Category: Environment

Carbon and Sugar Tax Can Have Environmental, Health Benefits

London, Feb 3 (IANS) A combination of a carbon tax on food and sugary drinks could lead to health benefits,…

9 years ago

SC Wants Countrywide Green Technology for Traditional Cremation

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the green technology that the Central Pollution Control Board…

9 years ago

Swelling Lake Leaves Migratory Birds Hungry in China

Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Migratory birds wintering in China's largest freshwater lake are facing starvation as the lake has nearly…

9 years ago

Global Warming Not Driven by Natural Forces: Study

  New York, Feb 2 (IANS) By examining how Earth cools itself down after a period of natural warming, a…

9 years ago

Climate Change Boosted ‘Once-A-Century’ Floods: Study

Paris, Feb 1 (AFP) Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England…

9 years ago

Paris Climate Pact: the Devil’s in the Adjectives and Verbs

Considering that 2015 was an extraordinary year for the global environmental movement for saving the planet, 2016 has begun with…

9 years ago

Extinction Of Giant Australian Bird Mega Fauna Points to Humans

New York, Jan 30 (IANS) US researchers have found the first reliable evidence that humans played a substantial role in…

9 years ago

Kolkata Air Toxic, Warns Study

Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Official ambient air quality monitoring has shown 61 percent increase in particulate matter in four years…

9 years ago

Lithium Batteries Can Push India’s Energy Security

The Indian government's Department of Heavy Industry has announced an ambitious goal of deploying six-seven million electric vehicles (EVs) across…

9 years ago

Japan Brings Second Nuke Complex Since Fukushima Disaster

Tokyo, Jan 29 (IANS) Japan restarted a nuclear complex on Friday in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, marking the second complex…

9 years ago

Clean Ganga: Brainstorming with 1,600 Village Heads on Saturday

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) More than 1,600 gram pradhans (village headmen) of villages located on the banks of the…

9 years ago

Jharkhand to Set Up Solar Power Plants in 100 Offices

Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) Jharkhand's Energy department will set up rooftop solar power plants at 100 government office buildings, an…

9 years ago

Bring Back Odd-Even Scheme: Plea in HC

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government to take into consideration the…

9 years ago

Embrace Negative Responses from People when It Comes to CSR: Study

New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Embracing negative comments and two-way communication can help corporations enhance consumers' trust when it comes…

9 years ago

Watershed Project Conserves Himachal’s Ecology, Boosts Economy

Shimla, Jan 25 (IANS) The World Bank-funded Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project in Himachal Pradesh has helped preserve natural resources and…

9 years ago

How Maharashtra Water Plan Fails 10 Mn Farmers

You would not think there was a worsening farm crisis in Indias second-largest agricultural economy if you met Jairam Jadhav…

9 years ago

Jawed Habib Hopes for Government Support in Recycling Hair

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Celebrated hair stylist Jawed Habib is on a mission to make the best use of…

9 years ago

Maoist Shadow over Big Cats’ Census in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) As the Odisha government is all set to start its big cat count in the first…

9 years ago

Odd-Even Traffic Restrictions Possible After March: Delhi Minister

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The odd-even traffic scheme might be implemented in Delhi after March as the initiative will…

9 years ago

Drought Is Worst in 100 Years, Maharashtra Water Plan Struggles

Vasudev Lokhande is the beneficiary of an ambitious Maharashtra government programme to permanently transform the lives of farmers devastated by…

9 years ago



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