170 challans for waste burning
S Corpn Conducts Surprise Checks Following NGT Orders The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday conducted surprise checks across its four zones to monitor open burning of waste and leaves and
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Green drive brings down level of harmful gases
70.37 lakh trees planted in state this year, says government The J&K Government’s Forest and Environment Department has undertaken a “mission afforestation” to recover the lost forest cover, which is
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National Food Security Act from Nov 14: Minister
UDF-led opposition staged a walkout from the assembly on Wednesday alleging government's failure in the distribution of ration commodities in the Malabar region. Food and civil supplies minister P Thilothaman
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State to count, map out bird species
The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is also home to the Long Billed Vulture (Vinit Arora) The 18-month avifauna study will be conducted in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve providing the forest dept with details of
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Farmers’ verdict: Sharing water no problem, depleting ground water is
Though Congress is ready for mass resignations following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the SYL, farmers, the affected party, are muted in their reaction. Some of the farmer unions called it a political
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NITK’s new building gets award
The new teaching block of National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) has bagged an award from the Directorate of CPWD as the third best completed building by CPWD for 2015-16. This award is given
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Climate change affects nearly all life on Earth
MIAMI: Most life on Earth is already being changed by the warming climate, even though the rise in global temperature since pre-industrial times has been rather slight, researchers warned on Thursday.
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Bhadradri project hits eco roadblock
MoEF cites usage of sub-critical technology In a significant victory for environmental activists fighting against coal-based thermal plants, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has
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‘Wildlife, environment protection in India dates back to Kautilya, Ashoka’s time’
During Ashoka’s time, the focus was on a clean environment, and burning of farm chaff after harvest was banned, US-based environmental attorney and author Bruce Rich said. Wildlife conservation, particularly
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Why Trump's win is bad for Paris Agreement
Donald Trump's win may be a bad news for climate action under the Paris Agreement. He had not only repeatedly questioned the science underlying climate change, but also once called it a "hoax" and pledged
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Dark clouds now hang over the Paris climate agreement
Trump has expressed disdain for green initiatives, may pull US out of pacts The election of Donald Trump may see climate negotiators go into crisis mode. The concerns stem from Trump’s various statements
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India pavilion at climate change summit sees heavy footfall
Various sessions including that on sustainable lifestyles and climate justice was organised at the Indian pavilion at the ongoing climate change summit in Marrakech which registered a heavy footfall on
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Carbon emissions reduction: India Inc is already on the job
The recent CDP report points to a corporate tailwind for India’s clean energy ambitions India Inc. is helping boost the country's ambition to reduce carbon emission. Around 80 per cent of the big companies
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Apportionment study to find source of pollution: MPPCB
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) will conduct Sources Apportionment Study of five cities to find out source of air pollution. The study will cover pollution from vehicles, construction
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Let Kolkata bretahe- Kolkata second-worst polluted after Delhi
If pollution scenario in Delhi is 'dreaded', Kolkata is not far behind. By Tuesday 5pm, Kolkata emerged as the second worst polluted city in the country as far as respirable particulate matter (PM2.5)
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Lucknow University to get air quality monitoring station
LUCKNOW: Lucknow University will have its own air quality monitoring station. LU received the air quality monitoring device from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) on Tuesday. The instrument
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Centre, state governments failed to provide better air quality: Environmentalist
In the wake of rising levels of air pollution in the national capital, environmentalist Vimlendu Jha on Wednesday said both the Centre as well as the state government have failed to provide better air
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Air quality deteriorates, 202 point rise in pollution
Varanasi: The city's air quality deteriorated sharply on Wednesday with maintaining hazardous trend for the third consecutive day with a 202-point rise in pollution levels within 24 hours. As per the
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Adani Group’s made in india solar equipment 10-15% costly than imports
BHATINDA: Adani Group’s made in India solar modules and solar photo-voltaic cells prices will be around 10-12 per cent higher than the imported versions available in the market, Adani Group Renewable Energy
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L&T ties up with Japan's Chiyoda for emission control technology
Indian firm has signed licence agreement with Chiyoda Corp for its flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology, which reduces sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions in thermal power plants Larsen & Toubro