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Environment

Turtles, sharks return to Thai coasts in absence of tourists

April 23, 2020 Bangkok: Rare sea turtles and reef sharks are some of the endangered species that have been sighted in recent weeks off the coast of Thailand, where beaches have been emptied of tourists…

Normal Monsoon this year: IMD

April 15, 2020 New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said “this year, we will witness a normal monsoon”, which is very crucial given the nationwide lockdown for more than a month due…

Agriculture

Going organic brings rich harvest for MP cotton

April 13, 2020 Chhindwara(Madhya Pradesh): Dasrath Patil, 50, like most inhabitants of Jobni village, comes of farming stock. The 700-plus population of this village located in Sausar Tehsil, some 63 km away from the district…

Environment

Earth’s crust is shaking less as people stay home

London, April 5 (IANS) The COVID-19 lockdowns globally have not only made air breathable or rivers clean but have also resulted in the way our Earth moves, as researchers now report a drop in seismic…

Agriculture

With repair shops closed, farmers fear delay in crop harvests

April 3, 2020 New Delhi: While the government tries to push up the supply of essential items like flour and cereals, farmers across the country say that due to the lockdown, machines used in agricultural…

Environment

First ever heatwave recorded in Antarctica

Sydney, March 31 (IANS) Even the world’s coldest continent is not immune to rising global temperatures, with scientists recording the first-ever heatwave event in Antarctica over the 2019-20 summer period. Researchers from the Australian Antarctic…

Environment/weather

Hailstorms, rains, destroy standing crop in UP; same for another 24 hours

March 13, 2020 Lucknow: Hailstorm, accompanied by strong winds lashed several parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday causing wide spread damage to crops. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed all district magistrates to provide financial…

By Ranjit Devraj

India seeks to boost pesticide production in the midst of increasing poisoning cases.

By Ranjit Devraj March 6, 2020 New Delhi: India is bidding to boost the manufacture, use and export of pesticides. However, it must also deal with the grim fact that the annual average of fatal…

Wheat worth Rs 607 crore damaged in Punjab: CAG 

March 1, 2020 Chandigarh:Inadequate and improper wheat storage and stocking fresh one with the infested in Punjab resulted in loss of wheat of Rs 607.57 crore in four years, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)…

Modi launches 1000 FPOs

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Addressing a Kisan Sammelan in Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign to set up 10,000 new farmer producer organisations (FPOs) across the country in…

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