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Hong Kong Open: India’s Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly storm into second r
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Competing on the badminton courts of the Hong Kong Coliseum, Gopichand and Jolly got the better of Debora Jille and Cheryl Seinen 21-15, 16-21, 21-16.
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Study highlights significance of grasses in preventing climate change
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to recent research small grasses, in addition to trees, have a significant role in carbon capture that is more significant than previously thought.
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Study reveals how trees influence cloud formation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at PSI have identified sesquiterpenes - gaseous hydrocarbons generated by plants - as a crucial contributor in cloud formation as part of the multinational CLOUD project at the nuclear research facility CERN. This discovery could help to reduce uncertainty in climate models and p
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G20 Summit: Trees decorated with marigold flowers ahead of arrival of high
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahead of the arrival of the high-profile delegates in the national capital, trees on the roads connecting Airforce Station, SP Marg, and Rajghat were garlanded with Marigold flowers, as per the directions of Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, an official statement said on Friday.
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Embellished trees, G20 floral boards, city getting final touch ahead of su
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
NDMC Vice Chairman Satish Upadhyay said work has already begun on the preparation and installation of 20 flower boards prominently displaying the G20 logo and slogan – “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future” at strategic locations across New Del
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Study sheds light on role of grasses in climate change control
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The rising impact of global warming has led initiatives to counteract dangerous trends, often by planting trees to trap and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Pakistan: Heavy rains flood low-lying areas in Islamabad, Rawalpindi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the early hours of Tuesday, a long spell of heavy rain and high winds in Rawalpindi and Islamabad inundated low-lying sections of the twin cities, destroyed trees, and elevated the water level in Nullah Leh by at least seven feet, Dawn reported.
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'Great People’s Forest' – Reforestation drive to plant 1 billion trees in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
By 2030, they seek to plant upwards of 1 billion trees and restore and protect 1 million hectares of land across the Eastern Himalayas, from the mountains to the mangrove spanning across the northeastern part of India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Nepal through community participation.
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Invasive spotted lanternfly may not harm hardwood trees: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to new long-term research done by Penn State, hardwood trees such as maple, willow, and birch may be less vulnerable than previously thought.
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Hundreds of trees uprooted during monsoon floods in Shimla
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The environmentalists, local residents, former mayors and deputy mayors of Shimla City accused the authorities of removing trees illegally in the name of removing dangerous trees.
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Delhi planted over 30 lakh saplings ahead of G20 summit: Environment Minis
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"We are delighted to inform you that different departments undertook the work of planting trees on a war footing. In the last two months, through Van Mahotsav, we increased public awareness. 69 per cent of the target has been fulfilled ahead of the G20 summit...These 21 departments have p
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Tree reefs can help revive aquatic life in waters: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have demonstrated that sinking fruit trees that have been cut down into the sea is an inexpensive and efficient approach to generating new reefs and increasing the variety and number of marine life in the area.
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