Category: Environment

Mountain lion caught in California residential area

San Francisco, Nov 11 (IANS) A mountain lion that was reported roaming around an urban residential area in California was…

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Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi, 64 trains delayed

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.6 degrees…

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Delhi government in talks with Pawan Hans for aerial sprinkling

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday said that it was in talks with state-owned helicopter service…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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