PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to oversee that casino operators comply with municipal solid waste (MSW) rules, even as it noted that casino vessels cannot be held
The death toll of adults suffering from Japanese encephalitis in the state is being considered exceptional in the global context. Japanese encephalitis mostly affects children and young infants, but the
In what could be termed as a tough start, the new Telangana state is now facing both depleting groundwater table and deficit rains, thanks to the monsoon playing truant. Sample this: By the end of July,
New Solar Policy Draft Enters Uncharted Territory; Thrust On Mega Projects Of 500 MW And Above With Customised Packages; Such Projects Are Still Untested In The Country With The Largest Being 130-MW Plant
The country's first floating solar power panel will come up on a waterbody beside the Eco Park at Rajarhat New Town by November. Solar power expert and former advisor to the state power department SP
Citizens' group Nagrik Chetna Manch said on Sunday that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has neglected taking important measures, such as waste segregation at source, which could have averted the current
The NDA government doesn’t seem to be immune to inter-ministerial wrangling, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently discovered during a meeting of all departments dealing with infrastructure. After the
To put pressure on developed nations to take responsibilty India, along with other major developing nations such as China and Brazil, could well be on its way to standing up against richer developed
The Goa Government is working on a compromise with the promoters of the scrapped Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects to release huge tracts of lands locked in litigation. The Government has also promised
5,312 villages affected The death toll in the current flood and heavy rains in Orissa climbed to 45 on Sunday with reports of seven more people perishing in the natural disaster received from various
A male tiger recently seen in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest at Bandipur in Chamarajanagar district. As many as 35 tigers have died across the State in the last three years, but the Forest department
KOLKATA: A World Bank economist has said that the lender will fund only those hydropower projects where safeguards are in place to prevent any adverse impact on the environment. "We are prepared to
In the wake of the admission of a 25-year-old man, who returned from Guinea in Africa on Saturday, to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here and his discharge on Sunday afternoon after blood
Tokyo to send special envoy to New Delhi to discuss pending issues Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile visit to Japan, India on Sunday conveyed to its strategic partner that it was
The highest number of 41 rhinos poached in 2013 Poachers have killed and dehorned 193 rhinos in Assam over the past 13 years and seven months from 2001 to August 3. During this period, the highest number
100 villages flooded in Chaksu tehsil of Raipur district The Rajasthan government on Sunday sought help from the Army to rescue people in Chaksu tehsil of Raipur district following torrential rain which
Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) B. S. Sidhu is involved in a legal battle over an alleged illegal purchase of forest land and the felling of 25 Sal trees on the land. The case against Mr.
In a pledge to save the Mahan forests of Singrauli from coal mining, people from across 10 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, sent over 8,900 rakhis to the forest dwelling communities of Mahan
Environmentalists have said that the construction of the Pancheshwar dam will rub salt on the yet to heal wounds left by the construction of the Tehri dam. Environmentalist and founder of Uttarakhand
The level of civic sanitation in Pauri town has continued to deteriorate with the municipal waste being dumped haphazardly in the open. More than a year after the formation of the new municipal board in
