India-Sri Lanka 1st Test delayed due to rain
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) The first Test between India and Sri Lanka was delayed due to rain here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Staying true to the weather forecast, the skies remained overcast since…
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Smog disrupts over 600 flights in Pakistan
Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Smog-induced bad weather conditions have disrupted over 600 flights of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in the first two weeks of November, an airline official said. The smoggy weather conditions, which…
15 killed in Greece floods
Athens, Nov 16 (IANS) Flash floods caused by heavy rain have killed at least 15 people and caused destruction in Greece. The industrial towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, west of the capital Athens,…
Thousands of sardines pop up on Panaji ramp, videos go viral
Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) Thousands of sardines mysteriously popped out of Mandovi river near Panaji and up a ferry ramp on Wednesday, video footage of which went viral on the social media. Hours later, the…
Bio-toilets to be installed in all trains by 2018-end
Bonn, Nov 15 (IANS) The target of 100 per cent completion of installing bio-toilets in the Indian Raiways coaches has been advanced to December 2018, said an official here on Wednesday. “Under the dynamic guidance…
Major victory for India at Bonn climate talks
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 15 (IANS) In a major victory for India and other developing countries on pre-2020 climate actions that the developed world on Wednesday agreed to discuss the issue at the next…
Central team visits Gwalior on drought situation
Gwalior, Nov 15 (IANS) A Central drought inspection team visited some villages in Gwalior on Wednesday to take stock of the drought situation there. Farmers informed the officials that due to scarcity of water, they…
Punjab signs MoU for paddy straw conversion
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) To curb the tendency among farmers to burn paddy stubble, which is causing large-scale air pollution, the Punjab government on Wednesday said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
PM has no time for Delhi’s air pollution: Congress
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not paying adequate attention to pollution in Delhi and said he should have called a meeting of Chief Ministers concerned…
Cleaner BS-VI fuels launch in polluted Delhi advanced to 2018
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) In a move to tackle the high pollution levels in the Indian capital, the government on Wednesday brought forward the implementation of the BS-VI compliant cleaner transport fuels in Delhi…
Availability of BS-VI compliant vehicles difficult till 2020: Experts
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Customers will find it difficult to get a BS-VI compliant vehicle in the national capital territory (NCT) of Delhi, even as the environment-friendly fuel grade will be available in the…
Delhi collects Rs 787cr environment cess, spends nil, puts onus on Centre
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday blamed the Centre for blocking projects as an RTI query revealed that the Kejriwal government did not spend even a paisa out of…
Almost week gone waste at UN climate talks: BASIC negotiator
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 15 (IANS) Almost a week has gone waste at the UN Climate Change talks to bring the developed world back on track on meeting its commitments towards climate action, a…
Delhi air improves to ‘very poor’; checks on trucks, constructions may go
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Still suffering “very poor” air quality, the national capital on Wednesday saw improvement, with environment authorities considering revoking the “severe-plus” category restrictions imposed over the past week. The air quality…
EESL to tender for 10,000 electric cars by March-April
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) on Wednesday announced it will invite bids for supply of a second lot of 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) around March-April next year. Electric car…
Parrikar slams Congress for proximity to Adani, JSW steel
Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday accused the Congress of proximity to the Adani Group and JSW Steel, both of whom operate coal handling berths at the state’s only major…
Blood type may indicate heart attack risk from pollution
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) If you have A, B, or AB blood type, you might be more at risk of suffering a heart attack during periods of significant air pollution, than those with the…
AAP blames Centre for unused Rs 787 cr green cess
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday blamed the central government for its failure to spend Rs 787 crore environmental cess collected in 2017 and accused the Modi government of…
Low pressure triggers rainfall in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 15 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha on Wednesday experienced rainfall under the impact of a low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of heavy rainfall in…
Cleaner Euro-VI fuels launch in polluted Delhi advanced to 2018
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) In a move to tackle the high pollution levels in the Indian capital, the government on Wednesday brought forward the implementation of the Euro-VI compliant cleaner transport fuels in Delhi…