The Amount of Oxygen in the Ocean Has Dropped Thanks to Humans |
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An algal bloom killed these sardines in Chile in 2016. (Image: AP)
You are probably aware that global temperatures are rising thanks to human-made greenhouse gases emissions. You might not be aware of some of the many associated side effects, for in
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Oceans have lost 2 % of oxygen, says study |
Deccan Chronicle |
The world's oceans have lost more than two per cent of their oxygen since 1960, with potentially devastating consequences for sea plants and animals, marine scientists said Wednesday.
In those five and a half decades, parts of the oceans devoid of o
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Sea Ice Around Antarctica Has Shrunk To The Smallest Size, All Because Of Global Warming |
Indiatimes. Com |
After years of resisting global warming sea ice around Antarctica has shrunk to a record low, as a result of human activity.
Around February, floating ice in the region does melt to its smallest size for the year before expanding again as the autumn
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Antarctic sea ice shrunk to a record low this year |
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Sea ice around Antarctica has shrunk to its smallest annual extent in decades, a record low since the United States National Snow and Ice Data Center began tracking the contraction in 1979. The level of ice floating around in the region had shrunk to
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Panther dies after being hit by vehicle in Rajasthan |
Press Trust of India |
Jaipur, Feb 15 (PTI) A panther died after it was hit by a vehicle in Udaipur district today.
A five-year-old female panther died after an unidentified vehicle hit it in Gordhan Vilas Police Station area. A case has been registered in this matter,
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Olive Ridley turtles begin nesting in Ganjam |
The Hindu |
With 67,000 mother turtles turning up to lay eggs, mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridleys started at Rushikulya rookery coast in Ganjam district from Tuesday night.
In 2016, there was no mass nesting at the Rushikulya rookery coast although large
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Two Indian gaurs lock horns, die |
The Hindu |
Forest staff’s efforts to untangle the horns of the two beasts prove futile
In a tragic incident, two female Indian gaurs that got their horns intertwined during a fight died along the Ooty to Coonoor Road after a five-hour struggle to save them fai
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Poachers kill rhino in Kaziranga National Park with AK-47 |
THE ASIAN AGE |
Guwahati: Poachers on Wednesday killed an adult rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and escaped with its horn.
Park authorities said the poachers killed the endangered animal with an AK-47 rifle near Tunikati camp in Burapahar range at the nati
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Rhino poached, horn taken away |
The Shillong Times |
Guwahati: Poachers gunned down a full-grown rhino in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) at around 1 am on Wednesday at Tunikati Forest camp area of Burhapahar Range of the UNESCO World Heritage site despite the round the clock vigil carried out by the for
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Mass campaign launched to fight forest fires |
The Times of India |
KOZHIKODE: With forests facing increased threat of fire outbreaks due to intense summer and a deficient monsoon, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) officials have adopted a mass campaign mode with grassroots-level participation for preventing them.
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Forest dept opposes CJM’s move to release 3 tiger poachers |
The Times of India |
Nagpur: The state forest department has opposed the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court's suomotu move to release three dreaded tiger poachers involved in hunting wildcats in the region.
The three poachers — MamruPatlepawar, Chika Patlepawar and
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80% fall in arrival of birds to wetlands |
The Hindu |
There is a drop of over 80% in the arrival of birds in the wake of failure of northeast monsoon, it was found through the 7th edition of TamirabharaniWaterbird Count which was conducted in the wetlands of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts between
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2 Indian gaurs lock horns, die after rescue operation fails |
The Times of India |
UDHAGAMANDALAM: Two Indian gaurs died on Wednesday after an in-fight at Yellanhalli village near Ooty. As the animals fought, their antlers locked together and they could not move. Forest officials tranquilized them and cut the tip of the horns to re
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SAFAR to monitor air quality in Ahmedabad |
The Indian Express |
After Delhi, Mumbai and Pune, scientists at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology will set up the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) in Ahmedabad in March. Health alerts will also be sent via SMS to people suffering from respir
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Short circuiting e-waste |
The New Indian Express |
KOCHI: Considering a steep increase in the quantity of e-waste generated in the state, the Clean Kerala Company, as part of state government’s HarithaKeralam project, is planning to set up an e-waste treatment plant. Earlier, the government had annou
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Hyderabad falters on collecting domestic waste |
The Times of India |
HYDERABAD: While the Telangana government is busy preparing the nuances of the proposed Clean Air Authorityof Hyderabad, Tokyo is way ahead in providing clean air, water and soil to citizens.
A study of official website of Clean Authority of Tokyo
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In coal, old vehicles, firecrackers, story of China victory over India |
The Indian Express |
Two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and India, are also rivals for the world’s highest air pollution health burden. In 2015, India recorded a higher casualty rate due to outdoor air pollution than China — a first since 2000.
