New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The second phase of Delhi power distribution company BSES’ Solar City Initiative was launched by Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday. This phase, which will cover the Shakur Basti…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday ordered a Crime Branch probe into the death of seven elephants due to electrocution in Dhenkanal district. Expressing grief over their death, the Chief…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) While the air-quality across the national capital was deteriorating, Faridabad on Sunday recorded the worse pollution levels in the region over 25 times higher than the safe limit causing confusion…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised tribal communities for saving forests and continuing a tradition of an eco-friendly lifestyle, saying that when it comes to protecting their rights and…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a polluted, hazy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.6 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The maximum temperatures were likely to hover…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that the AAP government has failed to control stubble-burning as it has increased to…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) At least seven elephants died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, a forest official said on Saturday. Non-rectification of sagging…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.6 degrees Celsius, while the air quality dipped to “very poor”. “The sky…
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Punjab has witnessed a steep decline in stubble burning this kharif season, a senior official said on Friday. Secretary-cum-State Nodal Officer of Anti-Stubble Burning Campaign K.S. Pannu said data from Punjab…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Pointing out the sudden rise in natural disasters in India, owing to environmental degradation and climate change, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said there is a need to…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The air quality of the national capital and regions around it dropped severely, with Friday recording worse pollution than what it was a day after Dussehera. The Air Qaulity Index…
Jakarta, Oct 26 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Friday revised down the death toll from powerful earthquakes and an ensuing tsunami on Sulawesi Island in September to 2,081 from 2,256. The multiple quakes followed by a…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Stubble-burning in Delhi’s neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is currently contributing to 20-30 per cent of the Capital’s overall air-pollution, at a time when winds over Delhi are calm, officials said….
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Union Environment Ministry will soon initiate its first-ever study to assess mortality and acute events due to air pollution starting from 20 major cities this year, officials said. The government…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday told the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take “strictest action” against the violators at the Pragati Maidan re-development site after finding violations of dust…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged scientists in the country to find a concrete solution to deal with the problem of stubble burning even as he asked farmers to…
Athens, Oct 26 (IANS) A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Zakynthos early Friday, causing minor damage to the port and some buildings but no one was injured, authorities said. The quake…
Jodhpur, Oct 26 (IANS) A division bench of the Rajasthan high court has issued notices to the state government along with the district and civic administration of Jodhpur seeking their response as to why goat…
Jodhpur, Oct 26 (IANS) Hearing on two appeals pertaining to two poaching cases against Bollywood actor Salman Khan were deferred to December 18 by a sessions court here on Friday due to lack of time….
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Expecting a highly polluted Diwali, a pollution task force headed by the CPCB on Friday issued advisories to a Supreme Court-appointed environment body, suggesting closure of industries, construction and intensified…