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New pollutants linked to altered ratio of baby boys to girls: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], December 3 (ANI): According to a study, the changes in the human sex ratio at birth, defined as the percentage of newborn boys has been associated with the presence of air and water pollutants, but are not predictably linked with seasonality or weather.
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Cyclone Jawad: Odisha prohibits fishing activity
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 3 (ANI): In view of the impending cyclonic storm 'JAWAD', the Odisha Government prohibited fishing activities within the territorial waters along the entire coastline of Odisha State and Chilika lake by all types of fishing vessels (Mechanized, Motorize
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Cyclone Jawad: Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal takes stock of prepare
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the preparedness to deal with the situation likely to arise due to Cyclone Jawad with Port Chairmen and stakeholders of coastal areas of various states via video conferencing in
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Delhi Jal Board to upgrade all 20 biogas plants to handle municipal solid
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that the Delhi Jal Board would be upgrading all of its 20 biogas plants and sewage treatment plants (STP) in a span of 15 months.
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Pakistan: People in Sindh struggle with basic needs including drinking wat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan] December 1 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh province is struggling with basic needs including drinking water, education and medical facilities and its Thar district is the worst victim of it.
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Study finds caffeine improves reaction to moving targets
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], December 1 (ANI): In new research related to caffeine, it was found that caffeine increases alertness and detection accuracy for moving targets.
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Seaplane facility at Sabarmati river
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MoPSW for the development of seapl
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Restored and Rejuvenated, the Nandi Lake now brims with water
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): United Way Bengaluru (UWBe) organised Baagina Puja at the Nandi Lake which is filled to its brim after three decades.
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Ladakh: Umla becomes 12th village of Leh to get water supply in each house
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], November 30 (ANI): Umla village became the 12th village of Leh that has tap water supply in each of its 25-odd households even in sub-zero temperature under Jal Jeevan Mission.
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Angry protests in Amman against Jordan-Israel solar power for water deal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 29 (ANI): Thousands of Jordanians took part in a huge protest at the heart of the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday against the declaration of intent signed last Monday in Dubai for water for energy deal by Jordan, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Heavy rains lash Trichy for third consecutive day
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Trichy (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 29 (ANI): As rains continued to lash Trichy city for the third consecutive day, several residential neighbourhoods were inundated and residents were rescued using boats on Sunday.
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Fukushima plant's operator starts surveys to prepare for wastewater dump
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun conducting a series of underwater surveys as part of preparations for the planned discharge of treated water from the plant, NHK reported on Sunday.
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