Category: Environment

BREAKING NEWS: Budget 2017-18: Basic customs duty on LNG cut from 5% to 2.5%

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9 years ago

Sanitation cover under Swachh Bharat at 60% now: Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Wednesday that sanitation cover in rural areas has…

9 years ago

BREAKING NEWS: Budget 2017-18: Solar plan phase 2 to add 20,000 MW capacity

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9 years ago

One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, Feb 1 (IANS) One-way traffic will be allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday, officials here said.…

9 years ago

Foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Delhi was on Wednesday engulfed in dense fog, bringing down the visibility to 150 metres.…

9 years ago

Over 20 tonnes oil spilt into sea after ships’ collision: Coast Guard

Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Over 20 tonnes of thick oil powering oil tanker MT Dawn Kanchipuram has spilled into the…

9 years ago

SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu amendment permitting Jallikattu

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government amendment permitting Jallikattu,…

9 years ago

Economic Survey reflects India’s climate change commitments

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Comparing India's high carbon pricing to other developing and developed countries, the Economic Survey 2016-17…

9 years ago

SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu amendment

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government amendment permitting Jallikattu…

9 years ago

Our oldest known ancestor had a huge mouth and no anus

London, Jan 31 (IANS) A microscopic, bag-like sea creature with a large mouth and no anus, which lived about 540…

9 years ago

Commission to probe Jallikattu violence

Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday said a Commission of Inquiry will probe the…

9 years ago

Human activities damaging over 100 World Heritage sites: Study

Sydney, Jan 31 (IANS) Most of the over 100 natural World Heritage sites that are being severely damaged by expanding…

9 years ago

Rohtang’s loss of biodiversity is a manmade disaster: NGT chief

By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) He has since his childhood seen the ecological degradation of the Rohtang Pass…

9 years ago

1.4 lakh Indian villages, 450 cities declared open defecation free: President

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday hailed the nation for declaring "over 1.4 lakh villages, 450…

9 years ago

Weather improves in J&K after ‘Chillai Kalan’ ends

Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) A day after the 40-day long harsh winter period called 'Chillai Kalan' ended in the Kashmir…

9 years ago

Can Trump make the whole earth green again?

By Rajendra Shende In the barrage of criticism against US President Donald Trump for his utterances on refugees and Muslims,…

9 years ago

Jammu-Srinagar highway open to one-way traffic

Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) One-way traffic is allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a traffic department official said on Tuesday.…

9 years ago

34 trains delayed, 6 rescheduled due to fog

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) At least 34 trains were delayed and six rescheduled on Tuesday due to fog in…

9 years ago

Foggy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) It was a foggy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

9 years ago

China’s top auditor says $2.6 bn environment funds “not effectively used”

Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) China's top auditor has found that 17.6 billion yuan (about $2.56 billion) of fiscal funds earmarked…

9 years ago



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