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Global temperatures in 2020 among highest on record: WMO

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Global temperatures in 2020 were among the highest on record and rivaled 2016 as the hottest year ever, according to international data compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and released on Thursday...

No 'active' forest fire now in Nagaland's Dzukou

5 days ago

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As no active fire was noticed in Nagaland's Dzukou range on Sunday, operations will be scaled down but the situation will be constantly monitored, a forest officer said. A fire erupted in Dzukou range in Kohima district on December 29 last year, damaging flora and fauna over a large area...

10 home remedies to avoid swine flu

8 days ago

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Are the rising swine flu casualties giving you jitters?..

Cadila to apply for clinical trials for swine flu vaccine

8 days ago

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Cadila Pharmaceutical will seek the govt's nod in two days for initiating clinical trials for a vaccine against swine flu...

Synthetic bedding 'can cause asthma'

8 days ago

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A new study has claimed synthetic bedding can aggravate asthma more than feather products as it contains high levels of fungal cells...

Study reveals big difference in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed

4 days ago

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Breast cancer cases surge as cervical dips

8 days ago

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Fewer women in India now suffer from cervical cancer - counted among the worst of killers. However, breast cancer cases have shot up alarmingly...

UV radiation blinding rural folk, finds study

8 days ago

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Why is every alternate person in rural India above the age of 40 blinded by cataract when only one in five in cities has the disease?..

2020 was 8th warmest year since 1901: IMD

11 days ago

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"The year 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since nation-wide records commenced in 1901. However, this is substantially lower than the highest warming observed over India during 2016 (+0.71 degree Celsius),” it said...

Pandemic delays leave many nations facing climate action catch-up in 2021

7 days ago

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Men who do household chores more likely to marry

8 days ago

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According to University of Oxford, Men who do household chores are more likely to marry a girl of their choice...

70m diabetics in India by 2015: Study

8 days ago

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India is heading towards a diabetic explosion with 70 million people to be affected by 2015, a decade ahead of expectations...

New wave of Swine flu could sicken millions

8 days ago

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As countries grapple with the Swine flu, experts have warned that a new wave of the deadly virus is ready and could sicken millions...

OTC EC and abortion pills cause menstrual problems

8 days ago

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Gynaecologists have noticed a sharp spike in cases of menstrual complications among young women who are repeatedly using OTC EC and abortion pills...

Poachers' paradise: Gulf hunts fuel Pakistan falcon trafficking

9 days ago

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For years, Pakistan has stood at the nexus of the falcon trade, both as a source of the birds of prey, and then as a destination to hunt with them. Falcon poaching is officially banned, but demand for the birds is rising, according to the World Wildlife Fund in Pakistan.It estimates that up to 700 falcons were illegally smuggled out of the country last year alone, often by organised criminal networks...