Category: Environment

Efforts underway to rescue stranded tourists; Kedarnath reconstruction work halted

Dehradun, Jan 28 (IANS) Reconstruction work in Kedarnath area has been suspended in the wake of heavy snowfall having lashed…

7 years ago

Budget for tiger conservation doubled: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the NDA…

7 years ago

Works of art created from electronic scrap

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Discarded electronic scrap from city dumps, roadsides, and thrift shops have found their way into…

7 years ago

SC directs transfer of Rs 53,852 cr to National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Authority

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the transfer of Rs 53,852 crore lying with the…

7 years ago

Tornado kills 3 in Havana

Havana, Jan 28 (IANS) A powerful tornado has passed through the Cuban capital, leaving three people dead and 172 wounded,…

7 years ago

Saint-Gobain wants to use sand mined by NLC for making glass

Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) Float glass major Saint-Gobain India is interested in using a portion of sand mined by integrated…

7 years ago

Wildfire engulfs Cape Town mountain

Cape Town, Jan 28 (IANS) A wildfire has engulfed Cape Town's famous Lion Head mountain and has moved towards residential…

7 years ago

Governments don’t have political will to conserve forests, wildlife: M.K. Ranjitsinh

By Shreya Das New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) He is a die-hard conservationist, a member of the erstwhile royal family…

7 years ago

World’s loneliest duck dead

Wellington, Jan 28 (IANS) Trevor, dubbed the world's loneliest duck, has died after being attacked by a dog on a…

7 years ago

Himachal may get more snow

Shimla, Jan 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, which is still recovering from last week's snowfall, is likely to get some more…

7 years ago

Need for urgent action to tackle obesity, climate change: Lancet

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change are interlinked and represent the paramount challenge…

7 years ago

Cold wave intensifies in UP

Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) A cold wave intensified in Uttar Pradesh on Monday with reports of rains in few parts…

7 years ago

Cold morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) It was a cold Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

7 years ago

Drass coldest at minus 31.4

Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Clear skies on Monday led the cold wave to return to the valley, this time more…

7 years ago

70,000 participate in Brussels climate march

Brussels, Jan 28 (IANS) At least 70,000 people participated in the second "Rise for Climate" march in Brussels aimed at…

7 years ago

Rains continue in Telangana for second day

Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana continued to receive unseasonal rains for a second consecutive day…

7 years ago

After dry cold wave, expect rainfall from January 30: Met

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Expect light rain and thundershowers in the national capital after Tuesday with a slight increase…

7 years ago

2nd National Chilika Bird Festival kicks-off

Bhubaneswar, Jan 27 (IANS) The 2nd National Chilika Bird Festival began at Mangalajodi, about 70 km from here, on Sunday…

7 years ago

Over 5 lakh villages declared ODF: Modi

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said more than 5.5 lakh villages and 600 districts…

7 years ago

Garbage a ticking time bomb in India, will have ‘disastrous consequences’ if not checked

By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The boom that followed India's economic liberalisation in the 1990s led to an…

7 years ago



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