Category: Environment

300 Punjab villages badly affected by floods

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) More than 300 villages, mainly in Punjab's Ropar, Jalandhar and Ferozepur districts, were badly affected in…

6 years ago

Railways suspends traffic on Old Yamuna Bridge

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Rail traffic over the Old Yamuna Bridge was temporarily suspended on Tuesday as the water…

6 years ago

Rail traffic on Old Yamuna Bridge suspended

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Rail traffic over the Old Yamuna Bridge was temporarily suspended on Tuesday as the water…

6 years ago

Camels in police station keep Assam cops on toes

Dhula, Aug 20 (IANS) Six camels, seized from a local market in the Darrang district and a custody battle that…

6 years ago

Yamuna floods homes, thousands shifted

By Advitya Bahl New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) With floodwaters of the Yamuna having swamped their homes, people living on…

6 years ago

Goa floods affect 6,000 farmers, 1,928 hectares land: Minister

Panaji, Aug 20 (IANS) Heavy monsoons and flooding in Goa have affected the livelihoods of over 6,000 farmers in the…

6 years ago

Yamuna continues to swell, 14,000 people evacuated

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Close to 14,000 people living in low-lying areas along the Yamuna in Delhi were evacuated…

6 years ago

Monsoon subdued in Himachal, traffic restored

Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) After three days of heavy showers which led to snapping of several road links following landslides,…

6 years ago

Delhi govt rapped for opposing technology to combat pollution

By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) "Don't you want our children to live in good quality air?" the…

6 years ago

Huge python gets trapped in truck chassis, rescued

Agra, Aug 19 (IANS) When a truck driver here saw a seven-foot long python crawling up the front wheel of…

6 years ago

Hero e-arm rolls out 2 electric scooters for Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Aug 19 (IANS) Motorcycle major Munjal group's Hero Electric India on Monday rolled out two variants of its battery-powered…

6 years ago

Green nod for real estate projects in 60 days: Javadekar

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Environmental clearance for real estate projects will soon be reduced to 60 days, Union Environment…

6 years ago

IIT-Mandi developing technology to convert heat into electricity

Mandi, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers in Himachal Pradesh are developing thermoelectric materials that can efficiently…

6 years ago

Punjab CM announces Rs 100 crore for flood-hit areas

Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced Rs 100 crore for emergency relief and rehabilitation…

6 years ago

Delhi govt rapped for opposing technology to fight pollution

By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) "Don't you want our children to live in good quality air?" the…

6 years ago

Panaji’s water woes to stretch till Tuesday: Goa CM

Panaji, Aug 19 (IANS) Faced with severe water scarcity over the last 72 hours, the water woes of Goa's capital…

6 years ago

Yamuna crosses ‘warning mark’, flood alert in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Yamuna river on Monday crossed the "warning mark" of 204.50 meters and was set…

6 years ago

Water released from Hathnikund barrage floods Haryana villages

Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday took stock of the situation after a dozen…

6 years ago

8,000 evacuated in Gran Canaria wildfire

Madrid, Aug 19 (IANS) ome 8,000 people have been evacuated from several areas of Spain's Gran Canaria Islands due to…

6 years ago

Yamuna crosses ‘warning mark’ in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Yamuna river on Monday crossed the "warning mark" of 204.50 meters and was set…

6 years ago



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