Python shocker for devotees in Mathura
Agra, Oct 21 (IANS) Panic gripped devotees gathered at Vishram Ghat along the Yamuna river in Mathura for a holy dip on the occasion of “Bhai Dooj” on Saturday as they spotted a strange intruder…
Environment
Responsibility of clean air lies with all: Assocham
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Expressing concern over poor implementation of the Supreme Court ban on the sale of fire crackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), industry chamber Assocham on Saturday said ensuring a…
Shallow fog on Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Shallow fog was witnessed on Saturday morning in the national capital resulting in low visibility with the minimum temperature settling at 18.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office…
Better air quality in Delhi this Diwali, says Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the air quality in Delhi this Diwali was better compared to last year. “The number of ‘Good’, ‘Satisfactory’ and ‘Moderate’ days has…
Day after Diwali: Delhi air toxic but better than last year
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas was toxic and a thick blanket of smoke hung in the skies on Friday as lung-clogging particulate matter, PM2.5, went beyond…
Odisha gets piped natural gas supply
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply system in Odisha by rolling out the first phase of the project here –…
‘Nirmal Ganga’ a reality for Varanasi soon: Government
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) With new sewage treatment plants coming up, the dream of Varanasi residents and visitors to have a ‘Nirmal Ganga’ (clean Ganga) will soon become a reality, the Water Resources Ministry…
Odisha orders relief measures in rain-affected areas
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday directed the District Collectors to take measures to provide relief to people as at least 25 blocks in the state recorded heavy rainfall. “At least 25…
CBI must probe illegal pesticide-resistant seeds, demands Maharashtra farm panel
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Oct 20 (IANS) A Maharashtra government Special Task Force on Friday urged the Centre to institute a CBI enquiry into reports that around 3.50 million packets of illegal Herbicide Tolerant genetically modified cotton…
India among worst hit as pollution gets deadlier than wars, AIDS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) An estimated nine million people died worldwide in 2015 due to diseases caused by pollution — the biggest cause globally of all premature deaths — more than AIDS, malaria and…
Bengal hit by heavy rains, more forecast
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed parts of Gangetic West Bengal on Friday with the Met office here forecasting “heavy to very heavy” rainfall at a few places during the next 24 hours to…
CBI must probe illegal pesticides, demands Maharashtra farm panel
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Oct 20 (IANS) A Maharashtra government Special Task Force on Friday urged the Centre to institute a CBI enquiry into reports that around 3.50 million packets of illegal Herbicide Tolerant genetically modified cotton…
Post-Diwali air pollution in Delhi ‘severe’, but better than 2016
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A thick haze enveloped Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region on Friday morning after a Diwali night that was less noisy than the previous year though the Supreme…
Shallow fog on Friday morning
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) There was shallow fog on Friday morning here in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 20.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the MeT department…
Festive fervour grips nation on Diwali, less crackers in Delhi after SC ban
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The festive fervour gripped the nation on Thursday as people celebrated Diwali, often referred to as ‘the festival of lights by lighting ‘diyas (earthen lamps), paying obeisance to Goddess Lakshmi,…
Heavy rain dampens Diwali spirit in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in Odisha on Thursday dampened Diwali celebrations and the festive spirit, forcing the people to stay indoors, officials said. The Met Office has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall…
Air quality in Delhi better this Diwali, shows CPCB data
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The air quality in the national capital this Diwali was better than last year, according to a data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Air Quality Index (AQI)…
A tale of two Danish cities: Towards zero carbon emissions
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sonderborg/Copenhagen (Denmark), Oct 19 (IANS) “I am a big zero”, proclaims the badge worn by Peter Rathje, Managing Director of Project Zero A/s, that is working on the mission to make this…
Global pact to help survive biodiversity in palm plantations
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) For surviving the wild animals, a five-year crucial global pact was signed at a summit in Germany on Thursday with an aim to promote sustainable means of growing palm oil…
Africa’s lions, wild dogs to get more protection
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Africa’s lions, wild dogs, leopards and cheetahs are all set to get increased protection with two UN-related wildlife bodies proposing a new initiative at a global summit in October to…