Category: Environment

Weak enforcement of laws worsening environmental crisis: UN

Nairobi, Jan 24 (IANS) Environmental threats like climate change and pollution are linked to lethargic enforcement of laws governing management…

7 years ago

Death toll in Indonesia floods reaches 30

Jakarta, Jan 24 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Thursday raised the number of people killed due to floods on Sulawesi island…

7 years ago

Gadkari to launch six-lane highway project to decongest Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for…

7 years ago

Environment safety should be uppermost thought for plastics industry: Naidu

Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said more than economics, environment safety should be the main…

7 years ago

British-era Kalka-Shimla rail track facing threat

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Jan 24 (IANS) Chugging its way through history all the way to achieving a Unesco World…

7 years ago

Elephant tusk found in doctor’s clinic

Ranchi, Jan 24 (IANS) Officials on Thursday found the tusk of an elephant in a doctor's clinic in Jharkhand's Latehar…

7 years ago

Extreme heatwave in Australia kills 90 wild horses

Canberra, Jan 24 (IANS) At least 90 wild horses were killed due to an extreme heatwave in Australia. The Northern…

7 years ago

Without continuous flow, clean Ganga not possible, say greens

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) The Centre's efforts to rejuvenate the Hindu holy river have failed to impress…

7 years ago

Draw inspiration from Vedas to fight climate change: Dia Mirza

By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 24 (IANS) Bollywood actor and environmentalist Dia Mirza says it's time to draw inspiration…

7 years ago

Maharashtra student-professors conclude 2,600-km cycling odyssey to Bhutan

By Quaid Najmi Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jan 24 (IANS) Peddling on the theme of 'Cycling For Health' and 'Pollution-free Asia', a…

7 years ago

India, leader in fighting desertification, to host UN conference

By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 24 (IANS) India, a leader in combating desertification, is slated to host a biennial…

7 years ago

Manali, Dalhousie get more snow

Shimla, Jan 24 (IANS) The picturesque tourist towns of Manali and Dalhousie experienced more snow on Thursday. There are chances…

7 years ago

Light snow, rain in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Light snowfall and rain occurred in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, with the MET office saying…

7 years ago

Pleasant Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature…

7 years ago

Take stand on Purushothapatnam project, NGT tells Centre

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The NGT on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to…

7 years ago

Delhi-NCR pollution: CSE study to identify sources of pollution in real-time

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee…

7 years ago

Chilly winds from North to make Delhi colder

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Brace yourself for biting cold days ahead as the minimum temperature in the national capital…

7 years ago

8 killed in Indonesia floods

Jakarta, Jan 23 (IANS) At least eight people have died, four remain missing and thousands have been displaced due to…

7 years ago

Nearly 200 road links in Himachal reopened after snowfall; tourists rescued

Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) Nearly 200 road links in Himachal Pradesh were reopened on Wednesday a day after widespread snow…

7 years ago

Shimla sees highest snow on single day in 15 years

Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was called by the British, recorded the highest snowfall…

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