Air pollution down in Delhi: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government has brought down air pollution in Delhi in the past three years and asked for public suggestions to improve the…
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Maradu flat owners plan curative plea against demolition
Kochi, Sep 6 (IANS) Beleaguered owners of flats at Maradu, near here, soon after hearing the Supreme Court order on Friday for demolition of their flats said they would file a curative petition against the…
Odisha govt eases PUC check for for one month
Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) The Odisha government here on Friday delayed implementation of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) certification, under the amended Motor Vehicle Act 2019, for one month. The decision had been taken to…
Maharashtra NGO wins global eco-award
Palghar (Maharashtra), Sep 6 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Govardhan Ecovillage has won one of the worlds most prestigious environmental awards — India National Energy Globe Award 2019 — for its Integrated Water Conservation and Protection Scheme in…
H&M stops buying Brazilian leather over Amazon fires
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 6 (IANS) Swedish multinational clothing-retail company H&M has stopped purchasing leather from Brazil over concerns that the country’s cattle industry has contributed to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. The announcement…
Don’t use plastic, don’t be plastic: Salman Khan
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has expressed his concern over climate change, pointing out how the use of plastic was ruining the planet. He urged people to refrain from using plastic materials…
Dorian weakens to category 1 hurricane off US coast
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Hurricane Dorian has weakened to a Category 1 storm but its wind speed continued to be high at 150 kph off the coast of the US state of North Carolina, according…
Typhoon Lingling approaches S. Korea
Seoul, Sep 6 (IANS) A powerful typhoon is quickly moving northward to South Korea, with the country’s southernmost island of Jeju bracing for the storm to make landfall on Friday. Typhoon Lingling, this year’s 13th,…
White House, US media spat over hurricane misinformation
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) The White House and US media have traded attacks over Hurricane Dorian, blaming each other for confusing and irresponsible remarks. The media continued to question US President Donald Trump’s sharing of…
‘Solar leads decade of investment in renewable energy’
Nairobi, Sep 5 (IANS) Global investment in new renewable energy capacity this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit $2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than…
Government to restore 130 wetlands in next 5 years
Greater Noida, Sep 5 (IANS) The Union government has identified 130 wetlands in the country to be restored in the next five years, while to speed up the process, the Centre has asked the states…
Odisha alerts district collectors on possible flooding
Bhubaneswar, Sep 5 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday asked all district collectors to remain prepared for any possible flooding and water-logging in view of the heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted…
No more plastic containers allowed for Thai PM’s food
Bangkok, Sep 5 (IANS) Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday ordered his men to no longer use plastic or foam containers while serving him food. Prayut said that he unknowingly ate some “pad kaprao…
5 killed as Mumbai sees record rains on Wednesday
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) At least five persons were killed in different incidents as Mumbai notched record rains in the city and suburbs on Wednesday, which saw the country’s commercial capital paralysed for the third…
Pact on Amazon region conservation to be signed
Bogota, Sep 5 (IANS) The Amazonian countries will sign a pact for the conservation of the Amazon region at the presidential summit to be held next Friday in the Colombian city of Leticia, officials said….
Hurricane Dorian heads to US after lashing Bahamas
Miami, Sep 5 (IANS) Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring a “life-threatening storm surge” up the US east coast after causing widespread destruction and at least 20 deaths in the Bahamas. Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert…
MP farmers harvesting rainwater to check water woes
By Pankaj Gupta Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, Sep 5 (IANS/ 101Reporters) In a country that suffers from water scarcity all year, farmers in the villages of Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh have come up with ingenious…
Sonowal suggests study on Assam’s elephant corridors
Guwahati, Sep 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said there should be a detailed study to mark the existing elephant corridors in the state. He said this while addressing a meeting of…
Rains cripple life in Mumbai – third time this monsoon
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) For the third time this monsoon, pouring rains brought the country’s commercial capital to a standstill with total disruption in road and rail traffic and flights here on Wednesday. Earlier, Mumbai…
Mumbai paralysed by rains – for third time this monsoon
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) For the third time this monsoon, pounding rains paralaysed the country’s commercial capital on Wednesday with total disruption in road and rail traffic, though flights were not hit severely. Earlier, Mumbai…