the water economy and ecology in the south and south-east Asia by pursuing a series of mega-dam projects over rivers in Tibet, a media report said.
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Study finds how mountain streams can signal climate change
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], April 9 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California have found a new tool that can better assess an important but overlooked indicator of global warming, which is a variety of bugs, worms and snails living in high mountain streams.
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Punjab CM reviews completion and flood protection before monsoon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday directed the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Water Resources to initiate the cleaning and flood protection works at the vulnerable sites across the state before the onset of monsoon, informed the officials.
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Study sheds light on how inland, coastal waterways influence climate
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], March 21 (ANI): A new study led by Princeton University identified how carbon is stored and transported through the intricacy of inland and coastal waterways. The study has significant implications for enforcing the carbon calculations that are part of international climate
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Chelsea want FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough behind closed doors amid govt san
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 15 (ANI): Premier League club Chelsea have requested that their FA Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium is played behind closed doors amid their ongoing ban over selling matchday tickets.
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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat calls for holistic planning, integrative manageme
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI) Stressing on the need for thinking of ourselves as custodians of nature and all its beauty and resources and the fact that in the past 5 decades we have forgotten our responsibilities towards sustainability, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
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