KOCHI: Health officials from the Thrikkakara municipality inspected the quarry pond in Kakkanad a third time following a complaint by Green Garden residents association (GGRA) to the National Green Tribunal
MANGALORE: Amicus curiae Vaishali Hegde who had visited Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts a couple of days back to oversee the relief and rehabilitation of endosulfan victims has observed that pension
Observing that it would “not allow any illegal acts”, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to lift its ban on plying of e-rickshaws in the city and asked the government to come up with draft guidelines
The state government Tuesday announced the creation of the first ever West Bengal Urban Development Policy, which enables tenants to have the same floor area in a building that comes up after the landlord
On a day Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan put the death toll in West Bengal due to encephalitis at 208, the state government Monday suspended North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) principal
A controversial notification by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) regarding the reconstitution of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is likely to make the body "toothless." The notification
Noted social worker Medha Patkar on Sunday said that the experts of geological survey of India alone can't determine as to what are the reasons for the Malin landslide tragedy and attributed the tragedy
The high court issued a notice to the State Government in the matter pertaining to alleged illegal mining activities in and around Kanakpura, Ramnagar, Channapatana Taluks of Ramanagara district. The
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Others dated 06/08/2014 regarding pollution
Shah panel report finds big miners like Tata Steel, Essel Mining operating in eco-sensitive zone The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) today started scrutiny of data and information
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Abhijeet Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors dated 06/08/2014 regarding stay of construction of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric
Company is in talks with various players in the solar power sector and trying to understand their requirements Upbeat about the future prospects of the solar power sector, power and automation technologies
SHIJIAZHUANG - Fifty-six mines have been shut down in north China's Hebei Province, which holds the country's smoggiest cities. The 56 include 10 illegal mines and 46 others which are within 300 meters
The power ministry plans to create a fund to provide long-term finances to hydropower developers, and aims to play an active role in resolving state level sues that are blocking such projects. “Hydropower
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment conducted water quality test of three major rivers of Nepal by collecting samples in the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the ministry,
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Environics Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding asbestos mining operations especially
POKHARA: Pokhara-based tourism entrepreneurs today flayed the government for failing to do the needful to conserve the shrinking Fewa Lake. Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Minister Bhim Acharya was
BHOJPUR: At least five persons were killed and five others went missing when a landslide buried three houses at Syabun VDC in Sankhuwasabha district early this morning. According to district police
A team of scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed a spray-painting method for applying new, cost-effective solar cells. The scientists utilized new perovskite solar cells - which have
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners have announced a $5bn investment at the US-African Leaders Summit in Washington. The new funding, announced yesterday (August 5), will help with the
