Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Owing to continuous rains schools and colleges in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Pudukottai and Nagapattiman districts of Tamil Nadu were closed on Friday. The weather department has predicted more rains for the…
Bonn, Nov 2 (IANS) To combat the worsening impacts of climate change and air pollution, civil society groups across 28 European nations on Thursday starting campaigning under Europe Beyond Coal, a collective campaign to move…
Agra, Nov 2 (IANS) After a harrowing three-hour rescue operation, two male hyenas were rescued from a well in Agra district, with one of the two animals sustaining injuries. On Wednesday morning, residents of Pinahat…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) With the change in the wind direction and slight rise in temperature, Delhi on Thursday recorded a slight improvement in the air quality which however remained “very poor” generally but…
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has asked for a detailed CBI probe into the illegal sale of Herbicide Tolerant BT cotton seeds of five branded companies, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In a historic first at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here Wednesday night, an international cricket match was held without using diesel gensets for power, thus, saving the environment the…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India is on track to meet its climate targets, including reducing the greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 per cent by 2030, by channelling trillions of dollars in private…
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Thane in Maharashtra will be the first Indian city to be assessed for potential for implementation of district cooling system, said the Indian subsidiary of Danish company Danfoss A/S. In a…
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) A team of researchers from Britain and India has kicked off a project to develop the next-generation photovoltaics (PV) in the country with the aim to have mobile labs that can…
Gurugram, Nov 2 (IANS) The International Solar Alliance (ISA) here signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday to strengthen cooperation in mobilising finance for green energy. The Joint…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A Chinese state-run enterprise is understood to be being courted as a new partner in return for securing much needed additional government funding for Adani Group’s coal mine and rail…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi Last week, a forum on clean cooking was arranged in New Delhi. Funded by international organisations like the UN, the World Bank and USAID, among others, it attracted about 600 delegates…
Sydney, Nov 2 (IANS) Ancient species of Australian lizards and snakes, including some of the world’s most deadliest, migrated from Asia to the southern continent as early as 30 million years ago, according to a…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) It was a pleasant Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.4 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average. The Met has forecast a clear day ahead….
Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced a Pond Management Authority would be set up for the protection, conservation, development and rejuvenation of each of the over 14,000 ponds…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Environment Ministry has proposed to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan by reducing the e-waste collection targets for industries. With 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste generated annually (2014…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Even as medical practitioners sounded a caution against outdoor exercises as “there is no safe time to step outdoors”, weather analysts see a slight improvement in Delhi’s air quality for…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) With Delhi-NCR air quality varying between ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’, and stubble burning going on unabated in neighbouring states, major city hospitals saw a spike, with some registering a 25…
Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) Two girls playing outside their homes died on Wednesday due to electrocution in Kodungaiyur in Chennai as heavy rains pounded the city and suburban areas as well as coastal districts of…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) The Odisha government has sent a show-cause notice to Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, as to why a Rs 20,169 crore fine should not be imposed for…