New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Taking cognisance of the fire incident at Bhalaswa garbage landfill site, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Monday directed the MCDs to develop scientifically-engineered landfill sites in the national capital….
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The National Capital faced poor air-quality, while Nehru Nagar in south Delhi choked at ‘severe-plus’ with pollutants over seven times higher than standards. Experts raised concern at the alarming situation…
Gurugram, Oct 22 (IANS) Private renewable energy producer ReNew Power said on Monday that it has won an order for developing a 3 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) To control the air-quality from becoming lethal a day after Diwali this year, the Union Environment Ministry on Monday initiated Green-Diwali campaign to create awareness. In 2017, the ministry initiated…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Odisha Congress in-charge Jitendra Singh on Monday said the state government was solely responsible for the death of more than 70 people in cyclone Titli and the consequent deluge. He charged…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Four fire-related incidents were reported in the capital in the last 24 hours, the fire office said. The first major fire that broke out was at Bhalswa landfill site, where…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A fire that started at the sprawling Bhalaswa garbage landfill site in the capital on Sunday night is yet to be controlled, officials said. One of three saturated landfill sites…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on the plea for a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers across the country. A bench of Justice…
Dehradun, Oct 22 (IANS) The famous Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand will close for the winter break on November 9, it was announced on Monday. At around 12.15 p.m. the Yamunotri shrine will close, joining the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “negative approach” on the needs of the state, which is slowly picking up pieces after a devastating…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) The Forest Department in Odisha has decided to tranquilise Royal Bengal tigress Sundari after another man was attacked and killed in Satakosia Tiger Reserve, an official said on Monday. Tension gripped…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) China on Monday said that the water levels have dropped and situation has returned to normal following an overflow at a barrier lake, which was formed due to…
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) An oil spill that has been leaking millions of barrels since the last 14 years into the Gulf of Mexico has gone unplugged for so long that it was now poised…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A total of 400 petrol pumps, many with CNG dispensing units, began a day-long strike on Monday in protest against Delhi government’s refusal to reduce VAT on fuels. The Delhi…
Tokyo, Oct 22 (IANS) The use of material resources will double globally by 2060 and will cause a serious environmental impact, according to a study released on Monday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The global natural gas market driven by demand in liquefied natural gas continues to change buyer-seller relationships and raises new challenges for the global security of energy supplies, the International…
Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) Mild tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. No damage or casualty was reported. “An earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale were felt for a few seconds at 9.11…
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Giant mice are killing millions of endangered Tristan albatross chicks on a remote island in the South Atlantic, threatening the rare seabird species with extinction, a wildlife organisation has said. According…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Bogota, Oct 22 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and five more were missing after heavy rains triggered a mudslide in northern Colombia on Sunday, the fire department said. The early morning rains caused…