Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A unique afforestation drive by Maharashtra to increase the green cover by planting two crore saplings was inaugurated by Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, signalling the start of the Forest Festival (Vanamahotsav),…
Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) At least seven people were killed following cloudburst and landslides as heavy rains lashed Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand, officials said on Friday. “As many as 30 people have been…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in Delhi, with the minimum temperature settling one notch below the season’s average at 27.2 degrees Celsius. “The day ahead will remain generally cloudy…
Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) Heavy rains have continued to pound the hilly areas of Uttarakhand on Friday. Officials said a cloud burst in Pithoragarh inundated the entire region, causing problems to the people. Large tracts…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) As the south-west monsoon takes a break, there would be a respite from heavy rains in many parts of Karnataka, with sky overcast for the next 24 hours, the Met office…
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to prepare a long-term integrated shoreline management plan for its entire 480 km coastline, making it the first state to initiate such a plan, said an…
Jammu/Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar on Thursday recorded season’s highest temperature so far at 34.4 degrees Celsius while the heat wave continued unabated in Jammu where the maximum was 38.7…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Environmental clearances to development projects in India are given after “multi-level scrutiny” and “not in a hurry”, a Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) official said here on…
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) China has 2,740 nature reserves, covering 1.47 million sq km, a State Council report said on Thursday. This includes 446 national level reserves, said the report submitted to an ongoing bi-monthly…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) said on Wednesday it will seek setting up of biodiversity boards or committees in union territories across India. The NBA will ask the Ministry of Environment,…
Imphal, June 30 (IANS) Hundreds of trucks were stranded in Manipur after heavy rains caused landslides in Tamenglong district, officials said. The trucks are loaded with construction material and consumer items and were coming from…
Gurgaon/Faridabad, June 30 (IANS) “Gau Raksha Dal” volunteers who forced two beef transporters to eat a concoction of cow dung have been booked for outraging religious feelings, Haryana Police said on Thursday. Two men, Rizwan…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) An drive by Maharashtra to increase green cover will be launched on Friday by planting two crore saplings across the state, Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said here. The event, kickstarting the…
Ghaziabad, June 30 (IANS) An open-air gymnasium being built in the main central park in this Delhi’s suburban city in Uttar Pradesh is illegal and must stop immediately, an environmentalist has written to the Ghaziabad…
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) A one-horned female rhino has been killed in the Orang National Park in Assam. The suspected poachers took away its horn, forest officials said on Thursday. “The carcass of a female…
(151225) — BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — A cyclist takes photos of the smog-shrouded Palace Museum turret in Beijing, Dec. 25, 2015. An orange alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The World Bank on Thursday signed an agreement with India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) to mobilise investments worth $1 trillion by 2030 to help fund projects to increase solar energy…
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Schools and colleges remained shut on Thursday across Kodagu district in south-west Karnataka as heavy rains inundated towns and villages. “The administration has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) It was a sunny, hot and humid Thursday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature settling three notches above the season’s average at 30.6 degrees Celsius. “The day ahead will…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) An agreement on Wednesday was signed between the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the National Institute of Animal Welfare (NIAW) to start a course on animal welfare at the JNU…