Chandigarh, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking a stern view of rampant illegal mining and serious environmental violations in Panchkula district, the Haryana Human Rights Commission, on Thursday, has issued strict directions. The commission said that illegal…
EthanoNew Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 1,000 crore litres of ethanol have been blended during the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024-25, thereby achieving an average blending of 19.24 per cent ethanol in petrol, while…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging India’s existing quality standards for bottled drinking water and plastic packaging. A bench of Chief Justice…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thick smog continued to blanket Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday morning, with the capital witnessing a fresh deterioration in air quality as the Air Quality Index…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha is set to hold a detailed discussion on Thursday on the worsening air pollution crisis in Delhi and adjoining regions, following sustained concerns raised by Opposition members…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Under the Delhi government’s new measures to curb air pollution in the national capital, the ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ rule will come into force from Thursday. Additionally, only BS-VI compliant…
Gandhinagar, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat Cabinet took stock of the impact of unseasonal rains on agriculture, with Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani saying that timely government intervention has played a crucial role in strengthening Rabi…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the “No PUC, No Fuel” rule from December 18 as part of an intensified multi-pronged drive to curb worsening air pollution in…
Colombo, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) After 10 years, the environmental consequences of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which was launched in 2013 and presented as a grand vision of connectivity and development, are becoming increasingly…
Srinagar, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday linked the Valley’s tourism with global climate change, saying that the reality of climate change cannot be ignored any further, and the tourism in…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has added 2,361 MW biomass capacity, 228 MWe waste-to-energy capacity, and 2.88 lakh biogas plants in the last 10 years, propelled by various incentives provided by the government in…
Jaipur, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid escalating protests against a proposed ethanol factory in Tibbi, the Rajasthan government has constituted a five-member committee to examine concerns related to groundwater depletion and environmental pollution at the project…
Addis Ababa, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday planted a sapling in Addis Ababa under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative. Earlier, PM Modi…
Chennai, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Wednesday, with lightning likely at isolated places. Chennai is expected to witness cloudy skies…
Chennai, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A six-member Tamil Nadu forest Department-led committee constituted to address the escalating instances of human-wildlife conflict in the Valparai plateau has begun coordinated consultations with multiple government departments and estate authorities,…
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the Nepali government has introduced a five-year plan to keep the mountains clean. Among the measures…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The NDMC, in collaboration with the Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), is implementing Project SORT (Segregation of Waste for its Recycling and Treatment) across its jurisdiction, an official said on…
Chennai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Tuesday forecast heavy rainfall in the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district and at one or two locations in Tenkasi district, even as parts…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Government support for fossil fuels in India fell to five times the level of clean energy in the financial year (FY) 2024, the smallest gap in five years, as clean…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANS) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Tuesday that vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be allowed to refuel at petrol pumps in Delhi…