SC verdict on firecrackers on Tuesday
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on the plea for a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers across the country. A bench of Justice…
Environment
Yamunotri shrine to close for winters on Nov 9
Dehradun, Oct 22 (IANS) The famous Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand will close for the winter break on November 9, it was announced on Monday. At around 12.15 p.m. the Yamunotri shrine will close, joining the…
Kerala CM hits out at Modi for being indifferent to state’s needs
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “negative approach” on the needs of the state, which is slowly picking up pieces after a devastating…
Tigress Sundari to be shifted back into enclosure
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) The Forest Department in Odisha has decided to tranquilise Royal Bengal tigress Sundari after another man was attacked and killed in Satakosia Tiger Reserve, an official said on Monday. Tension gripped…
No flood threat now in Arunachal, says China on Tibet landslide
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) China on Monday said that the water levels have dropped and situation has returned to normal following an overflow at a barrier lake, which was formed due to…
Gulf of Mexico oil spill may become US’ worst offshore disasters
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) An oil spill that has been leaking millions of barrels since the last 14 years into the Gulf of Mexico has gone unplugged for so long that it was now poised…
400 petrol pumps in Delhi shut as dealers go on strike
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A total of 400 petrol pumps, many with CNG dispensing units, began a day-long strike on Monday in protest against Delhi government’s refusal to reduce VAT on fuels. The Delhi…
Use of material resources to double by 2060: OECD
Tokyo, Oct 22 (IANS) The use of material resources will double globally by 2060 and will cause a serious environmental impact, according to a study released on Monday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and…
Enhance global natural gas security: IEA
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The global natural gas market driven by demand in liquefied natural gas continues to change buyer-seller relationships and raises new challenges for the global security of energy supplies, the International…
Light intensity quake hits Himachal
Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) Mild tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. No damage or casualty was reported. “An earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale were felt for a few seconds at 9.11…
Killer mice decimating albatross population
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Giant mice are killing millions of endangered Tristan albatross chicks on a remote island in the South Atlantic, threatening the rare seabird species with extinction, a wildlife organisation has said. According…
Misty Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Mudslide kills 9 in Colombia
Bogota, Oct 22 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and five more were missing after heavy rains triggered a mudslide in northern Colombia on Sunday, the fire department said. The early morning rains caused…
Zoo lioness kills father of her three cubs
Indianapolis (US), Oct 22 (IANS) A lioness has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen at a zoo in the US. Zuri, 12, attacked 10-year-old Nyack and staff at the Indianapolis Zoo…
Himachal achieves 66% target in providing LPG connections
Shimla, Oct 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday claimed that its ‘Grihini Suvidha Yojana’ (GSY) has been a success as it has achieved 66 per cent target in five months since its launch…
Air quality gets better in nearly 350 Chinese cities
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) More than half of China’s cities saw air quality improve year-on-year in September, the Chinese Environment Ministry has said. The average density of PM 2.5 stood at 25…
Misty Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 17 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Delhi’s air pollution spikes, severe in some regions
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The National Capital saw a sudden spike in the air-pollution on Saturday, a day after Dussehera. As stubble-burning stepped up in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana, the combined effects of Dussehera…
Delhi’s Dwarka chokes as garbage burning releases toxic gases
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Residents of Dwarka sub-city on Saturday took out a protest march as open burning of garbage continued, spewing toxic fumes and worsening the air quality to “severe-plus or emergency”. Dwarka…
CWC monitoring Brahmaputra, Siang rivers
Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) Central Water Commission (CWC) officials are closely monitoring the water levels in the Brahmaputra and Siang following fears about sudden bursting of an artificial lake formed by a landslide on the…