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Cyclone Fani: People warned of flash floods, landslides in Myanmar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): As cyclone 'Fani' continues to impact regions across the Indian subcontinent, people living in hilly areas and near small rivers in Myanmar were warned of flash floods and landslides on Saturday by the country's Meteorology and Hydrology Department.
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Researchers try to track the sources of plastic pollution
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): According to a recent study, focusing on rivers and river mouths can yield vital clues about how we might manage this ongoing plastic pollution crisis.
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Rajinikanth hails BJP's poll promise to undertake long time pending projec
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 9 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Tuesday said he welcomed the BJP manifesto promise to undertake linking of India's rivers.
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Cooperation between India, China should surge ahead like Ganges, Yangtze:
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 8 (ANI): China has outlined a positive outlook for relations with India, highlighting that cooperation between the two neighbours should surge ahead like the "Ganges and Yangtze" rivers.
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Gadkari asks for report on how to stop flow of "other water resources" int
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI) A day after India decided to stop the flow of water of three rivers into Pakistan, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he has directed his department to prepare a report on how India can block “other water resources” from
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India to stop its share of water flowing into Pakistan: Gadkari
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI) Amidst anger over Pulwama terror attack, India on Thursday announced its decision to “stop” its share of water of three rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej “which used to flow to Pakistan”.
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Water of three rivers common with Pakistan will be diverted to Yamuna: Gad
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Water of three rivers flowing into Pakistan, over which India has full rights under the Indus Water Treaty, will be diverted to Yamuna river, Union Minister of Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, against the backdrop of anger in I
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Amit Shah to take holy dip at Kumbh Mela on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), [India] Feb 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata president Amit Shah will visit the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers.
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Global warming increases air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): A new University of California, Riverside study now finds that while climate change is warming the ocean, it's warming land faster.
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MoS MEA VK Singh becomes a tour guide for ‘Pravasis’ at Kumbh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): MoS MEA VK Singh on Thursday assumed the role of a tour guide for ‘Pravasis’ during a bus ride to the Triveni Sangam, the point of confluence of the Rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the world’s bigge
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Devotees refuse to take dip in polluted Gomti river on Makar Sankranti
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Scores of devotees from across the country refused to perform sacred ablutions in Gomti river on the occasion of Makar Sankranti here on Monday due to the presence of toxins in the water.
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Assam: 3rd edition of 'Dwijing Festival' celebrated to promote river touri
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The great civilizations in the world have grown on the rivers and Assam is among the blessed region in the Northeast to have been located on the banks of mighty Brahmaputra and Barak River.
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