Category: Environment

Auction for 21 GW solar, wind capacity by March: Minister

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The government will invite bids for creating capacity of up to 21 gigawatt (GW) of…

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Anupam thanks Kal Penn for appreciating ‘The Indian Detective’

Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher has thanked Indian-American actor Kal Penn for appreciating his series "The Indian…

8 years ago

UN Environment awards for late minister, CSE official

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Late Union Environment Minister Anil Dave and Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) Deputy Director…

8 years ago

M&M joins Uber to deploy electric vehicles in Indian cities

Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) on Friday said it will collaborate with ride-hailing company Uber to deploy…

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Jammu, Srinagar, Leh record season’s coldest night

Srinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu and Leh town in the Ladakh region…

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‘India must ask Sri Lanka for transshipment facilities for firecrackers’

Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The Centre should convince Sri Lanka to provide transshipment facilities to Indian firecracker exporters so that…

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Coldest Delhi morning this season

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Delhi on Friday experienced its first coldest morning of this season as the minimum temperature…

8 years ago

Elephant kills man in Bengal

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) An elephant trampled a man to death in northern West Bengal's Dooars forest area, forest officials…

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EPCA to meet states for ‘by default’ GRAP enforcement if air quality falls

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed environment body has on Friday called a meeting with governments of Delhi's…

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Delhi-NCR air quality still very poor as stubble burning reaches Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Still "very poor" with some regions facing a "severe" situation, the air quality in Delhi…

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Electric vehicle sales: Only 5 states excel, Gujarat tops

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra have emerged as the top 5 states…

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Ordinance to encourage bamboo cultivation in non-forest areas promulgated

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday promulgated the Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 to exempt bamboo…

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Telangana to launch electric vehicle policy next month

Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) The Telangana government will next month launch its policy for electric vehicles to provide incentives to…

8 years ago

Poaching threatens Europe’s last pristine forests: UN Environment

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Carpathian forests, home to the largest remaining populations of brown bears, wolves and lynx…

8 years ago

We’re facing a conspiracy of silence: Environmentalist Sunita Narain

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Environmentalist Sunita Narain, who heads the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…

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New toilets in trains no better than septic tanks: IIT-M study

By Srinand Jha A new kind of toilet using bacteria to break down human excreta has been deployed in Indian…

8 years ago

‘Kadvi Hawa’: Bitter truth well told (IANS Review, Rating: ***1/2)

By Troy Ribeiro Film: "Kadvi Hawa"; Director: Nila Madhab Panda; Cast: Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Tillotama Shome, Bhupesh Singh, Ekta…

8 years ago

Srinagar, Jammu witness season’s coldest night

Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) Continuing its free fall on Thursday, the minimum temperature dropped to minus 2.3 degrees in Srinagar…

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Misty Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) It was a misty Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

8 years ago

Bangladesh firms awarded for solar power trade network

United Ntaions, Nov 23 (IANS) A UN-linked fund awarded $1 million to two Bangladeshi companies in recognition of their novel…

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