Emission row hit GM's India run
Rising Losses, Poor Strategy Also To Blame American carmaker General Motors on Thursday decided to close its India operations by the end of this year due to mounting losses, near-negligible sales and
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HPCL sets Dec 2018 deadline for Sawra-Kuddu project
Marred by delays and CAG audit for cost overruns, the cost of the 111-MW Sawra-Kuddu power project on the Pabbar in the Jubbal valley has shot up more than 28 per cent as the project is running almost
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Koregaon Park shows the way in waste management
PUNE: While the city is struggling to manage its garbage effectively, Koregaon Park and its surrounding localities are recycling 16 tonnes of waste daily. The work is being carried out in coordination
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Water transport project along Mumbai coast hits environmental hurdle
The west coast boat services would allow passengers to get their four-wheelers on to special decks on boats from the jetties at Borivali to Nariman Point and is aimed at de-congesting road and rail traffic.
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Power Africa launches Southern African Energy Program
Power Africa announced the launch of its Southern African Energy Program this week in Cape Town, South Africa. This announcement came as representatives from Power Africa, a U.S. government-led initiative,
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GHMC looks to turn Hyderabad market waste to compost
Apart from bulk generators, even households too can compost the waste, as all it takes is a container. Hyderabad: Hyderabad per day generates 4,500 metric tons of waste, out of which 50% is bio-degradable
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Wealth of Dangote, 4 others can end poverty in Nigeria – Report
The wealth of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and four other Nigerians is enough to end poverty in Africa’s most populous nation, according to a research published by the charity group, Oxfam. The
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Malawi: HIV and Aids Prevalence On the Decrease in Malawi- Nac
The National Aids Commission (NAC) has said HIV and Aids prevalence rate is decreasing in the country. NAC Project Coordinator, Amidu Tung'ande said the decrease among other factors is being necessitated
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Kenya: Three Die of Cholera, Five Others Admitted to Hospitals
Nairobi was on Thursday evening on high alert after three people who all met and ate at a wedding in Karen on Saturday died of cholera. Five others including a foreigner are admitted to various hospitals
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Nigeria: Senate Holds Public Hearing On Gas Flaring Bill
Abuja — AS part of efforts to get the views and inputs of major stakeholders, international oil companies, IOCs, national oil companies, independent producers, marginal field operators, government agencies
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Shocked by survey, railways to hire clean-up marshals
MUMBAI: The railways plans to have clean-up marshals on the lines of the BMC to curb littering and spitting at railway stations. According to rules, only stationmasters and ticket checkers can levy fines
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Nigeria: Army Worms Invade Maize Farms in Benue, Abuja
Makurdi — Farmers in Benue State are worried as army worms wreak havoc on newly cultivated maize farms across the state. Similar incident is being experienced in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory
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Safe disposal of e-waste a challenge: ISRO official
Exhorts youngsters to find a solution to the issue Safe disposal of e-waste is a big challenge in the developing society. With the growing usage of mobile phones and TV sets, e-wastes are accruing in
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Nigeria: WASCAL Moves to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change
Abuja — The executive director, West Africa Science Centre on Climate Change and Adopted Land Use, WASCAL, Prof. Jimmy Adegoke has said, his agency is doing everything to mitigate the impacts of climate
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East Africa: Tanzania Faces Decline in Wildlife Population- Report
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania faces a decline in wildlife population and environmental degradation due to population growth, environmental mismanagement and economic activities, a report indicates. The 2016
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Kenya: Floods Sweep Houses, Displace Hundreds in Lamu
Hundreds of families in Kiunga, Marerini and Bonini villages in Lamu East have been left homeless after their houses were swept away by floods following heavy rains in the region. Over 70 houses, by
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Over 1 Million Gambians Lack Sanitation- Health Minister
More than 1 million people in The Gambia lack access to basic sanitation, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Saffie Lowe-Ceesay, has said. She said the new government of The Gambia has recognised
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Deadly flash floods set to worsen poverty and hunger in Kenya, experts say
Raging floods, which have killed 26 people and forced almost 25,000 from their homes in Kenya this month, will exacerbate hunger and poverty among herders who have already lost livestock to the worst drought
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WHO: Congo Ebola cases present high national but low global risk
LONDON (Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo involving up to 20 people is in an extremely remote area and presents a high risk at a national level, the World Health Organization
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In defense of Lake Malawi: No need for negotiations! Lake Malawi belongs to Malawi in its entirety
The rules of 1971 by U.N., cannot be the benchmark to be the tool of finding a lasting solution about the ownership of the dispute currently under mediation by SADC expendables in the name of Joaquim Chissano,