Drive to curb swine flu begins
Jaipur: On the first day of the three-day door-to-door campaign launched in the city, health authorities reached at the doorsteps of the people for checking their health. They conducted activities to prevent
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Mamata to review vector drive
Calcutta: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will preside over a meeting to discuss vector-control measures on Wednesday. Representatives of the municipal corporations of Calcutta, Bidhannagar and Howrah will
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Nestle to cut salt content in Maggi by another 10%
NEW DELHI: Keeping in line with changing consumer preference towards healthier products, Swiss food giant Nestle said it will cut salt content in its instant noodles Maggi by a further 10% in 12-18 months.
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''Wacky" weather makes Arctic warmer than parts of Europe
OSLO: A freak warming around the North Pole is sending a blast of Arctic cold over Europe in a sign of "wacky" weather that may happen more often with man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday.
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Proposed revision: Govt relaxes rules on cattle market, drops reference to slaughter
The original version, dated May 23, 2017, had notified a ban on sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, triggering an outcry over its effect on trade across the country. In a significant rollback,
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Stop with 12 teaspoons of sugar, says WHO
Overload of sugar in diet being linked to diabetes, cancer Just how much sugar is too much? The World Health Organization (WHO) says not more than 12 teaspoons a day. Overload of sugar in diet is known
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23 swine flu cases already this year, 1 dead
NEW DELHI: One person has died and 22 others have been found positive for swine flu in Delhi this year, as on February 18. Countrywide, there have been 117 deaths due to the viral illness in the past
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BMC to get reminder on polluting gold units
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will issue a notice to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over its inaction against gold polishing and smelting units at Bhuleshwar and Zaveri Bazaar.
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India to be dominant source of energy growth from 2030
India would bypass China as the driver in global energy growth by 2030, a top official of BP said on Tuesday. "As the pattern of growth within China shifts, slower economic growth and less intensive
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MoEF grants ToR to three SCCL mining projects in Telangana
HYDERABAD:Three projects of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) were granted Terms of Reference (ToR) by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on coal mining of the Ministry of Environment and
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Kerala High Court directs EIAA to consider quarry owners’ applications
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has directed the Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (EIAA) to consider the environmental clearance application of quarry owners, whose establishments do not fall within
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Court commissioners to look into illegal mining in Jodhpur
The National Green Tribunal on Monday appointed court commissioners to verify allegations made in a plea regarding illegal sand mining in Jodhpur. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim appointed advocates
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Identify and address sources of pollution in Yamuna: NGT
The NGT had earlier directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to hold a meeting to resolve the issue of high ammonia content in the water being provided to the national capital The National Green Tribunal
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Tamil Nadu will get 175tmc of water from Godavari river, Gadkari says
TUTICORIN: A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared to divert a portion of excess water from the Godavari river to Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema region, Union minister
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Downer of a system makes toxicity a real threat
Panaji: The increasing ubiquity of technology, and the toxicity of the waste it generates, may make for a perilious future for Goa. The actual toxic content in many commonly-used products may be very little,
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Green protocol for collectorate
Thiruvananthapuram: A meeting convened by district collector K Vasuki has decided to implement green protocol in collectorate and to make it free of e-waste. The decision was taken in the meeting of all
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Gram sabha definition in draft CAF rules could deprive some forest dwellers of consultation: MoTA
The ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA) has raised a number of concerns with the draft rules for implementation of the compensatory afforestation fund (CAF) Act, notified by the union environment ministry
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70 lakh Telangana farmers to get medical cover
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti is probably the first political party in the country that has an accident insurance scheme for farmers. KARIMNAGAR: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday kicked
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Humans changed the ecosystems of Central Africa more than 2,600 years ago
Fields, streets and cities, but also forests planted in rank and file, and dead straight rivers: humans shape nature to better suit their purposes, and not only since the onset of industrialization. Such
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Africa: Nigeria Gets First Renewable Energy Academy in Africa
As the nation battle to be self sufficient in electricity, ASTEVEN Group has officially launched the first Sub Sahara Renewable Energy Academy in Nigeria. Students of the academy will be trained green