New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) on Wednesday said automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has bagged a contract to supply it 150 electric vehicles. As per the order, EESL…
Shillong, Oct 4 (IANS) Union Minister of State for River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Arjun Ram Meghwal on Wednesday said several rivers in the northeastern states will be cleaned. “Rivers in the Northeast are also…
New Delhi, Oct 4 IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Punjab government following protest by the farmers that they were not being provided with adequate facilities to manage…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a hot day on Wednesday at 35.7 degrees Celsius and Met officials said no respite was in sight for the city residents for a week. The minimum temperature…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Renewable power capacity grew a record amount globally last year with China continuing to be the main driver of growth, the IEA’s renewables market analysis and forecast said on Wednesday….
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) The state government may amend existing fisheries laws to permanently ban bull trawling and LED fishing, Fisheries Minister Vinod Palienkar said on Wednesday. “We are looking to amend the law to…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said it has set up a committee for proper management of water resources in the northeast region, which saw floods and massive landslides this year claiming…
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam officials have been asked to wrap up by October-end work on the detailed project reports of the remaining drinking water reorganisation and sewerage projects of 61 selected…
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Mid-air turbulence is likely to increase by up to three times in the coming decades due to climate changes, increasing the risk of injuries to passengers and flight attendants, warn scientists…
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Government offices in Goa will soon ban all plastic from their premises as part of a Swachh Bharat initiative, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday. Parrikar said he exhorted government…
New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Large volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Nino events, notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impact on the climate, says a new study….
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A turtle sanctuary in Allahabad and a River Biodiversity Park at Sangam are to be set up, the government said on Wednesday. The project, at an estimated cost of Rs…
By Rajendra Shende Mandated by the UN, the coalition forces invaded Iraq in 2003 to destroy its “chemicial weapons of mass destruction” without finding a smoking gun. That’s the negative. There’s also been a positive….
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) It was a misty Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. The…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Raising height of the peripheral wall around the IGI Airport may not help in reducing the noise pollution around it, IIT Delhi told the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought explanation from Delhi government and DDA on the claims made by Art of Living (AoL) that the debris already existed on the Yamuna…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi/Pilibhit, Oct 3 (IANS) While India launched its third Wildlife Action Plan on Monday with the focus on reducing human-animal conflict, a man was killed by a tiger in Pilibhit Tiger…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Central Water Commission (CWC) has signed MoUs with IIT Roorkee and Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad to support capacity building in dam safety under a rehabilitation and…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Grazing livestock are linked to climate change. They can boost the sequestration of carbon in some locally specific circumstances. At the global level, they are responsible for…
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Despite the US pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, a new survey has revealed that 61 per cent of Americans think climate change is a problem that the government needs…