Category: Environment

Bajaj Auto demands no extension of deadline for BS IV norms

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Bajaj Auto on Wednesday said all its two- and three-wheelers manufactured from January 2017 are…

9 years ago

SC extends status quo on SYL Canal land in Punjab

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended its status quo order on the land acquired in…

9 years ago

Delhi Metro to get green certification

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in collaboration with two US agencies on Wednesday announced…

9 years ago

Mumbai dabbawalas to help recycle tetrapak cartons

Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Packaging and processing major Tetra Pak has tied up with Mumbai's famed 'dabbawalas' or lunch box…

9 years ago

GST could raise solar tariffs by 10%: Report

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Solar tariffs in India may rise by nearly 10 per cent if current tax exemptions…

9 years ago

Rain and light snowfall forecast in J&K

Srinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) Spells of rain in the plains and light snowfall in the mountains during the next 24…

9 years ago

The old woman who lives alone in a Himachal wildlife park

By Vishal Gulati Gushaini (Kullu), Feb 15 (IANS) She is an octogenarian and lives all alone in the Unesco-tagged Great…

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Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

9 years ago

Woman who ate Pangolin detained in China

Beijing , Feb 14 (IANS) A woman who was nicknamed "Pangolin Princess" in China after she posted online images of…

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Ganga pollution: NGT orders CBI probe into UP Jal Nigam ‘irregularities’

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Reprimanding the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) officials for pursuing "incorrect methods" in designing and…

9 years ago

Ganga clean up: NGT orders CBI probe against UP Jal Nigam

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the CBI to probe alleged irregularities in…

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Over half of world’s pollution deaths in China, India

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Over half of the deaths across the world caused by air pollution were in India…

9 years ago

Ganga clean up: NGT orders CBI probe against UP Jal Nigam

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the CBI to probe alleged irregularities in…

9 years ago

Oldest animal to produce venom lived 260 million years ago

Johannesburg, Feb 14 (IANS) A reptile related to early mammals was the first to produce venom in order to survive…

9 years ago

Indian-Americans offer food, shelter to California dam evacuees

Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Several gurdwaras in Sacramento, California's capital city, have come forward to offer meals and shelter to…

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Nautical maps redrawn after 7.8 quake in New Zealand

Wellington, Feb 14 (IANS) A 7.8 magnitude quake that hit New Zealand's South Island last year has made navigation for…

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Assam hamlet aspires to be India’s cleanest

By Aditya Baruah Shikdamakha (Assam), Feb 14 (IANS) It's a movement that began during Christmas in 2012 with a competition…

9 years ago

Partly cloudy Tuesday morning

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

9 years ago

Message from MP: Solar power is here to stay

By Saptak Ghosh The solar revolution in India marches on, with renewed momentum, if the recently concluded reverse bidding auction…

9 years ago

Bushfires destroy 30 houses in Australia

Sydney, Feb 14 (IANS) At least 30 houses and some 50 other buildings were destroyed by bushfires over the weekend…

9 years ago



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