Chandigarh, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Punjab government on Wednesday decided to pay Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to those small and marginal farmers, who have not burnt paddy straw. Secretary Agriculture Kahan Singh Pannu…
Jaipur, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the death of birds at Sambhar Lake is “very worrying”. In his tweet, Gehlot said, “State govt has taken all necessary steps to first…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government on Wednesday ordered schools in the national capital to remain closed till Friday as air pollution in the city touched ’emergency’ levels. Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Schools in Noida will remain shut on November 14-15 due to the severe pollution levels in the Delhi NCR region. Brajesh Narain Singh, District Magistrate, Noida, said in a tweet…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has prepared a plan for solving Delhi’s air pollution crisis and among the recommendations is community burning of firecrackers. TERI has recommended community burning…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major environment-friendly digital initiative, Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Wednesday announced that BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) has partnered Australias Power Ledger, a global leader in…
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Agri-biotech company Kan Biosys on Wednesday launched an eco-friendly product here to tackle the problem of stubble burning. The product, Speed Kompost, does not pose any risks to environment and helps…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gurugram is the most polluted city in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday with four out of the five most polluted areas falling within the city, as per Skymet AQI app data. Interestingly,…
Srinagar, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy snowfall seems to have spurred normalcy in Kashmir, after three months of a shutdown in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. Increased movement of public…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi government on Odd-Even scheme, and directed the Centre, Delhi government and Central Pollution Control Board to bring on record the pollution…
Panaji, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The finalisation of a professional firm to salvage a naphtha-laden tanker which ran aground off the Goa coast here, last month, may take a week more, a statement issued by the…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi air quality index (AQI) is at emergency levels again on Wednesday with an overall count of 476 and not much relief is expected for the next two days…
Panaji, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that a professional marine engineering company would be formally roped in by the Director General (Shipping) to salvage a stranded naphtha-filled tanker off the…
Jaipur, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of migratory birds have been found dead in and around Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district, leaving both locals and officials shocked. India’s largest inland saltwater lake, Sambhar, situated near…
New York, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new study co-led by researchers in the US and China has pushed back the first-known physical evidence of insect flower pollination to 99 million years ago — during the…
By Vishal Gulati Manali, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cold desert of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Valley that were once known for producing a bitter taste hops are going to experiment with exotic variety of barley that will…
Srinagar, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has reopened for traffic on Tuesday after it was blocked by landslide at Digdole, 150 km from Jammu, officials said here. Hundreds of trucks which were stranded on…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thick toxic haze engulfed the national capital on Tuesday, with the air quality index (AQI) dipping to 453 in the “Severe” category, according to the System of Air Quality and…
Canberra, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A vast area of Australia’s east coast — including Sydney — is bracing itself for one the nation’s worst ever bushfire threats. More than 60 blazes are burning across the state…
Guwahati, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Assam Forest department on Monday tranquilized the rogue elephant ‘Laden’, which had been keeping the forest official on their toes for last two week and had killed five civilians last…