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Delhi soon to be Hit with Monsoon

Southwest Monsoon on Tuesday further advanced in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Conditions are also becoming favourable for further advance of the

June 23, 2020

Environment·India

US Wildfire Spreads to over 110,000 Acres

A bushfire currently burning in the US state of Arizona has grown to 114,941 acres with just 5 per cent containment, authorities said. Now the largest active fire in the US, the

June 19, 2020

Environment

Over Half of Population Exposed to Pollution

Despite global efforts to improve air quality, half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution, and according to the WHO, more than four million deaths annually can be attributed

June 19, 2020

Environment

Pepsi Donates 3 Million for Clean Water

The PepsiCo Foundation has committed to invest $3 million with the NGO ‘WaterAid’ to provide safe water access to agricultural communities and help women in high water-risk areas in West Bengal and

June 16, 2020

Environment·Health

3 Earthquakes Bombard Gujarat

Two mild-intensity earthquakes hit Rajkot district of Gujarat on Monday afternoon, a day after a 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook the region. According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake measuring 3.5

June 16, 2020

Environment

Weather Intense in India

Average temperature of India experienced a rise of 0.7 degree Celsius, along with decline in rainfall, significant increase in frequency of very severe cyclonic storms and droughts in over a decade due

June 16, 2020

Environment

Earthquake Strikes Iran; 5.1 on Richter

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Beiram region in Iran’s southern Fars province on Sunday, according to Iran’s Seismological Centre. The epicentre of the earthquake, which took place at

June 16, 2020

Environment

Scientists Research why India Faced Rainfall Decline

In novel approach to understand natural variability factors behind five-decade long rainfall decline till the year 2000 in India, a group of scientists has now examined the differing trends in pre- and

June 13, 2020

Environment·Science

Mumbai Receives Modern Flood Warning System

After Chennai, Mumbai on Friday got India’s second state-of-the-art Integrated Flood Warning System (IFWS) which will make it possible to predict floods at least three days in advance, enabling more lives to

June 13, 2020

Environment·India

Women Less Responsible for Greenhouse Emissions

Women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas than men, despite men being more than twice as likely to travel by bike, say researchers. For the findings, published

June 11, 2020

Environment·Women

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