MV QING, with 350 tonnes of oil, and the grounding of floating WISL dry dock, increase risk of oil spillage; gross negligence by authorities, claim environmentalists Believe it or not, but not only
The sharp curve on Greams Road often makes several commuters stop and stare at a large building with foliage shooting out of concrete limbs. The structure, MRF's iconic `breathing building', was designed
Environmentalist in letter to MoEF says project will affect corals, fish breeding grounds The proposal to built a ₹3,600 crore Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in the Arabian Sea is mired in controversy.
The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change has accorded environmental clearance for the 4000-mw Yadadri ultra mega power project (UMPP) of the Telangana
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the state pollution control board to carry out surprise checks on cruise vessels operating in the Sunderbans to find out whether they discharge
Nagpur: In over two years, not a single person has been convicted for illegally felling trees in the city. The garden department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has filed cases against only 14 people
If you wake up on a summer morning and find Gurgaon resembling a dystopian wasteland, do not worry. Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. It's the layer of dust and pollution that has enveloped the city
According to Ind-Ra, country's most reputed credit rating agency, Medium-to-Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MHCV) have witnessed a continuous as well as alarming decline in sales over the years. Could this
When cycling enthusiast Amit Bhatt moved to Gurgaon from Delhi some eight years back, he was counting on clean air and clear roads. But eight years later, Bhatt, the head of urban transport at World Resources
BONN, Germany: Many countries are pinning their hopes on China and India to lead efforts to slow climate change+ amid a growing sense of resignation that US President Donald Trump+ will either withdraw
PARIS: The 28-member European Union, the third-largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases after China and the United States, has long been held up as the poster child of efforts to save Earth's
Shakti to resurrect units of Reliance Power, Adani, Bajaj Hindustan, Lanco etc In a major breather to the thermal power sector, the Union Cabinet approved the long languishing coal linkage policy. The
PUNE: A 61-year-old woman from New Sangvi was among the two persons who succumbed to swine flu-induced complications in the city last week, taking the number of H1N1 deaths to 51 so far this year.
Thiruvananthapuram: With the number of dengue cases rising in the city, the corporation has come under fire for failing to initiate activities to check the spread of the epidemic. Health secretary Rajeev
NEW DELHI: Children diagnosed with tuberculosis are now given bitter-tasting pills four times a day, making it a loathsome exercise. These drugs will now come in orange and strawberry flavours, the director-general
BAIDOA, SOMALIA - A regional drought has displaced more than half a million people in Somalia and left the country at risk of famine. A cholera outbreak is further complicating relief efforts, in particular
The Indian renewable energy sector has attained number two position in the world, according to EY in its latest report on “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness index”. While China retained its top
On Tuesday, counsels for Delhi government, Union government and the three civic bodies were present before the court. The Delhi High Court Tuesday rapped authorities for their failure to take preventive
Approval shows strong belief in the capability of Indian scientists, says Centre The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal to construct 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors
About 30,000 MW of private power plants — two-thirds with PPAs — to benefit. In what could end years of fuel famine for several private-sector power plants and put their stranded/upcoming capacities
