Ahead of Diwali, Delhi-NCR turns into gas chamber
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The national capital and the areas around experienced the first smog episode of this season as the city turned into gas chamber two days before Diwali with air quality placed…
Environment
Delhi Minister directs agencies to undertake water sprinkling after Diwali
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With the air quality going beyond the “severe” category, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Monday directed all concerned agencies to undertake water sprinkling from high-rise buildings after Diwali for…
Chandigarh mayor urges people to shun Chinese products
Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) Chandigarh’s Mayor Davesh Moudgil on Monday asked the city residents to shun Chinese products and fire crackers, and celebrate the Diwali with traditional fervour. “We will have to refuse not only…
Karnataka notifies cracker bursting from 8-10 pm
Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IANS) In compliance with the Supreme Court order, Karnataka has notified the time to burst crackers during Diwali festival from 8 to 10 p.m., an official said on Monday. “The Karnataka government,…
Storm warnings in 4 Italian regions, death toll over 30
Rome, Nov 5 (IANS) Several regions of Italy were braced on Monday for adverse weather conditions following a week of deadly storms and flooding that has claimed the lives of over 30 people across the…
Lead, mercury exposure raises cholesterol levels: Study
New York, Nov 5 (IANS) Increased levels of lead and mercury in the blood could raise bad cholesterol levels, known to damage arteries, and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a…
Delhi-NCR covered with smog, air quality beyond severe
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday experienced the first smog of the season with air pollutants going up many folds higher than the permissible limits and the…
Modi silent over emergency pollution levels in Delhi: Congress
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Congress on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alarming pollution levels in Delhi, saying that the city was facing “pollution emergency” and he kept silent on the…
Coal India eases fuel supply policy for small consumers
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday said it has relaxed norms governing supply of the dry fuel to small consumers, a move that would increase availability of coal for customers who…
Indian students develop app to measure Delhi air quality
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IANS) Three students of Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering in Delhi developed an Android app to measure the alarming pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), the US-based…
WFP, Alibaba join to support UN ‘Sustainable Development Goal 2’
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Alibaba Group on Monday announced their partnership to support efforts to achieve the “Sustainable Development Goal” (SDG) 2 — a world with zero…
Shimla sunny but nippy
Shimla, Nov 5 (IANS) A day after moderate rains in Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and nearby tourist spots witnessed a sunny morning on Monday as the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius here. The…
Shallow fog dips visibility in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) There was shallow fog on Monday in the national capital hampering visibility in the region that has already been facing ‘very poor’ air quality. The minimum temperature was recorded at…
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut after fresh landslides
Jammu, Nov 5 (IANS) Landslides in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday blocked the road that was restored for one-way traffic less than a day ago, a senior traffic department official said. Landslides…
Maneka slams Maharashtra government, calls tigress killing crime
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday while hiting out at Maharashtra Environment and Forests minister over the killing of the “maneater” tigress Avni said it was…
Minimise indoor pollution with air purifiers
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) If you prefer staying indoors due to the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR, think again. According to experts, the air one breathes inside the house also contains particles that…
Delhi’s air quality improves on Sunday, shows ‘moderate’
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) After several days of suffering from ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air quality, the national capital on Sunday breathed better air as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to…
Electricity back in Kashmir after heavy snowfall
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Power supply was restored on Sunday to 90 per cent of Srinagar city and most rural areas of the Kashmir Valley after overnight heavy snowfall damaged transmission towers and snapped surface…
Act fast against ozone-depleting gas: EIA
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer opening in Ecuador on Monday, an environmental group urged it to act…
Jharkhand to become open defecation free by November 15: Uma Bharti
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the current rate of sanitation coverage in Jharkhand, the state will become open defecation free (ODF) by November 15, Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti said…