In fact,
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NGT orders inspection of illegal industries in Northwest Delhi |
DNA India |
The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of industries in Northwest Delhi after a plea alleged that many units were running without requisite permission and causing air pollution.
A bench headed by NGT chief Justice Swatanter Kumar direct
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Even trees turn infertile as pollen loses sting to pollution in air |
The Times of India |
HYDERABAD: After humans and animals, it's now infertility in trees. Chemical, automobile and industrial pollution is so high in the city that many plant species are turning infertile.
City researchers have found that stamens, male-fertilizing orga
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Air pollution alarm: EU issues 'final warnings' to five countries |
Business Standard |
Following failure in addressing recurring breaches of air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide, the European Union has issued "final warnings" to Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Britain in the matter.
Nitrogen dioxide pollution, much of it caused
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Anil Dave can no longer pretend that pollution doesn’t kill |
The Hindustan Times |
The bad news on the pollution front continues: India’s air now rivals China’s as the world’s deadliest, according to a new study published on Tuesday amid warnings that efforts to curb pollution from coal won’t yield results any time soon. India’s po
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Infra norms flouted, greens to move NGT |
The Times of India |
GURUGRAM: Environmental activists on Wednesday threatened to move the National Green Tribunal (NGT), claiming authorities had failed to follow construction normsfor infrastructure projectsunder way on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.
At present, cons
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Clean Ganga: Funds flow generously for project, but river far from clean |
The Hindustan Times |
After facing the National Green Tribunal’s wrath earlier this month for failing to clean the Ganga, minister for water resources Uma Bharti announced that a committee of secretaries would be set up to expedite the process.
MC Mehta, a Delhi-based la
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Kambala Races Involve Cruelty to Buffaloes, Will Approach SC: PETA |
The Quint |
Soon after the pro-Jallikattu protests gathered steam in Tamil Nadu, the calls for unbanning Kambala buffalo races in coastal Karnataka grew more strident. Soon large protests followed at Mangaluru and nearby Moodbidri, the latter featuring two hundr
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Gurgaon beats Delhi to worse air quality of day |
The Hindustan Times |
The air quality in the city was marked ‘very poor’ on Wednesday, worse than the pollution level in Delhi according to Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) air quality index report.
The daily air quality report of 28 cities and town depicted that
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Odisha keeps keen eye on biomedical waste facility in hospitals |
The New Indian Express |
BHUBANESWAR: With the State extending the biomedical waste management programme to all Government-run hospitals, the health facilities have been asked to obtain authorisation from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for disposal of waste
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Smoke and mirrors - Beijing battles to control smog message |
DNA India |
In its 'war' on hazardous air pollution, China's government has a dilemma: it needs to be open about air quality data to hold polluters to account, but worries that too much bad news from alternative, independent sources could stoke public unrest.
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India tops list of countries in ozone pollution deaths |
The Times of India |
NEW DELHI: India's deepening pollution problem, which hit home with a vengeance after Diwali last year as Delhi and NCR woke up enveloped in smog that refused to lift for days, has a death toll second only to China's+ , and together the two nations a
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Ministries to study air pollution deaths |
The Hindu |
The Union Health and Environment Ministries are likely to collaborate on a series of studies to determine the long-term impact of air pollution on health in India. This comes on the heels of a report that attributed around a million air-pollution dea
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Working with Environment Ministry to address air pollution |
DNA India |
A day after a study claimed that 1.1 million people died due to air pollution in India in 2015, the Union Health Minister today said his ministry was working in coordination with the Environment Ministry to address the issue.
Union Health Minister J
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Students to spread waste campaign |
The Times of India |
New Delhi: Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar is planning to introduce a campaign on segregation of waste in schools. At Green School Awards in Delhi on Wednesday, he proposed that the schoolchildren bring dry waste, segregated at home, once a week
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Yesterdays
News (Wednesday, February 15, 2017 ) |
15-YEAR-OLD ELEPHANT DIES IN MM HILLS
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Climate change impact on animals 'under-appreciated', says recent study
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Ozone pollution killed 2.54L worldwide in 2015, most deaths in India
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Ganga Clean Up: NGT Orders CBI Probe Against UP Jal Nigam
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India reported 1.1 million deaths due to air pollution in 2015, says a global study
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India, China make up 52% of early deaths due to air pollution
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Fighting Rhino Poaching
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Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys bring cheers
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With no hurdles, Madhya Pradesh officials optimistic of getting Gir lions
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Ruddy Shelduck returns to KWS in large numbers
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With no hurdles, Madhya Pradesh officials optimistic of getting Gir lions
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Warm ocean water triggered seabird die-off, experts say
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