Category: Environment

NGT notice to Minister Mahesh Sharma’s hospital

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to a hospital owned by Union…

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BASIC nations bat for finances to fight climate change

By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 14 (IANS) Batting for adequate financial and technology resources to assist the developing world, BASIC…

8 years ago

Delhi government’s new review petition seeks odd-even in other states, too

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Hours after the green court turned down its first review petition seeking exemptions in the…

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Japan’s ROHM enters India’s EV parts market

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Japanese semiconductor manufacturer ROHM on Tuesday announced its plans to foray into India's electric vehicle…

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Punjab CM rejects Kejriwal’s plea for meeting on pollution

Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea for a…

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Air Pollution: Delhi-NCR out of ’emergency’

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday saw improvement in the air quality with six out of…

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CO2 emissions rising again after three-year hiatus

London, Nov 14 (IANS) Driven by China's greater use of coal, global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels…

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International Solar Alliance set to get become legal entity

By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 14 (IANS) The International Solar Alliance (ISA), jointly launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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35-metre sauropod created world’s longest dinosaur trackway

London, Nov 14 (IANS) The world's longest dinosaur tracks discovered in the French village of Plagne were left 150 million…

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Graded measures, not knee-jerk reactions needed against air pollution

By Amit Kapoor "Delhi is a wakeup call for the world on air pollution. It clearly tells us that unless…

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Gadkari shares strategy to counter air pollution

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Amid rising pollution levels, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said traffic…

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California remarkably cuts plastic bag litter

San Francisco, Nov 14 (IANS) California has successfully cut plastic bag litter by 72 per cent, according to a new…

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NGT turns down Delhi government plea on odd-even exemptions

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday turned down the Delhi government's plea to exempt…

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Kejriwal seeks meeting with Amarinder over pollution

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh to meet…

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Rain, snow in J&K will reduce Delhi smog: Met Office

Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) The Regional Met Office on Tuesday said rain and snowfall forecast in Jammu and Kashmir will…

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Environmental doomsday: Kashmir’s vanishing fish, turtle doves, migratory birds

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) Kashmir's fish are dying because of eutrophication (excess of nutrients leading to oxygen…

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Centre fails to control cow vigilantes: Sharad Yadav

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday said lynching of a dairy farmer…

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Checking pollution: Government needs to act

By Rajat Arora The Delhi government has declared a medical emergency with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sending out…

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British doctor ‘punches shark’ to survive attack

Sydney, Nov 14 (IANS) A British doctor on Tuesday said that he escaped a shark by punching it in the…

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Foggy Tuesday morning in Delhi, 118 trains delayed

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a moderate foggy Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature…

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