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BMC announces cash prizes ranging from Rs. 10 lakh to 1 crore to encourage waste…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared cash prizes ranging from Rs. 10 lakh to 1 crore to encourage waste management.
A senior Civic official said that the prize…
Heavy rain predicted in Odisha for next 5 days
Heavy rain has been predicted in many parts of Odisha in the next five days due to a fresh low-pressure area taking shape over the Bay of Bengal.
Director of Bhubaneswar…
150 kg Sea Cucumber seized in Tamil Nadu
Forest Department officials have confiscated 150 Kilograms of sea cucumber from a man at Mandapam, near Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu today.
Officials confirmed that the value of the…
India won’t succumb to pressure of developed countries on climate change issue:…
Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that India will not succumb to pressure of developed countries on the issue of climate change and it will continue to put…
Heat stroke claims 47 lives in Bihar
In Bihar, the number of those killed due to heat stroke has risen to 47 in Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada districts. Forty people are undergoing treatment in Gaya Medical College Hospital…
Earthquakes cause sea level to rise faster than climate change: Aussie study
Major earthquakes can cause sea levels to rise at a dramatically faster rate than climate change, making them a more significant concern to some Pacific Island nations.
This is…
Major earth quakes raises sea level drastically faster than climatic change : study
Major earthquakes can cause sea levels to rise
at a dramatically faster rate than climate change, making them a more
significant concern to some Pacific Island nations.
This
is…
Rohtang Pass reopens in Himachal
In Himachal Pradesh, Rohtang Pass, the gateway to Lahaul and Spiti valley, has been re-opened.
A large number of Lahaul residents, living in the Kullu-Manali area had a sigh of relief…
414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands
A recent survey on plastic pollution found an estimated 414 million pieces of plastic including nearly one million shoes and 370,000 toothbrushes on the beaches of remote Cocos (Keeling)…
NSG commandos summit Mt Everest in maiden attempt
Commandos of the National Security Guard, NSG, scaled the Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in their maiden attempt.
The NSG in a statement said in New Delhi today…