Dengue threat looms large over schools, colleges
Anti-malaria wing finds these potential breeding grounds for larvae; schools put on notice Dengue threat is looming large over schools and colleges in the city. The anti-malaria wing has found these
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Sirsa hospitals on alert after swine flu death
A day after Sirsa reported its first swine flu fatality this season, the district health authorities have put all government hospitals on alert. The health authorities have set up an isolation ward
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Gujarat govt for mass awareness on nutrition
AHMEDABAD: Experts across sectors assembled at CII conference to address `Nutritional Challenges' through a CSR perspective to ascertain the cause of a `Swasth Bharat Sashakt Bharat' at YMCA during a 3-day
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Ban on rat hole mining: NGT to hear case today
SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hold the hearing on rat hole mining in New Delhi on Monday even as the State government has ruled out any open cast mining as per the draft mining plan
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Tribals unite again to oppose mining in Niyamgiri hills
Organisations like Niyamgiri Surakshya Samity (NSS), Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) and All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) have decided to restart organising people’s movement against alleged attempt of Odisha
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Projects consume over 6k ha forest land in Maharashtra in 3 years
PUNE: By jumping into the fast lane to grow more industrialised and in the frenzy to construct highways and dams, Maharashtra has sacrificed close to 6,724 hectare forest land in the last three years,
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PWD to environment ministry: 33 pc green cover in the capital unachievable
Seeking a review of the policy to achieve 33 per cent forest cover in Delhi, the PWD, in its letter, pointed out that Delhi’s population is expected to rise from 18.2 million in 2011 to 23 million in 2021.
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NGT slams councillor for cutting trees
A municipal councillor from south Delhi landed in trouble before the National Green Tribunal after South Corporation accused him of cutting trees illegally. The green panel has now directed the local
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PM's constituency sees Ganga cleaning project restarting after 6 months
Government officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency achieved a major success on Sunday when they convinced the farmers to call off their six months old stir after which the
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Govt aims to arrest premature deaths from diabetes, cancer, heart & respiratory diseases
World Health Organisation's (WHO) statistical profile 2015 for India states that the probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 due to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and
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Environment Ministry Launches New Website on National Clean Development Mechanism Authority
A new website - http://www.ncdmaindia.gov.in has been launched by the National Clean Development Mechanism Authority (NCDMA) in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The new website,
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Industries polluting Ambazari Lake: MPCB
Nagpur: Here is more proof that industrial waste is polluting Nag river and Ambazari lake. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has reportedly inspected and found industrial waste being released
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Amaravati grondwater highly polluted: Report
The upcoming capital city of Amaravati is likely to face a severe shortage of potable water. Though the city will come up on the right bank of the river Krishna, the groundwater in the designated capital
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BMC does clean-up, but fish deaths raise toxic stink
BHOPAL: Sudden and mysterious death of thousands of fish at Lower Lake has triggered panic among residents, but failed to jolt Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials out of their slumber. Fish
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Ken-Betwa river linking project will hamper tigers in Panna, says former director of Project Tiger
Veteran conservationist and former director of Project Tiger Hemendra Singh Panwar has critiqued the ambitious Ken-Betwa river linking project for the impacts it will have on tigers and Ken River's biodiversity
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IISc study reveals toxic effects of widely used herbal plants
Folk healers in North-East use plants to treat infections, cancer Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have shown that the concept of herbal medicines being totally safe is a myth and
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No garbage dumping near lake, says green tribunal
Interim injunction restraining Vengaivasal village panchayat The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, has passed an interim order against dumping garbage by the Vengaivasal village panchayat
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Haryana sanctions funds for over 32,000 toilets
To ensure cleaner urban areas, the Haryana government has sanctioned construction of Individual Household Latrine (IHL) for 32,115 eligible beneficiaries under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’. The State
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Insurance scheme for wheat, barley to continue
The state government has decided to continue with the national agricultural insurance scheme for the rabi season for wheat and barley crops on the existing patterns after the Centre’s nod. The last date
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NH6, NH7 cut tiger corridors with highest movement: Study
Nagpur: Here is one more proof of how important the Kanha-Pench, Navegaon-Nagzira, and Bor-Melghat wildlife corridors are from conservation point of view. A latest study has shown they have the highest