Category: Environment

Hurricane Harvey to be costliest natural disaster in US: Report

New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas and Louisiana in southeast US, is likely…

8 years ago

Make optimum use of waste-to-energy units: LG to Delhi civic bodies

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday said all three municipal corporations should use compactors…

8 years ago

No one can come between me and Ganga, says sulking Uma

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Apparently upset over being stripped of the Ganga Rejuvenation portfolio, Union Minister Uma Bharti on…

8 years ago

Working on ways to ban bottles on beaches: Goa Minister

Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday told officials to find a way to ban glass…

8 years ago

Antarctic seafloor warming to harm most native marine species

London, Sep 5 (IANS) There will be more "losers" than "winners" over the next century as the Antarctic seafloor warms,…

8 years ago

Antarctic volcanic eruptions linked to abrupt climate changes

New York, Sep 5 (IANS) A series of volcanic eruptions in the Antarctica coincided with increased deglaciation and rise in…

8 years ago

Water management to decide future elections: NITI Aayog CEO

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Management of water resources will decide future elections in states as it is the "most…

8 years ago

Florida declares emergency ahead of hurricane Irma

Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the US state as a…

8 years ago

Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.6…

8 years ago

Germany doubles funds to fight vehicle pollution

Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that funding to help federal states and towns battle pollution by…

8 years ago

Gadkari to form task force on water resources, Ganga projects

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who assumed charge of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation…

8 years ago

Mumbai set for noisy immersion of Lord Ganesha idols after SC order

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Mumbikars will have a noisy immersion of Lord Ganesha's idols on Tuesday as Supreme Court…

8 years ago

Thousands evacuated, schools closed after typhoon hits China

Guangzhou, Sep 4 (IANS) Nearly 70,000 people have been evacuated after Mawar, the 16th typhoon this year, made landfall in…

8 years ago

North Bengal to get scattered rainfall in next five days

Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) There will be scattered rainfall in north West Bengal for the next five days instead of…

8 years ago

Karnataka to have heavy rains over next two days

Bengaluru, Sep 4 (IANS) Heavy rains that have been lashing Bengaluru and other regions of Karnataka for the past few…

8 years ago

Area which collapsed was just 1% of Ghazipur landfill dump

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The tonnes of garbage at the 'over-saturated' Ghazipur dump-yard which collapsed on…

8 years ago

Court grants bail to Jindal in coal case

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to former parliamentarian Naveen Jindal and others in…

8 years ago

Partly cloudy Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum…

8 years ago

Typhoon Mawar makes landfall in China

Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) Mawar, the 16th typhoon of this year, has made landfall in China's Guangdong province, bringing heavy…

8 years ago

Pakistani PM announces compensation for rain-hit Karachi

Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the central government will provide financial and…

8 years ago



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