New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A four-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday penalised German auto giant Volkswagen Rs 171.34 crore for causing air pollution in Delhi due to excess nitrogen…
Agra, Jan 15 (IANS) The stinking and highly polluted water in the river Yamuna proved quite a ‘put off’ for devotees who wanted to take a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on…
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh aims to increase forest cover from 26 to 35 per cent, Forest Minister Govind Singh Thakur said on Tuesday. Presiding over a workshop on a project for improvement of…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The West Bengal CID on Tuesday recovered at least 689 endangered Indian soft-shell river turtles and arrested four persons in this connection, an official said. Based on prior information, the CID…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The two women seen in a video beating puppies to death near the hostel building of a medical college in Kolkata have been identified as nursing students, the head of the…
By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS/Mongabay) The Indian government has unveiled its long-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) that aims at a 20-30 percent reduction of particulate matter (PM) concentration over the next…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Residents in the national capital woke up to a misty morning on Tuesday as the minimum temperature settled for 6 degreeS Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “It was…
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) After three consecutive days of snowfall and rain, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday got some relief, but the cold continued to grip the hills, said an official. The meteorological office here said…
Srinagar, Jan 15 (IANS) An intense cold wave hit the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, bringing down temperatures several notches below the freezing point An official of the MET Department said the weather would remain generally…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) A new study has revealed that melting of the ice and snow from the entire continent of Antarctica has accelerated by 280 per cent in the last four decades. The study…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has lent support to an initiative aimed at increasing greenery in Mumbai. In association with Radio City’s campaign “Hara Hai Toh Bara Ahe”, the “Manto” actor has urged…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In view of life-threatening thunderstorms and lightning during the pre-monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to implement an end-to-end prediction system for predicting thunderstorms or lightning by…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Delhi’s air quality saw a sudden improvement on Monday as the wind speed turned the air from ‘very poor’ to ‘poor’. Officials, however, said this improvement is unlikely to last…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The fast-rising number of desalination plants worldwide — now almost 16,000, with capacity concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa — quench a growing thirst for freshwater but create…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Environment Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched special weather services for people visiting Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela between January and March. Speaking at…
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) A 62-year-old person was trampled to death by an elephant in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Monday. According to Forest Department officials, an elephant separated from its herd entered Nagotoli village on…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Kochi-based NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats (NavAlt) has received orders for more solar boats from the Kerala government after completing a successful two-year run in the state of the…
Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) It was a bright sunny day in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, with temperatures remaining below the freezing point in many places in the state after three days of continuous snow and…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The air quality in…
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a bright, sunny Monday morning after days of inclement weather in the state, the weather office said. Sanam Lotus, Director of the regional MET Department, said the…