Category: Environment

Cabinet nod to improve monitoring of rural drinking water programme

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to continuation and restructuring of National Rural…

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NITI Aayog pilot for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Clearing the decks for the introduction of electric vehicles in the national capital, NITI Aayog…

8 years ago

Ministry calls for short-term measures to improve air quality

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry on Friday held a meeting with the neighbouring states of Delhi…

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Mumbai gets hi-tech electric buses

Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) The Bombay Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) on Friday acquired four high-tech eco-friendly electric buses, which…

8 years ago

Cab aggregators ‘won’t apply surge pricing’ during odd-even

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Cab companies here on Friday said they have accepted the Delhi government's request to not…

8 years ago

Centre sends advisory to states on stubble burning

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Agriculture Ministry on Friday said it has issued an advisory to state governments…

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NGT questions odd-even rationale to combat Delhi pollution

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The country's top green court on Friday questioned the efficacy of the Delhi government's proposed…

8 years ago

NGT slams Delhi, neighbours; orders end to stubble burning

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) With Delhi's air quality severe since the last four days, the NGT on Friday rapped…

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Modi’s Varanasi beats Delhi in air pollution

Varanasi, Nov 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Friday was the worst polluted city in…

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Goans complaining against coal should stop using electricity: BJP

Panaji, Nov 10 (IANS) Those who complain against import and transportation of coal from Goa's port town of Vasco should…

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Bonn climate talks: Finances to prioritise action on water must triple

Bonn, Nov 10 (IANS) With 40 per cent of the world's population to face water shortages by 2050, financing for…

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Mamata defends Delhi CM over pollution

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday suggested the Central government open a dialogue with…

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Momentum for renewable energy transition gets stream in climate talks

Bonn, Nov 10 (IANS) Leaders from a wide range of sectors on Friday came together to announce a new set…

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Air pollution may weaken your bones

New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Besides respiratory infections, regular exposure to air pollution, especially the sooty black material emitted from…

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Free DTC travel from November 13 to 17

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday announced free travel in all DTC and cluster buses to…

8 years ago

Fourth rhino killed in Kaziranga; Assam students protest

Guwahati, Nov 10 (IANS) Poachers have killed yet another one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, the fourth to die…

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No odd-even till its efficacy proven: NGT

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme won't be…

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‘Better urban planning needed to combat pollution’

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Reducing transport activities, improving technologies and relocating traffic sources from crowded areas are some of…

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Students make human chain in UP against plastic use

Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) Over 10,000 students from various educational institutions formed a human chain in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan on…

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Food truck fest pushed over Delhi’s pollution levels

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) As the national capital continued to be engulfed in toxic air for the fourth day…

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