Category: Environment

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

By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, July 14 (IANS/Mongabay) It is the final leg of the current Indian governments tenure, which…

6 years ago

Railways to install plastic bottle crushing machines at 2,000 stations

By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Joining the battle against plastic waste, Indian Railways is installing plastic…

6 years ago

Clear Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

6 years ago

3 dead as heavy rains lash Gujarat’s Saurashtra region

Gandhinagar, July 14 (IANS) Friday, the 13th, turned out to be a nightmare for the usually dry Saurashtra region of…

6 years ago

SC seeks Centre’s view on bringing petrol, diesel prices on par

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether petrol and diesel prices can be…

7 years ago

Heavy rains in Delhi, to continue

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Heavy rains in Delhi and its neighbourhood brought much needed respite to people on Friday,…

7 years ago

US Ambassador calls on Kejriwal

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster called on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on…

7 years ago

‘Real-time issue of deforestation demands immediate solution’

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) One doesn't have to be an activist or an environmentalist to make a difference about…

7 years ago

Drones to help Australians track, locate crocodiles

Canberra, July 13 (IANS) Drones will be used to track and report the movement of crocodiles in Australia, authorities announced…

7 years ago

Willem Dafoe to star in ‘Togo’

Los Angeles, July 13 (IANS) Actor Willem Dafoe will star in Disney's "Togo" live-action movie about two of the key…

7 years ago

Himachal again heading for a lean apple harvest

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, July 13 (IANS) The crunchy and luscious apples of Himachal Pradesh are once again literally in…

7 years ago

Urban observatories: A kaleidoscope for cities

By Noelene Marisa Yesudas & Shrimoyee Bhattacharya The Karnataka government annually organises the "Bengaluru Innovation Challenge", covering diverse subjects. One…

7 years ago

Japan floods: Search operation continues for missing people

Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) A search operation continued on Friday to locate 127 missing people after torrential rains and floods…

7 years ago

Himachal’s Palampur gets record rainfall

Shimla, July 13 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience rains on Friday with Palampur recording the heaviest…

7 years ago

Partly cloudy Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum…

7 years ago

Heavy rains kill 19 people in one week in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, July 13 (IANS) As many as 19 people were killed in Gujarat following torrential rains during the past one…

7 years ago

Elephant corridors: SC says no states listening to Centre

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Centre that "no state is listening to government…

7 years ago

SC slams ‘Superman’ Lt Gov for doing nothing on Delhi garbage issue

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure on the failure of Delhi Lt Governor, whom…

7 years ago

Nepal gifts rhino couple to China

Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Thursday handed over a pair of one-horned rhino to…

7 years ago

NGT orders sealing of handpumps extracting mercury in western UP

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all…

7 years ago



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