Rome, Dec 28 (IANS) The Italian city of Milan has banned cars until Wednesday in an attempt to reduce the high levels of pollution while other cities have opted for measures such as encouraging the use…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Triumphing over 13 years of hurdles, northeast India’s third biggest gas-based power project in Tripura has begun generating 101 MW electricity, ensuring the region’s self-reliance in energy. “We have finally started…
Santiago, Dec 26 (IANS/EFE) A new scientific study has reached the conclusion that the fresh water found in Puerto Williams town in southern Chile’s Magallanes region is the purest in the world, the University of…
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Cold wave conditions have gripped Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with night temperature at many places falling two to three degrees below normal, Met officials said on Saturday. The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre…
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) A landslide that has left dozens missing in south China’s Shenzhen City was a work safety incident, not a geological disaster, a State Council investigation team confirmed on Friday. The tragedy…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) If unattended mounds of garbage and littered streets with flies, rats and dogs feasting on the trash bothers you, don’t get upset anymore at the inaction of the civic authorities….
New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The central government on Thursday said that it will take all possible measures to introduce only…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Delhi’s odd-even formula aimed at battling pollution may not succeed because the restrictions on vehicles carry too many exemptions, experts said on Thursday. “The scheme is a good initiative and…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Delhi government has announced an odd-even formula for restricting the number of motor vehicles on public roads, which is to be implemented from Friday, January 1, 2016. According to…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Transport Minister Gopal Rai announcing the odd-even transport formula in New Delhi on Dec. 24, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Dec…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of United States of America (USA) Barack Obama. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) A “strong and productive relationship” between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS/EFE) The decline in the population of wild bees threatens agriculture in the US, where 39 percent of crops dependent on such pollinators may not receive the insects this year, a study…
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) A total of 40 cities in north China, including Beijing and Tianjin, have issued alerts for air pollution, the air pollution emergency management headquarters here said on Tuesday. Baoding, Handan, Langfang…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated an electric bus service for parliamentarians aimed at promoting environment-friendly initiatives in the country’s public transport system. “The world has been discussing issues…
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) Frequent spells of smog that have hit Beijing four times since November, may make it difficult for China’s capital to achieve its annual air quality improvement goal, the media reported on…
Kochi, Dec 20 (IANS) In an effort to promote use of recycled or discarded materials, a hotel group has put to good use dry leaves, old newspapers and bottles to get Christmas decorations made and…
Nairobi, Dec 20 (IANS) The UN humanitarian agency has warned that conditions are set to worsen for millions of hungry people across Eastern Africa as the El Nino weather phenomenon continues. The UN Office for…
Tehran, Dec 19 (IANS) Tehran’s educational office announced on Saturday that schools and kindergartens in the Iranian capital will be closed on Sunday and Monday due to the alarming high air pollution in the city….
Bhopal, Dec 19 (IANS) The Paris Agreement on climate change is a defeat for India and a blow to the culture of conservation and enrichment of water, wind, energy, food and shelter, ‘Water Man’ Rajendra…
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama took a victory lap highlighting his successes of 2015 from thawing relations with Cuba to halting Iran’s nuclear programme to bringing China, India and Brazil on board for…