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Climate change led to decline of ice age trees: study

May 21, 2013 01:14 PM Sustained global warming will wipe out an uncountable number of plant and animal species, says a new report based on a path-breaking study of similar climatic changes through the ice age.
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Wild elephants among 100 most endangered species

May 21, 2013 10:00 AM Most of these threatened species including the two mammals in India are not currently receiving the conservation they most certainly deserve, observes the study.
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Blanket ban on construction on Yamuna floodplains

May 21, 2013 12:50 PM India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that constructions on floodplains not only affects the natural flow of the river but even causes environment problems.
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Adhocism will ruin Indian school education: Apex court

May 20, 2013 06:40 PM “We spoil the entire education system by appointing ad-hoc teachers who do not have proper qualification," a two-judge bench of India's Supreme Court said today.
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Dolphins in troubled waters

May 20, 2013 03:58 PM Illegal dredging and mining is posing a serious threat to Gangetic Dolphins in the Yamuna.
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Experts urge water's inclusion in development goals

May 20, 2013 03:52 PM As the world faces growing water security challenges, experts are calling for better monitoring of the availability, quality and use of water, and its inclusion in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals as a key issue in the post-2015 development agenda.
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No compound wall on wetlands of Kerala, for now

May 20, 2013 11:30 AM The move is in response to an alarm raised by A. Ramachandran, member of the Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority.
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Indian govt must talk on telecom tower emissions: Industry body

May 20, 2013 08:00 AM COAI, the industry body for GSM, has asked the centre to instruct states on policy regarding emissions from telecom towers, since the subject comes under the Union government’s purview.
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Big Fish In mining scam let off, says CSE

May 20, 2013 12:31 PM The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) slammed the Supreme Court's Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) for taking a ‘soft’ view of the big fish in Karnataka’s monstrous mining scam.

Tigers in India still at risk: Study

May 20, 2013 11:30 AM The growth in the number of Indian tigers in itself does not guarantee their future, says a study released on Saturday.
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India’s urban health mission gets all of Rs 1 crore

May 20, 2013 09:00 AM The urban mission in India has been clubbed with its rural variant under the National Health Mission and is called a sub-mission
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India: A game-changer for parched Perambalur

May 20, 2013 11:38 AM Farm ponds being built in Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) programme is expected to prove to be a boon for farmers in this the perennially parched district.
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After fanfare, Nirbhaya fund going nowhere

May 20, 2013 11:35 AM The Rs-1000-crore fund for empowering women is languishing in a bureaucratic limbo, even as three ministries scrap over its control.
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Greenpeace, URJA Front condemn DERC over power crisis

May 20, 2013 11:20 AM Greenpeace India and URJA Front (United RWA Joint Action Front) has condemned Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for mocking democratic norms.
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Melting glaciers also behind sea-level rise

May 20, 2013 10:58 AM A new study has found that shrinking glaciers were responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea-level between 2003 and 2009.

Business and farmers: A beneficial partnership

May 17, 2013 05:55 PM At one of the sessions of the “Partnering for Rural Prosperity: Farmers as Owners” business and farmers came together to discuss ways in which both can come together in mutually profitable ways.

Cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' hits Bangladesh coastlines

May 16, 2013 04:05 PM The storm might widen in impact and hit Chittagong-Cox's Bazar coast with speeds up to 100 kilometers per hour.
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Kashmir on finger tips, thanks to Mehvish’s Android App

May 16, 2013 12:10 PM “I was always interested in technology and fortunately my family supported me in my decision to go into this field. In fact, no one in the family has ever forced me to do anything,” says Mehvish.
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India sets up panel to measure backwardness of states

May 16, 2013 12:19 PM The backwardness of the states would be considered under various criteria including per capita income and other human development indicators.
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New study confirms science consensus on climate change

May 16, 2013 12:07 PM A new analysis of scientists’ articles on global warming and climate change has found almost unanimous agreement that humans are the main cause.
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