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NEW DELHI: As part of measures to control air pollution, the Union environment ministry has banned import of pet coke for purpose of trading in Delhi and its neighbouring states and notified do’s and don’ts
AHMEDABAD: No oil spill has been reported from the diesel-laden merchant navy tanker that caught fire on Wednesday off the Gujarat coast, an official said today. Efforts were under way to douse the flames
Nine companies submit Letters of Intentions for solar projects In order to kick-start fund mobilisation under the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the central government will set up a $350-million
The changing climate, variation observed in many weather parameters have thrown up a greater challenge of developing newer practices and activities like storing the large amount of precipitation received
Minister confident of achieving 175 GW of installed capacity well before 2020 India will set up a $350 million fund to finance solar projects, Power Minister R.K. Singh said, as the country steps up
Scrub typhus, encephalitis, malaria are other reasons, says multi-centre study A multi-centric observational study of 34 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across India on 456 patients — critically ill adults
The death toll due to Swine Flu has risen to 31 this season in Jammu and Kashmir including 28 deaths alone at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura so far. As per the figures revealed by
The health budget is expected to rise by 11 per cent to $8.2 billion, according to a report. New Delhi: India is poised to raise its public health spending by 11 percent in the annual budget next month,
Pune: Constable Satish (name changed) flinches every time a car horn blares at him at one of the junctions in the city where he mans traffic. Often, he has a hard time sleeping as the sound of horns keeps
Ahmedabad: The output of Gujarat's chemical industry has stagnated for the last five years mainly because of the host of rules laid out by pollution control boards of the state and Centre. Industry experts
NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is going to commission a study based on data from government hospitals across the country to get an accurate picture of health impact of air pollution.
NEW DELHI: LED and electronic panels installed at major traffic intersections across the capital, which usually display road safety tips, will now also show real-time air quality data and health advisories.
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) to not grant environmental clearance for any new thermal power plant unless
Gurgaon: As the city witnessed the coldest day of the season so far on Thursday, the health department issued an advisory for swine flu, instructing all hospitals to take immediate action when a patient
Microwave ovens across Europe alone emit as much carbon dioxide as nearly seven million cars, a study has found. Researchers from University of Manchester in the UK have carried out the first ever comprehensive
According to CRISIL, the solar power projects under implementation, are worth over Rs 12,000 crore, are at risk. Hyderabad: The Centre’s proposal to impose a 70 per cent safeguard duty on imported solar
Calcutta: Calcutta's air is unbreathable in the current season, figures thrown up by the measuring stations of the state pollution control board reveal. Metro has accessed the pollution data generated
PANJIM: After initially suggesting the auction of iron ore mining leases, NGO Goa Foundation (GF), on Thursday proposed that the government not auction leases to private players as the mining industry
SHIMLA: With the existing dry weather conditions posing threat of jaundice and some cases already being reported from Mandi, Solan and Shimla districts, Himachal Pradesh chief secretary Vineet Chawdhary
