26 more people test positive for dengue
Twentysix more patients tested positive for dengue today, which included 16 males and 10 females. The number of patients from Ludhiana has reached 536, while those admitted in city hospitals from other
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Suspected bird flu wipes out all painted storks at Gwalior zoo
GWALIOR: Six more painted storks died between last night and this morning at the municipal zoo here taking the number of birds which died due to a suspected new sub-type of bird flu at the zoo to 24.
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Avian flu alert: State gets into preventive mode
JAIPUR: Following the avian flu alert issued last week, health minister Rajendra Rathore and animal husbandry department minister Prabhu Lal Saini met on Monday to review the situation in the state. However,
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Six more birds die of flu in Delhi, total deaths 64
Gopal Rai said however, also said the anti-virus operation in the Deer Park in south Delhi was bearing results as only two bird deaths were reported there on Monday. At least six more birds died in
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Waste-to-energy plant to be ready in 2018
Corpn. not to have any financial liability; industrialist to invest Rs.10 crore The waste-to-energy plant to be set up for the Kochi Corporation by GJ Eco Power Limited is likely to be ready for commissioning
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State grants in-principle nod to KINFRA to set up Rs 1864-cr Petrochemical Park at Kochi
THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM: The state government has issued an order granting in-principle nod for Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) to set up Rs 1864 crore Petrochemical Park in
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Climate change plans by companies too weak to meet Paris goals
OSLO: Plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by big companies represent only a quarter of the amounts needed to limit global warming under targets agreed last year by almost 200 nations, a study showed
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Rising green offences due to poor implementation of rules'
CHENNAI: Who is responsible for ineffectiveness of environmental laws? Speakers at a regional conference on environment here on Saturday found no unanimous answers, but agreed that the onus was largely
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Series firecrackers break noise norms
KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) found that four series firecrackers were breaking the noise level norms and the violation was bigger when the firecrackers were tested at the peak
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Govt looks to halve time for environment clearances: Dave
Government is looking to reduce the time by half to 50-60 days for granting forest and environment clearances to industrial projects, Union Environment and Forest Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today.
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Thermal power plant in Sunderbans will be disastrous: expert
Environmental activist Bittu Sahgal on Sunday expressed concern over the proposed construction of the Rampal thermal power plant in the Sunderbans, saying the project would trigger unavoidable environmental
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A year on, govt says no plans to change noise norms
A year after the Delhi government said it was considering stricter norms for noise pollution from firecrackers, the proposal seems to have been forgotten. West Bengal had banned firecrackers that emitted
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Despite ban, toxic smoke-emitting crackers fill shelves
Shoppers throng markets to buy firecrackers as authorities struggle to implement ban on highly polluting crackers; govt. says public cooperation is needed Despite a ban on highly polluting imported
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Public transport not ready for green fight
The state government was to have inducted 3,000 buses by now to check air pollution in Delhi. But with the transport department pleading that there was no depot space available for any additional fleet,
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Ambient air, noise pollution to be monitored during Diwali time, says expert
With every Diwali witnessing a rise in asthmatics and concerns raised about both noise and air pollutiom due to the use of crackers, the PPCB teams have the job to monitor the city for pollution and to
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A week before Diwali, Delhi's air quality goes into red zone
Diwali is a week away but the capital's air quality has already plunged to "very poor" levels, breaching the hazardous "red zone" on Sunday for the first time this season - a level, if sustained for three
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Ill-effects of air pollution may be transgenerational, says international expert
Adverse effects of air pollution, described as the world’s biggest environmental risk by WHO, may linger on in Delhi for generations to come, experts warn. New studies in this area, indicating that its
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Rs 20k-cr MP solar power plant to fuel refineries: Dharmendra Pradhan
The MoU for the 2,700 Mw plant was signed with the state during the Global Investors Summit The Union petroleum ministry signed an agreement on Sunday with the Madhya Pradesh government, at the global
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102 NDMC buildings to have solar panels
NEW DELHI: Taking a step towards renewable energy, the power department of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) plans to install solar panels at more than 100 buildings within their jurisdiction. Under
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MC instals solar panels on city traffic signals
Following the trend in metropolitan cities, the Municipal Corporation Amritsar has installed solar panels on traffic lights in the city. The solar panel-equipped lights on various locations have started