Category: Environment

TN seeks Rs 1,000 cr package to counter agrarian distress

Chennai/New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday asked the Central government to sanction…

7 years ago

Wheat left to rot in Punjab, Haryana after bumper harvest

By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Millions of tonnes of food grain are being stored in the open across…

7 years ago

Southwest monsoon arrives in Odisha, rain in several areas

Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) Providing much-needed relief from the scorching summer, the southwest monsoon finally on Friday made onset on…

7 years ago

Chennai to get 10m litres water daily by train from Vellore

Chennai, June 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government plans to transport 10 million litres of water daily by rail from…

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‘Make me Minister for Garbage’, desperate BJP MLA tells Goa CM

Panaji, June 21 (IANS) Desperately angling for a ministerial berth, Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Friday urged…

7 years ago

Near term outlook for rural economy looks grim: Report

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The agrarian distress seems here to stay, owing to prevalent drought like situations in several…

7 years ago

Offer of 20 lakh litres water turned down by TN: Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's officer on Thursday said that their offer to send 20 lakh…

7 years ago

‘Tula BMC-var bharosa nai ka?’ — civic officials to RJ Maliska

Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Stung by popular RJ Malishka Mendonsa's songs lampooning the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the manner…

7 years ago

Tamil Nadu water board does SWOT analysis to improve supply

Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board on Thursday said power cuts, pipe damage,…

7 years ago

Guptas’ Auli weddings held in full compliance with HC orders: officials

Dehradun, June 20 (IANS) As the wedding functions of the controversial Gupta brothers' two sons began in the ski resort…

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Leopard electrocuted to death in Gurugram village

Gurugram, June 20 (IANS) A leopard died in a Haryana village after it came into contact with high-tension electric wire,…

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Odisha advances school opening after favourable weather

Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) With the change in weather conditions in the state, the Odisha government on Thursday ordered the…

7 years ago

Wild boar poses threat to Himachal national park wildlife

BY VISHAL GULATI Shimla, June 20 (IANS) In a threat to native wildlife mammal species, authorities at the Great Himalayan…

7 years ago

Wedding ceremonies on in Auli amid judicial concerns

Dehradun, June 20 (IANS) Wedding ceremonies of the sons of South Africa-based businessmen brothers Ajay and Atul Gupta are in…

7 years ago

Trump cancels Obama plan to reduce carbon emissions

Washington, June 20 (IANS) The Donald Trump administration has rolled back former President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan to limit…

7 years ago

Himalayan glaciers getting smaller every year: Study

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Himalayan glaciers across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan have been losing the equivalent of more…

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Soon, no registration fees for E-vehicles

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Pushing ahead for a greener nation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed…

7 years ago

DMK to protest government ‘inaction’ on water crisis

Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK on Wednesday said it will hold protests at district headquarters on Saturday…

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LG orders preventing waste dumping in Delhi for proper drainage

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Wednesday chaired a meeting convened by the Environment…

7 years ago

HC issues notices to planning agency over danger to Goa’s Baga hill

Panaji, June 19 (IANS) The Bombay High Court in Goa on Wednesday issued notices to the North Goa Planning and…

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