Category: Environment

Ancient monuments Bill goes to panel for more scrutiny

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government on Wednesday agreed to form a select committee to scrutinise the Ancient Monuments…

6 years ago

HC admits PIL over ban on coal handling at Goa port

Panaji, July 25 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to Mormugao Port Trust, South…

6 years ago

Greece wildfires toll reaches 80, rescue efforts intensify

Athens, July 25 (IANS) The death toll in the worst forest fires in Greece in more than a decade increased…

6 years ago

Two mega hydropower plants in Himachal shut

Shimla, July 25 (IANS) The country's two mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, owing…

6 years ago

IOC opts for Honeywell technology for fuels of BS-VI grade

New Delhi,, July 25 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chosen US petroleum technology major Honeywell UOPs Pressure Swing…

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‘Agra should be declared a heritage city for tourists’

Agra July 25 (IANS) Even as the UP government and Agra district officials struggle to stitch together a "patch work…

6 years ago

Mudslides claim five lives in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Five persons, including four children, were killed in two major incidents of rain-triggered mudslides in Bangladesh's…

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Andhra MP, 6 MLAs impleaded in cockfighting case

Hyderabad, July 25 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court has impleaded 17 public representatives including a MP and eight state legislators…

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Modi charts out 10 principles of India’s African reach-out

Kampala, July 25 (IANS) Stating that India has deepened its partnership and engagement across the vast expanse of Africa, Indian…

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Frantic search for survivors continues after Laos dam collapse

Vientiane, July 25 (IANS) Rescuers are searching for survivors after an under-construction hydroelectric dam collapsed in Laos on Tuesday, leaving…

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Shah Commission is wrong; mining scam only around Rs 100 cr: Parrikar

Panaji, July 25 (IANS) The Justice M.B. Shah Commission's estimate of Goa's mining scam being a whopping Rs 35,000 crore…

6 years ago

Karnataka has removed Mhadei conduit blockages: Goa Minister

Panaji, July 25 (IANS) Two of the three blockades, built on water diversion conduits by the Karnataka government along the…

6 years ago

Several killed in heavy rain, flood in Sudan

Khartoum, July 25 (IANS) Between seven and ten people have been killed in heavy rains and floods across Sudan that…

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China’s negotiator is global climate summit Co-Chair

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Global Climate Action Summit, taking place in September in San Francisco, has announced inclusion…

6 years ago

Rains lash Delhi, NCR

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Rains lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday with the minimum temperature…

6 years ago

Heavy rain alert issued in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, July 25 (IANS) A "heavy to very heavy rain" alert was issued on Wednesday in Uttarakhand for the next…

6 years ago

Wipro to help Karnataka government fight air pollution

Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Software major Wipro would work with the Karnataka government to fight air pollution in the state,…

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Odisha CM launches ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’

Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the 'Green Mahanadi Mission', a plantation drive under…

6 years ago

Taj Mahal area should be no-plastic zone, polluting industries shut: UP to SC

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government, in its first draft report of its 'Vision Document' on protection…

6 years ago

Delhi launches solar scheme to increase farmers’ income

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme under which farmers in the national capital…

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