The Tamil Nadu government today announced a 4,000 MW thermal power project in Ramanthapuram at a cost of Rs 24,000 crore besides plans to augment the power transmission infrastructure in the state.
The Delhi government's draft solar policy, to be placed for cabinet approval soon, mandates all Delhi government buildings to install solar rooftop systems within three years of the policy's notification.
Nearly 60 percent of seabird species like penguins, gulls and albatrosses have plastic in their gut and by 2050 this may rise to 99 percent, a new study says. The scientists estimate that 90 per cent
Guwahati: Two persons were washed away by flood waters in Assam on Tuesday as the overall flood situation remained grim. Official sources said here one person each was drowned in flood waters in Tinsukia
The flood situation in some parts of Sivasagar district has deteriorated due to incessant rains in the district. With the rise in the water level of Brahmaputra river, the flood waters of the river Desang
Anti-noise pollution activists have sought clarification from the government on the four days of relaxation in noise rules for Ganeshotsav. Sumaira Abdulali, convenor, Awaaz Foundation, said, "The Noise
Over 830 dengue cases have been reported so far this year, 778 of them in August alone. City hospitals have been asked to postpone non-emergency procedures, including surgeries, to admit and treat dengue
KORAPUT: The infant mortality rate (IMR) has registered a fall in tribal-dominated Koraput district after introduction of the National Rural Health Mission. The District Welfare Department (DSW), entrusted
KOZHIKODE: The Union government decision to ban multi-dose vials of painkiller drug diclofenac has sparked fresh hopes for the survival of three critically-endangered vulture species in the state, the
The sand mafia has now started targeting common village ponds and is not even sparing private lands for illegal excavation of sand. The mafia has been unable to carry out its practice of illegal digging
COIMBATORE: The Indian Rice Research Institute, Hyderabad, has awarded a farmer from Dharapuram for adopting drip irrigation system in rice cultivation, thereby reducing water consumption by 60%. Parthasarathy
From January 1 to August 31, 2015, Karnataka has seen 400 farmer suicides, a seven-fold jump from last year. Addressing a day-long meeting of regional commissioners, deputy commissioners of districts
Tuesday saw Amritsar (South) MLA Inderbir Singh Bolaria going door-to-door persuading people, not just in his constituency but in the whole city, against setting up of a solid waste management plant close
Agra: Following the National Green Tribunal's stern warning against dumping of garbage on Yamuna river bed, Agra Municipal Corporation are started lodging complaints against offenders under NGT Act. However,
Agra: A day after police allegedly thrashed farmers who were staging a "peaceful" protest outside National Thermal Power Corporation Limited office in the city, residents of more than a dozen villages
The hope for protecting the city’s largest wetland – connecting Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes – that arose after censure from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over construction of a Special Economic
An international campaign launched by the global beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola last week claimed that the company had reached its global water replenishment goal, which aimed to return 100 per cent of
Issues show cause notice as to why fine not be imposed for polluting Hindon The Ghaziabad authorities were in for severe criticism from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday for making the Hindon,
Segregated collection of solid waste, efficient and localised methods to process and transport the waste, scientific maintenance of tanks, supply of clean drinking water, and ways to improve the city’s
Says El Nino weather pattern has strengthened over the last two weeks The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the recently emerged El Niño is now the strongest such event in nearly 20 years. Tropical
