Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for a meeting on stubble-burning and air pollution in the National Capital Region, and asked him to…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday saw improvement in the air quality with six out of 15 regions recording “very poor” levels rather than “severe” for the first time in the…
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Driven by China’s greater use of coal, global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are projected to rise again in 2017 after a three year hiatus. The alarming projection…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 14 (IANS) The International Solar Alliance (ISA), jointly launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then French President Francois Hollande on the first day of COP21 UN Climate Change…
London, Nov 14 (IANS) The world’s longest dinosaur tracks discovered in the French village of Plagne were left 150 million years ago by a dinosaur that was at least 35 metres long and weighing no…
By Amit Kapoor “Delhi is a wakeup call for the world on air pollution. It clearly tells us that unless decisive actions are taken to reduce air pollution, the events we are witnessing in Delhi…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Amid rising pollution levels, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said traffic not destined for Delhi should be diverted from the capital to cut traffic congestion on…
San Francisco, Nov 14 (IANS) California has successfully cut plastic bag litter by 72 per cent, according to a new report. The report released on Monday quoted early statistics as showing that the plastic bags…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday turned down the Delhi government’s plea to exempt women drivers and two-wheelers from the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme, saying there was “no logic”…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh to meet him in Chandigarh over stubble burning by farmers leading to smog and pollution in the…
Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) The Regional Met Office on Tuesday said rain and snowfall forecast in Jammu and Kashmir will help reduce the smog and pollution levels in Delhi and its adjoining areas. Speaking to…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) Kashmir’s fish are dying because of eutrophication (excess of nutrients leading to oxygen depletion), turtle doves have almost stopped visiting paddy fields to pick grain and, alarmingly, lesser…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday said lynching of a dairy farmer by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan was “unfortunate” and criticised the Centre for failing to control…
By Rajat Arora The Delhi government has declared a medical emergency with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sending out alarming messages on its website, calling for states to tackle pollution on a “priority basis”….
Sydney, Nov 14 (IANS) A British doctor on Tuesday said that he escaped a shark by punching it in the face after the animal tried to attack him in Australia. Charlie Fry, 25, was at…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a moderate foggy Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 14.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office said….
Rome, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government is ready to aid the victims of the powerful tremor that killed over 400 people, injured thousands and left tens of thousands homeless on the border between Iran…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Ahead of a major augmentation of public transport, the Delhi government on Monday approached Lt Governor Anil Baijal seeking land from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to park over 3,000…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to spell out its stand on the controversial Sethusamudram project initiated to facilitate navigation between India’s east and west coasts. A bench…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea that sought a ban on 93 pesticides, which are banned in different countries but are used by Indian…