Environment
Free Covid-19 booster dose for below 60 from Friday
People in the 18-59 age group will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres under...
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Merino to jumbuck: J&K govt to import 17000 sheep from Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh for crossbreeding, mutton self-sufficiency
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to import bulk sheep from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to bridge the supply-demand...
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Gala Red’,Scarlet’, `Jeromnie’: High-density Plantation Scheme transforming J&K horticulture sector
SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: Jammu and Kashmir administration is implementing a High-Density Plantation scheme with a multi-pronged strategy to make UT a...
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ACs to keep ATMs cool are bad news for environment
A popular cartoon often making rounds on WhatsApp shows a person standing in front of a bank automated teller machine...
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Video: Chimpanzee grabs man’s leg in a zoo; visitors run helter-skelter
Visitors at Kasang Kulim Zoo in Indonesia were in for a big shock after a huge chimpanzee grabbed the t-shirt and...
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After 90 years, critically endangered  wild Arabian oryx was born in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: It took 90 years to record the first birth of wild Arabian oryx in Saudi Arabia. King Salman bin...
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`It poses great risk to villages and tourist infrastructure’: New study reveals 65 proglacial lakes can burst anytime in J&K
Srinagar: Glacial lakes have shown an alarming increase in Jammu and Kashmir, posing a threat to the downstream communities. According...
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`Tum chale Aao, Phadon ki kasam’: Over 33 tonnes of waste including human skeletons collected from Mount Everest, 3 other peaks
Kathmandu: Teams led by the Nepal Army have collected over 33 tonnes of waste including human skeletons, from Mount Everest...
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`Nari Shakti’: Meet 48-year-old South Kashmir woman who has discovered enzyme that makes polythene disappearÂ
Srinagar: A 48-year-old innovator has sold the copyright of her anti-polythene enzyme to a private company to rid the country of...
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(Video) `Every dog has a day’: Check out the oldest surviving canine on earth
The world’s oldest surviving dog is 21 years and 66 days old. According to Guinness World Records (GWR), Chihuahua in Florida...
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