Venkateshwara Hatcheries claim that levels are far below EU standards With Chicken sales impacted in certain states of India after a report by Centre for Science and Environment claiming to find antibiotics
Vehicles which do not possess Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates will not be provided diesel and petrol in the national capital from October 1. The decision to this effect was taken up by the city
People with an annual income of more than Rs 5 lakh will not be entitled to the benefits of the food security scheme in Uttarakhand, a senior government official said here. "Chief Minister Harish Rawat
Over the years, the city has lost nearly 100 species of native shrubs, trees and grasses due to various factors, including sewage contamination of water bodies, increased demand for biological oxygen,
The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital is making a move towards renewable energy. It will install as many as 45 solar-powered streetlights on its premises. R. Doraiswamy, Coimbatore (South) MLA, under
A fresh environmental assessment of the Tibetan Plateau has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile eco-systems and those who rely on them. The report,
Keeping Supreme Court's deadline in mind, the government may come out with a blue-print of its Ganga rejuvenation plan by the weekend. This even as Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stalled the beautification work of Jamnagar’s famous Lakhota Lake being done by the city municipal corporation. The court, while ordering the stay on the works, directed
There seems to be no end to UT Science and Technology Department’s woes in the execution of ambitious solar power projects. An ambitious proposal of UT (S & T) Department for commissioning of a solar photovoltaic
Guwahati: Assam suffers an average loss of Rs 200 crore every year due to devastating floods with nearly 40 per cent of the state’s total land declared as flood-prone by the government. According to
With the death of 12 more people toll from Uttar Pradesh flood has gone up to 75 as flood situation continues to be grim in the state with over 5 lakh people rendered homeless. The Government spokesman
Court Action In Response To Firm’s Plea Over Disqualification National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the largest household survey conducted in the country to provide health and family data, has hit a
The e-rickshaw controversy received a new twist on Wednesday with the counsel for petitioner Shanawaz Khan submitting an advertisement taken out by the state government in February 2013, which stated that
The U.S. Coast Guard is working to control a spill of diesel fuel in the Ohio River from Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)’s Beckjord power plant about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Cincinnati. Downstream
The economies of South Asia, home to half the world’s poor, stand to lose almost a quarter of their gross domestic product annually by the end of the century should they fail to fight climate change.
Australia is frightening developers away from renewable energy even before the government decides whether to overhaul targets for the industry’s growth. Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s decision to take
European natural gas prices are reversing their biggest slump in five years as concern mounts that tension between Russia and Ukraine will again disrupt flows to the region. Gas for next-month delivery
A solution to the waterlogging problem in Delhi is still years away with the Delhi government informing the High Court on Wednesday that a study on problems with the capital’s drainage system was likely
Monkeys sickened by Marburg virus, an Ebola relative that kills in the same way and is equally as fatal, survived the disease after being treated with an experimental drug developed by Tekmira Pharmaceuticals
Solar-thermal power plants in the U.S. are less likely to kill birds than automobiles, cats or communication towers, despite reports that say the facilities pose a significant threat to avian life.
