Category: Environment

Himachal court concerned over unscientific dumping of industrial waste

Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday took serious note of collection of solid waste and…

6 years ago

Delhi’s air quality drops to very-poor

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The air quality of Delhi and neighbouring areas dropped further on Wednesday with the average…

6 years ago

Odisha reports 77 deaths in cyclone Titli

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday said they have received reports that 77 people died in the…

6 years ago

J&K government sets up panel for conservation of Himalayan ecosystem

Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday decided to set up a panel for preservation of…

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Cabinet approves environment pact signed by BRICS nations

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed…

6 years ago

Sell only Euro VI compliant vehicles from April 2020: SC

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that from April 1, 2020, only Euro VI fuel…

6 years ago

Himalayas facing severe global warming disruption, say foresters

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) Being sensitive to temperature variations, mountain ecosystems in the Himalayas are facing severe…

6 years ago

Lion cub found in Paris apartment

Paris, Oct 24 (IANS) A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a lion cub was discovered in his apartment in…

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Hurricane Willa hits Mexican coast

Mexico City, Oct 24 (IANS) The northwest coast of Mexico has been hit by 195 kmph winds as Category-3 hurricane…

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Misty Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The national capital region witnessed a misty morning on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded…

6 years ago

Nepal aims to halve its petrol dependence by 2050

Kathmandu, Oct 24 (IANS) Launching a fleet of battery-operated buses Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has said that his…

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Combat air pollution on war footing: Delhi Environment Minister

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) With deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday…

6 years ago

No definition of green-firecrackers, too late to check: Environmentalists

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) While welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict on imposing certain restriction on the…

6 years ago

Over 60 per cent Delhiites say no to firecracker this Diwali: Survey

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) While the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to impose a blanket ban on firecrackers, about…

6 years ago

Delhi encourages schoolkids to celebrate cracker-free Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Ahead of Diwali, Delhi's Directorate of Education has asked the schools to sensitise the students…

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Delhi’s landfill burns for 3rd day, turns air quality severe

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The fire that started at the sprawling Bhalaswa landfill site here on Sunday is continuing…

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Proposed Khurja coal power plant overpriced, threat to Delhi’s air quality: IEEFA

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The state-run THDCIL's proposed Khurja coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh would not only push…

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6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan

Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday but no…

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Misty Tuesday morning in Delhi, air quality ‘very poor’

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The national capital region witnessed a misty Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at…

6 years ago



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