Hundreds of crocodiles in Indonesia were slaughtered in a retaliatory attack by locals after a villager was killed by one of the reptiles, officials said on Monday.


Indonesia villagers slaughter 292 crocodiles


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Essel Infraprojects Ltd (EIL) will construct Maharashtra's first Waste to Energy (WtE) plant with a capacity of 800 tonnes of waste, it was announced on Monday.


Essel plant to generate power from waste in Maharashtra


Pakistan's agriculture is facing a major blow due to an ongoing water crisis in the country.


Pakistan's agriculture faces major blow due to water scarcity


Title: Being Ecological; Author: Timothy Morton; Publisher: Pelican/Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399


How we went wrong in understanding ecology - and what to do (Book Review)


Heavy rains pounded Kerala on Monday disrupting normal life with more rainfall predicted till Wednesday, weather officials said.


Heavy rains in Kerala disrupts normal life


Israeli consumption of plastic bags decreased by 80 per cent in 2017 than the year before, according to Israeli Environment Ministry on Sunday.


Plastic bags consumption reduces by 80% in Israel


Seven persons were killed and over 25 injured in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday, officials said.


7 killed, 25 injured in J&K landslide


The Sri Lankan government will construct a world class beach park, at a cost of $300 milliion, next to a mega multi-billion-dollar port city project in Colombo, the media reported on Sunday.


Sri Lanka to build world class beach park


Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday launched a 'Paudhagiri campaign' (plantation drive) to increase the green cover in the state under which over 22 lakh plants will be planted during the monsoon season.


Haryana launches plantation drive in Gurugram


Five persons were killed and 25 injured in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday, officials said.


5 killed, 25 injured in J&K landslide


At least 10 people were killed in a massive landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state on Saturday.


10 killed in Myanmar landslide


The death toll in floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across Nepal since the beginning of monsoon season has risen to 56, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Saturday.


Nepal monsoon death toll rises to 56


A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes, a media report said on Saturday.


Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village


New Delhi, July 14 (IANS/Mongabay) It is the final leg of the current Indian governments tenure, which began in 2014. As the general elections loom, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has gone into hyperactive mode over the past year, proposing a major overhaul of the countrys environmental laws that govern its forests, fragile coasts, precious wildlife and manage the toxic levels of air pollution.


Is the government in a pre-election haste to revamp green laws?


One doesn't have to be an activist or an environmentalist to make a difference about deforestation, "The Trees Told Me So" author and journalist Purva Grover said during an "adda session" on "missing trees and vanishing forests" on Thursday.


'Real-time issue of deforestation demands immediate solution'


Actor Willem Dafoe will star in Disney's "Togo" live-action movie about two of the key figures in the 1925 Nome Serum Run -- sled dog Togo and sled driver Leonhard Seppala.


Willem Dafoe to star in 'Togo'


The crunchy and luscious apples of Himachal Pradesh are once again literally in the eye of the storm, with government estimates saying their overall production is expected to decline with the weather playing havoc.


Himachal again heading for a lean apple harvest


The Karnataka government annually organises the "Bengaluru Innovation Challenge", covering diverse subjects. One such recent challenge focused on solving Bengalurus traffic congestion and water-scarcity problems.


Urban observatories: A kaleidoscope for cities (Comment)


A search operation continued on Friday to locate 127 missing people after torrential rains and floods lashed Japan and left 204 others dead.


Japan floods: Search operation continues for missing people


As many as 19 people were killed in Gujarat following torrential rains during the past one week, even as the state government relocated more than 1,000 persons to safer places.


Heavy rains kill 19 people in one week in Gujarat


Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Thursday handed over a pair of one-horned rhino to Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong at a programme in the capital.

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