The government finally launched the anti-smog gun campaign to beat air pollution in the national Capital on Monday. The gun, which was inaugurated by Environment Minister Imran Hussain, will be used to
Tyre manufacturers’ body ATMA today said shortage of carbon black, a key ingredient for tyre manufacturing, in the domestic market has led to unplanned shutdown of factories. In a representation to
After the H1N1 virus mutation last year, experts had confirmed that the disease was not seasonal anymore. The 'California' strain of the disease has existed since 2009, while the 'Michigan' strain was
NEW DELHI: The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has floated a tender to hire a private agency for developing an e-municipal solid waste monitoring system that would track the real-time location
NEW DELHI: Delhi will soon get its fourth waste-to-energy power plant with the capacity to consume 1,500 tonnes of garbage every day while generating 15 MW of electricity. The project was hanging fire
PANJIM: The apex iron ore exporter’s body in Goa said that stoppage of mining activities in the State, as directed by the Supreme Court, will adversely affect revenue worth Rs 3400 crore to the State and
PANJIM: Karnataka on Monday claimed before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal that no prejudice would be caused to Goa if it diverts water from the Mhadei river basin to the Malaprabha basin and therefore
‘How many drains join the river from Kanpur to Uttar Pradesh border’ The National Green Tribunal has sought a compliance report on the steps taken by the Centre, U.P. and Uttarakhand governments to
EPTRI presents ‘TS state of environment report’ to govt. There is an urgent need to enact a Groundwater Regulation and Control Act in Telangana on the lines of a Central Model Bill that has been introduced
Jaipur: After replenishment study of 19 sand mine leases in Banas River received a nod from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the state government is expecting to get relief from Supreme
NEW DELHI: Before making any change to the city’s master plan, policymakers should consider its possible impact on the environment as well as the burden it would impose on civic amenities, the Delhi high
At a time when burgeoning cases of swine flu and deaths are presenting a challenge to the state health department,a sudden spurt in the cases of dengue has put the state health officials on their toes.
India is witnessing a high level of environment conflict across the landscape India ranked among the bottom five nations in the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list released in January
Surat: Environmental activists have written to the prime minister’s office (PMO) and the ministry of environment & forests (MoEF), alleging that some officials of government agencies and industrialists
Jaipur: Stage is all set for launch of national nutrition mission (NNM) in the state. It will come as a hope for under-5 children of a state having 39 per cent of stunted growth, 23 per cent wasted growth
AHMEDABAD: Educationist, innovator and reformist, Sonam Wangchuk, emphasized improving the education system by incorporating environment education extensively. Wangchuk, who is popularly known as the real
Official's take on Mumbai's air pollution levels Last week, Mumbai’s air quality index (AQI) was worse than in Delhi, sparking off a debate on the financial capital going the Delhi way. Dr P Anbalagan,
GURUGRAM: The city continues to record moderate level of air quality since last week, making it least polluted in NCR. The PM 2.5 level on Sunday morning came down to 83.91 micrograms per cubic metre.
INDORE: A customs and central excise department assistant commissioner from Indore will be battling sub-zero temperature in the coming days to learn leadership skills on spreading awareness about climate
Chandigarh: To cut down their reliance on costly conventional power, city-based industrial units are now eying to make use of the roofs on their units by installing solar panels, bringing down their inflated
