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Swaraj accepts Spain's top civic award during visit
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Feb 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accepted the prestigious Grand Cross of Order of Civil Merit, which has been conferred by the Spanish government in recognition of India's support in evacuating its citizens from Nepal during the earthquake in 2015.
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YouTube to blame for those who believe Earth is flat: Researcher
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 18 (ANI): Scientists spent quite a lot of time into making the world believe that the Earth is not flat but spherical. In the modern times, YouTube is kind of undoing their hard work by giving a rise to the flat Earth believers.
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Earth hit by more asteroids since time of dinosaurs, say scientists
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): According to a new study, the number of asteroids colliding with the Earth and Moon has increased by up to three times over the past 290 million years.
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Sun-dimming chemicals may curb global warming
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Nov 26 (ANI): Scientists are proposing an innovative way to tackle climate change: spraying sun-dimming chemicals into the Earth's atmosphere. However, the technique is unproven as of now.
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Indonesia quake-tsunami: Death toll mounts to 1,944
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct 08 (ANI): Indonesia's military and disaster agency officials confirmed that the death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Central Sulawesi has mounted to 1,944 on Sunday.
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Indonesia quake-tsunami: Death toll rises to 1,558
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sulawesi [Indonesia], Oct 5 (ANI): Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that the death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi islands rose to 1,558 on Friday.
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Honour for Indians, says PM on accepting UN award
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the 'United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champions of the Earth' award from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at an award ceremony here on Wednesday. "It is an honour for Indians", Prime Minister Modi said while m
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PM Modi receives UN's 'Champion of the Earth' award
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' award, the world body's highest environmental honour, from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Wednesday.
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Honouring PM Modi is a fitting tribute to making our planet clean: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asserted that honouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' award is a fitting recognition of his leadership towards making the planet a cleaner place.
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PM to get 'UNEP Champions of the Earth' award today
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the 'UNEP Champions of the Earth' award, at a special ceremony in the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra today.
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Indonesia earthquake-tsunami: Death toll rises to 1,234
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct 2 (ANI): The death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi islands rose to 1,234 on Tuesday.
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PM Modi offers condolences to Indonesian President over earthquake, Tsunam
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called Indonesian President H. E. Joko Widodo, offering his condolences over the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Sulawesi region of the island nation.
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