Category: Environment

Himachal promoting cultivation of medicinal plants

Shimla, Aug 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is promoting the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants by encouraging farmers to cultivate…

6 years ago

Air pollution may lead to changes in heart structure

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Researchers have found that people exposed to even low levels of air pollution can have changes…

6 years ago

Loss of Hawaii tourism due to Kilauea eruption may exceed $200 mn: Study

Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) The cumulative expenditure loss to the tourism of the Big Island of Hawaii inflicted by…

6 years ago

Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature…

6 years ago

Working on solar power at Re 1 per unit: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government is working on a new…

6 years ago

Seven rooftop solar units in Delhi’s Dwarka area

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Delhi electricity distribution company BSES-Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) on Saturday said it has installed 506…

6 years ago

Heavy rain alert for Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Aug 4 (IANS) Uttarakhand authorities on Saturday issued an alert about heavy rains in the next 72 hours. The…

6 years ago

Himachal receives heavy rains

Shimla, Aug 4 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday received widespread rains with Sujanpur Tira recording the highest…

6 years ago

Adi Kailash Yatra suspended due to inclement weather

Dehradun, Aug 4 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government has suspended the annual Adi Kailash Yatra due to inclement weather, an official…

6 years ago

Cloudy sky in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) It was a cloudy sky in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature…

6 years ago

Night ban on vehicles through Karnataka forest to stay: CM

Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) The night-long ban on vehicular movement through the 30km Bandipur forest road in southwest Karnataka would…

6 years ago

Bad weather prevents airdrop of essentials in Nagaland

Shillong, Kohima, Aug 3 (IANS) Two Indian Air Force Mi-17 choppers on Friday were ready to airdrop essential commodities in…

6 years ago

HC seeks Centre, Delhi’s response on plea for policy to remove trees

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Central and Delhi governments to file reply…

6 years ago

Second wave of floods hits Assam, 90,000 affected

Guwahati, Aug 3 (IANS) Close to 90,000 people have been hit in Assam as a second wave of floods ravaged…

6 years ago

SC seeks Centre, Delhi’s response on plea to frame policy for removal of trees

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Central and Delhi governments to file reply…

6 years ago

Police seize ‘manjas’ after PETA’s complaint

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) On a complaint by PETA-India, the police have seized "manja" from the shops who were…

6 years ago

DMRC launches E-rickshaw service for Dwarka stations

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Friday launched the E-rickshaw service for its stations in Dwarka to…

6 years ago

Portuguese man o’war cluster spotted on Goa beach; advisory issued

Panaji, Aug 3 (IANS) Beachgoers in Goa have been warned to keep off the waters at the popular Baga beach,…

6 years ago

“No Horn” campaign launched in Shimla, Manali

Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday launched an awareness campaign named "Horn Not…

6 years ago

Toxic air to blame for lung cancer; no longer just a smoker’s disease

By Tish Sanghera Mumbai, Aug 3 (IndiaSpend/IANS) Smokers and non-smokers now represent an equal number of lung-cancer patients, according to…

6 years ago



This website uses cookies.