Misty morning in the capital
New Delhi, Nov 8: It was a misty morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at the average for the season – 14.2 degrees Celsius.
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Storms bring down 1,500 houses in China
Beijing, Nov 8: Gales and hailstorms have brought down around 1,500 houses in a Chinese province, affecting over 33,000 people, officials said.
Conservationists against tourism ban in tiger reserves
New Delhi, Nov 7: Ahead of the hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking banning of tourism in Madhya Pradesh’s tiger habitats by the apex court, wildlife experts Monday slammed the idea, terming it an ‘anti-community step’.
China to recycle 70 percent waste products by 2015
Beijing, Nov 7: In a move to prevent the likelihood of posing any danger to the environment, China is going to put in place a complete and advanced system to recycle 70 percent of major waste products by 2015.
Lightning strikes tourists on China mountain
Beijing, Nov 7: At least 12 tourists were injured when a bolt of lightning struck them on top of a mountain in China, officials said.
South Africa uses metro to carry waste to landfills
East London (South Africa), Nov 6: A metro train system in South Africa is helping in the fight against climate change by carrying waste to landfill sites on trains instead of trucks, state-run news agency BuaNews reported.
Warm Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 6: It was warm sunny Sunday morning with clear skies in the capital as the minimum temperature settled at 17.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the average for the season.
NGO opposes dolphin park in Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 5: An animal rights NGO Saturday wrote to Maharashtra’s Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal opposing the proposed building of a dolphin and water theme park along the Arabian Sea coastline in Sindhudurg.
Woman killed by tiger in Uttar Pradesh
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 5: A tiger killed a woman in Katarniaghat forest reserve in this Uttar Pradesh district Saturday, an official said.
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