New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the central government time till Thursday to come out with an action plan to curb the alarming level of air pollution in the national…
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) The United Nations Habitat III conference has recognised Hyderabad Cycling Project amongst the 20 best social projects in the world, a cycling club official said on Tuesday. Hyderabad Bicycling Club and…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Though the problem of pollution in India has been endemic, it is only when the national capital has been affected that the problem has got media attention, senior Congress leader…
Marrakesh (Morocco), Nov 8 (IANS) The UN’s Clean Development Mechanism has a key role in helping countries achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Taking a serious note of the deteriorating air quality in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday banned all construction activities for one week in the Delhi-NCR region. The…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) The country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled bus was launched here on Tuesday by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. In presence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and…
New York, Nov 8 (IANS) Increase in air pollution in the regions near the equator has led to the formation of more total ozone worldwide, compared to the amount of pollution being emitted, researchers have…
Gurugram, Nov 8 (IANS) From advocacy of periodic proportionate farming to confronting conditioning and searching solutions for the millennium city’s civic problems, the recently concluded TEDxGurugram brought to the fore ideas for bringing about dynamic…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Owing to the air pollution, there has been around 400 per cent surge in demand of air purifiers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), a report said on Tuesday. According…
Marrakech (Morocco), Nov 8 (IANS) A delegation of footballers, led by Ghanaian star Abedi Pele, on Tuesday visited the tent village of Bab Ighli here to express their support for the fight against climate change,…
London, Nov 8 (IANS) This was a stowaway the passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were not prepared for. A serpent, believed to be a venomous green viper, frightened passengers on the flight and…
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Protected areas (PA) are important for large animals, including top predators like tiger, and should not be degazetted, a new study has said. The study, based on transect surveys across four…
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) There was no respite from hazardous smog in the state capital and other districts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday even as authorities tried to battle the grim situation. The Central Pollution…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Just limiting the rise in mercury by two degrees can make a difference, literally! It can avoid droughts in India and devastating cyclones such as the one…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday that 70 per cent of the current pollution in Delhi is due to the burning of crop waste in…
Sydney, Nov 8 (IANS) The iconic Ulysses electric blue butterfly that once was a common sight in Australia’s Queensland region has become scarce prompting panic among the locals fearing its extinction, a wildlife official said…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a clear Tuesday morning with shallow fog while the visibility comparatively improved to 700 metres in the national capital, the weather office said. “Visibility at 8.30 a.m. was…
Jakarta, Nov 8 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s Banten province on Tuesday, but was not potential for tsunami, weather officials said. The quake epicenter was at 271 km…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Delhi Metro on Monday announced it was halting its construction activities, following the advisory issued by the state government to help reduce the smog which continues to envelop the city….
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Taking a grim view of poor air quality in Lucknow and dense smog in other Uttar Pradesh districts, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday directed officials and departments concerned to get…