Air quality 'poor' for 3rd consecutive day
Scientists warn air quality will "worsen" in coming days A week before Diwali, the air quality of the Capital on Thursday stood at 268 mg per cubic metre — categorised as "poor" — for the third consecutive
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Peasant outfit tells farmers to mob officials who stop them from burning stubble
Bathinda: Openly defying the orders of the Punjab government banning stubble burning, farmer organization Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) called upon its members to lay siege to the officials try
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Tropical fever syndrome fast catching up in city
Jaipur: At a time when dengue is taking its toll on the health of people, there is another disease having symptoms similar to dengue is being noticed by the doctors. Some doctors are categorising it
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Telangana: Wind power rate falls to Rs 2.64 per unit
The previous low was Rs 3.46 per unit during an auction held in February. Hyderabad: The tariff for wind power touched the lowest level of Rs 2.64 per unit on Wednesday. This was the price discovered
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Workshop highlights efficacy of new energy policy
GAYA: A workshop on 'Renewable energy and its growth potential', jointly organised by the Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) and Vikalp Foundation, a non-profit organisation, working
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Over 200 families in Kishtwar to be hit by Kiru, Kwar hydel projects
121 families to get fully displaced; no provision of alternative site for the affected Two upcoming mega hydel projects — 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project and 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric project — over
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Experts urge govt to declare sanctuaries as tiger reserve
Panaji: Seeking greater protection for Goa's big cats, two wildlife conservationists recently recommended that the state's sanctuaries be declared a tiger reserve, with a primary core of 150-200sq km in
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Green panel raps State govt over report on rain water harvesting
Grants last opportunity to submit report within one week The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped the Delhi government for not filing a status report on whether government buildings, bridges and
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NGT seeks report on extraction of water at Sushant Lok 2 & 3
GURGAON: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Huda, department of town and country planning (DTCP) and central groundwater authority (CGWA) to submit a detailed report on presence of illegal
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Calamities displace 23L every year
India ranks the highest among the world's most disaster-prone countries for displacement of residents, with 23 lakh, on average, uprooted due to calamities such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal stone crushing units in Rajasthan, 13/10/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Bohra Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 13/10/2017 regarding illegal stone crushing units in Rajasthan. The Counsel appearing for
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding execution of Pune Metro Rail on prohibited zone inside Blue Line in the river bed of Mula Mutha, Pune, Maharashtra, 13/10/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Others Vs Pune Municipal Corporation & Others dated 13/10/2017 regarding executing
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding establishment of the District Mineral Foundation, 13/10/2017
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/10/2017 regarding establishment of the District
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Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2017 (Discharge Standard for Sewage Treatment Plants(STPs))
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment
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All crackers within permissible decibels: MPCB test
Nagpur: All the firecrackers which will be sold in the city this Diwali are within the permissible sound limit, while Atom Bomb was found to be the noisiest. This was revealed in a pre-Diwali test of firecrackers
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Green buildings deliver $12 in health benefits for $1 energy
Green certified buildings in India deliver an additional health and climate benefit of USD 12 for every dollar in energy savings, a recent survey said. According to a study 'HEALTHfx' by the Harvard
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No bursting of firecrackers after 10 pm on Diwali
The Punjab Pollution Control Board has issued directions to all districts to observe a clean Diwali. Deputy Commissioners have been requested to convene a meeting with all school principals and heads
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Citizens, experts, celebrities call for green Diwali
Campaign #MyRightToBreathe aims to create safer air for all Calling it strictly a people’s movement which has nothing to do with politics, a group of citizens from various walks of life came together
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Pollution: Can OBD scanners be made compulsory for PUC centres, SC asks Govt
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to mull over whether on-board diagnostics (OBD) scanners could be made compulsory for vehicle pollution test centres in grade A cities like Delhi, from December
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Yogi government to install solar power back-up units in 17 Uttar Pradesh prisons
The Uttar Pradesh government will install solar power back-up units in 17 prisons of the state to strengthen their security systems and ensure functioning of mobile phone jammers. The Uttar Pradesh