By Brij Khandelwal Mathura, May 22 (IANS) An innovative green crusader from Mathura, Pradeep Bansal, is out to save Yamuna from environmental degradation. The businessman has drawn attention of environmentalists and eco-activists who now want…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday asked states to step up their preparedness by advance planning and deployment of human, physical and financial resources ahead of the southwest monsoon which will arrive…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra May 21 (IANS) More than a quarter century after a grim water tragedy that took more than a score of lives and hospitalised around 150 people, the supply of drinking water…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) As a severe drought hits many parts of Maharashtra and India, a BJP leader has called for a need to enact a ‘Right to Water Act’ on the lines of Right…
Prayagraj, May 21 (IANS) Faith is long over and all that remains now are mounds of filth. The Maha Kumbh that was so pompously organized by the Yogi Adityanath government from January to March this…
Montpellier (France), May 20 (IANS/AKI) More robust policy support is needed to reap the benefits of growing trees near crops and livestock, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said at an agro-forestry summit in…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Monday launched an awareness campaign for the protection of wildlife in the backdrop of rising illegal wildlife trade through airports,…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought an action-taken report from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) regarding rejuvenation of the Neela Hauz lake in south Delhi. A bench headed by…
Ahmedabad, May 20 (IANS) A farmers association in south Gujarat has come to the aid of scores of cattle herders, who walked over 350 km from the parched Kutch to Sanand town near here, by…
By Rinku Behera and Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Once known for its clean and clear water, the Bhalswa Lake of Delhi is narrating its own story of how modernisation and urbanisation is…
Panaji, May 18 (IANS) In a development which has brought cheer to Goa wildlife authorities, a tiger has been spotted in the state’s only national park in South Goa, an official statement said on Saturday….
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Badkhal lake in Faridabad, which was once a popular tourist gateway for the people of the national capital, has turned into a barren piece of land for…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Inclement weather on Friday disturbed air traffic at the IGI Airport here. Heavy wind conditions disturbed the arrival of scheduled flights in two instances — from 4.30 p.m. to 5.30…
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) Odisha continued to reel under intense heat wave with 10 places recording over 40 degree Celsius on Friday. The Western Odisha town Titlagarh recorded maximum temperature of 45.5 degree Celsius while…
Toronto, May 17 (IANS) Migration from polluting vehicles that burn fossil fuels to electric vehicles, ideally using electricity generated sustainably could significantly reduce the incidence of cardiopulmonary illness due to air pollution, says a study….
By Binita Das Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Election officials in West Bengal are gearing up for an altogether different kind of battle with boats, HAM radios and power generating equipment as the world’s largest mangrove,…
Canberra, May 17 (IANS) Some 414 million pieces of plastic, including one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes, were found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, a new research…
By Pragya Singh New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Amid the bustle of south Delhi’s urbane surroundings, the Neela Hauz biodiversity park, comes as a soothing sight. The clean water body and the lush green landscapes…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Peak power demand in Delhi this summer is expected to breach the 7,400 MW-mark. Besides making adequate power arrangements, the two BSES distribution companies (discoms) have also ramped-up network capacity…
Manila, May 16 (IANS) The Philippines has recalled its ambassador to Canada in an escalating row over the disposal of waste wrongly labelled as recyclable, the country’s Foreign Secretary confirmed on Thursday. “At midnight last…