Category: Environment

BSES launches rooftop solar initiative Phase 2 in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The second phase of Delhi power distribution company BSES' Solar City Initiative was launched by…

6 years ago

Odisha CM orders probe into death of elephants

Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday ordered a Crime Branch probe into the death of…

6 years ago

Air pollution 25 times higher in Faridabad

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) While the air-quality across the national capital was deteriorating, Faridabad on Sunday recorded the worse…

6 years ago

Tribals fight to protect their rights, nature: Modi

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised tribal communities for saving forests and continuing a…

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Hazy, polluted Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a polluted, hazy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature…

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Khattar attacks Kejriwal, says stubble-burning in Delhi has increased

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and…

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7 elephants electrocuted in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) At least seven elephants died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live wire near…

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Misty morning in Delhi, air quality drops to ‘very poor’

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature…

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Punjab claims stubble-burning down this season

Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Punjab has witnessed a steep decline in stubble burning this kharif season, a senior official said…

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Make sustainability the core of development philosophy: Vice President

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Pointing out the sudden rise in natural disasters in India, owing to environmental degradation and…

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Delhi chokes, records most toxic air-quality of month

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The air quality of the national capital and regions around it dropped severely, with Friday…

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Indonesia revises toll of quakes, tsunami to 2,081

Jakarta, Oct 26 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Friday revised down the death toll from powerful earthquakes and an ensuing tsunami…

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Stubble-burning responsible for 30% of Delhi’s current air-pollution

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Stubble-burning in Delhi's neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is currently contributing to 20-30 per cent of…

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New government study to assess pollution-driven mortality

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Union Environment Ministry will soon initiate its first-ever study to assess mortality and acute events…

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Pollution norms violated at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday told the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take "strictest…

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Modi urges scientists to find concrete solution to stubble burning

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged scientists in the country to find a concrete…

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Powerful 6.4 earthquake strikes Greek island

Athens, Oct 26 (IANS) A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Zakynthos early Friday, causing minor damage…

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HC notice to Rajasthan on goat sacrifice in Jodhpur

Jodhpur, Oct 26 (IANS) A division bench of the Rajasthan high court has issued notices to the state government along…

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Hearing on Salman’s poaching case deferred to Dec 18

Jodhpur, Oct 26 (IANS) Hearing on two appeals pertaining to two poaching cases against Bollywood actor Salman Khan were deferred…

6 years ago

Expecting a polluted Diwali, pollution task force issues advisory for EPCA

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Expecting a highly polluted Diwali, a pollution task force headed by the CPCB on Friday…

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