650 dengue cases in a week
NEW DELHI: Delhi has registered 650 fresh cases of dengue in the past one week taking the total number of confirmed cases this year to 5,870. The death toll due to the disease, as per the latest report
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‘Fight against dengue, TB has to be a people’s movement’
CHENNAI: The fight against dengue "has to be a people's movement", and school children need to get involved, said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, who
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Kolkata civic body rubbishes reports on dengue control failure
Kolkata civic body rubbishes reports on dengue control failure Drawing flak for its handling of the dengue menace in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Monday maintained it has been effectively
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Telangana records 7th highest H1N1 cases in India
HYDERABAD: Telangana has recorded the seventh highest number of swine flu cases this year so far and as per the latest data Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Delhi have recorded
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Delhi’s watershed moment in war on pollution!
Bracing for spike in air pollution in the national Capital in winter, the Aam Aadmi Party Government on Monday urged the Centre to provide helicopters/aircraft for aerial sprinkling of water across Delhi
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Delhi government asks for choppers to douse air pollution
The Delhi government on Monday wrote to the Centre requesting it to sprinkle water from choppers or any other aircraft to settle the dust that spikes air pollution. In a letter to Union Environment
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Air pollution: Haryana seeks Rs 1,600 cr from Centre to control crop stubble burning
Haryana agriculture minister O P Dhankar today said the state government was aware of the crop residue burning issue and his department has submitted a Rs 1,601.57 crore plan to the Centre for procuring
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Stressed European power utilities bet on solar opportunities in India
In Europe, the growing appeal of RE has pulled down wholesale electricity rates Loss-making European power utilities are turning to India for investment opportunities in renewable energy (RE), drawn
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Delhi govt proposes aerial sprinkling of water to keep dust at bay
As per a 2015 IIT-Kanpur study on air pollution, road dust (32%) is the largest contributor to air pollution, followed by vehicular pollution (20%). Environment minister Imran Hussain wrote to Union
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Immersions, Brazil win spike pollution levels
KOLKATA: Even though showers eased Diwali pollution in the city, air and noise quality degraded two days later, thanks to immersion processions and celebrations after Brazil's victory in the Under-17 World
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Need for environmental education
In India, where population has seen enormous upsurge, environmental education has been made an integral component of the national education schedule With the world becoming more crowded and consuming,
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After green nod, APSEZ set to formalise Kattupalli port deal with L&T arm
The last of the statutory and regulatory clearances for the deal comes through Decks have been cleared for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) to formally acquire Kattupalli port near
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Locals discuss environmental issues with Greenpeace ship crew
PANAJI: With women at the helm (captain, first officer and second officer), Greenpeace International's campaign sail vessel Rainbow Warrior III made its maiden voyage to India, anchoring off the Aguada
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47% rise in Bengaluru's air pollution level this Diwali
BENGALURU: Unremitting rain and GST on crackers had little impact on festive spirit this Diwali, with the city recording a 46.8% rise in the level of air pollutants.According to data released by the Karnataka
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Dreaded dengue claims 4 lives; 2 in Jaipur, 2 in Kota
JAIPUR: Health department has accepted that so far four persons have died of dengue during the recent spurt in numbers of dengue cases in the state. Two persons have died in Kota and two in Jaipur. However,
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Mandovi bridge will destroy mangroves, to ‘a certain extent’: EIA report
The GSIDC’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) has finally admitted that the construction of third Mandovi bridge will destroy mangroves “to certain extent” and also impact the marine ecology. Following
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BHEL's largest order for 4000 MW Yadadri STPP takes off
Situated at Damaracherla in Nalgonda district of Telangana Bharat Heavy Electrical (BHEL) announced that the execution of 4000 MW Yadadri Supercritical Thermal Power Project has commenced with the issuance
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World energy bodies caution India on wind projects
The recent tariff-based auctions for wind power capacity, which threw up a surprise low tariff of Rs. 2.64 a kWhr, is all fine, but make sure that the projects do come up, say world energy bodies. Commenting
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India an attractive LNG spot market, say Experts
"With the increasing number of terminals along the coasts and pipeline connection, I see great amount of LNG being sold to India (in the coming years),” he told a press conference at the Singapore International
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Rabobank, U.N. launch $1 billion fund to boost sustainable farming
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rabobank NA is launching with the United Nations $1 billion in financing for farmers to transition to more sustainable practices as food companies and consumers are demanding more