Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The West Bengal Government wants sustainable livelihood of the people in the Sundarbans, and is taking steps for protecting the mangrove forest and its faunal treasures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Observing that damage to environment cannot be undone, the Delhi High Court on Thursday extended till further orders the ban on axing of 16,500 trees for the construction of high-rise…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Chief Secretary to hold a meeting with officials of various civic agencies and others to resolve the waterlogging problem in the national…
New Delhi/Noida, July 26 (IANS) The heavy rains lashed Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning improved the weather, but caused trouble for commuters as many areas were water-logged. Though the rains brought respite from the humid conditions…
Chandigarh, July 26 (IANS) After heavy rains in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the water level in Hathnikund barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district increased alarmingly on Thursday, forcing the authorities to sound an alert. Residents…
Shimla, July 26 (IANS) Most of the places in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, causing landslides in some areas and blocking roads, while all the major rivers and their tributaries were…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region on Thursday morning bringing respite from the humid conditions and bringing down the mercury. Weather officials predicted more spells of rain…
Agra, July 26 (IANS) Heavy showers overnight pounded Agra, flooding most parts of this old Uttar Pradesh city and nearly cutting off several neighbourhoods. The weather office has forecast more rains for Thursday and Friday….
Vientiane, July 26 (IANS) At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 remain missing after an underconstruction dam collapsed in Laos just days back, state-run Lao News Agency reported on Thursday. Searches…
Guatemala City, July 26 (IANS) The death toll from the eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano on June 3 has risen to 147, officials said. The National Forensic Sciences Institute on Wednesday said that it had…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Taking a dim view of the Union Power Ministry shifting to 2022 the deadline for installing flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) in coal-fired thermal power plants, the Supreme Court on Wednesday told…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government on Wednesday agreed to form a select committee to scrutinise the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill but confusion remained whether it would be passed…
Panaji, July 25 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to Mormugao Port Trust, South West Port Ltd (SWPL), Adani Mormugao Port Terminal, Vedanta and others following a public interest…
Athens, July 25 (IANS) The death toll in the worst forest fires in Greece in more than a decade increased to 80 on Wednesday as rescue workers intensified efforts to locate the missing. The death…
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) The country’s two mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, owing to a rise in the level of the silt content in the Satluj river, disrupting…
New Delhi,, July 25 (IANS) State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chosen US petroleum technology major Honeywell UOPs Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen at its refineries, Honeywell announced on Wednesday. The…
Agra July 25 (IANS) Even as the UP government and Agra district officials struggle to stitch together a “patch work quilt” called a Vision Document for the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), to submit before…
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Five persons, including four children, were killed in two major incidents of rain-triggered mudslides in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, police said on Wednesday. The children — three girls and their only…
Hyderabad, July 25 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court has impleaded 17 public representatives including a MP and eight state legislators of Andhra Pradesh for alleged violation of the court orders banning cockfighting. Thotha Narasimham, a…
Kampala, July 25 (IANS) Stating that India has deepened its partnership and engagement across the vast expanse of Africa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday charted out 10 principles of his country’s engagement with…