Agra, Aug 25 (IANS) Planting of thousands of saplings on the Yamuna river bed and their washing away in the recent flooding of the river have raised hundreds of unanswered questions, here in the city…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to launch “a new revolution” to banish single-use plastic so that environment is protected. “This year, when we celebrate Bapu’s 150th birth…
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) Researchers have found that black carbon is a good tracer to separate cooking organic aerosol from traffic-related pollution, paving the way for a new method to track pollution from cooking. Cooking…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that remote translator used during the Man vs Wild episode with Bear Grylls facilitated the conversation between the two men who spoke in…
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday expressed concern over the Southwest monsoon getting reactivated in the region that may impact relief and rescue works and aggravate flood situation in the…
Panaji, Aug 25 (IANS) With water crisis having become an annual phenomenon in Goa, the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) plans to install a chain of recharge wells on its 50-acre campus located atop a…
By Brij Khandelwal Mathura/Vrindavan, Aug 24 (IANS) Green activists of Braj Mandal have demanded protection of the original Sri Krishna land, with mangroves, water bodies and the Yamuna river restored, as described in ancient texts….
Agra, Aug 24 (IANS) After a brief interval, rains returned to the Taj city on Saturday, taking the residents by surprise and marring the Janamashtmi celebrations. According to reports, while welcome receptions for two ministers…
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has ordered the armed forces to help fight a record number of forest fires in the Amazon. A decree issued by Bolsonaro authorises the deployment of soldiers…
Shimla, Aug 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has no government vehicle to monitor illegal felling, mining and fire-related incidents in the mountain state’s forests. The fact came to light in a written reply by state Forest…
Jakarta, Aug 23 (IANS) An Indonesian man on Friday completed an incredible feat of walking backwards nearly 800 kilometres from his village in eastern Java to capital Jakarta to raise awareness about deforestation and seek…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Rains are likely across Delhi-NCR over the weekend and heavy showers are predicted in Odisha, Kerala and Karnataka the next 48 hours owing to the movement of a cyclonic development…
By Puja Gupta Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Sixteen retail fashion brands have signed the Su.Re (sustainability resolution) project launched by the Textile Ministry, IMG Reliance and Clothing Manufacturers Association Of India (CMAI). Textile Minister Smriti…
Amaravati, Aug 22 (IANS) In a setback to the YSRCP government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday suspended pre-closure orders to Navayuga Engineering Company for developing a hydroelectric station as part of the multipurpose…
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) In a bid to cut down on carbon emissions, the West Bengal government has decided to retrofit about one lakh smart LED streetlights in municipal corporation areas covering Kolkata and neighbouring…
Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) Instead of waiting for reports of damage caused by recent floods in western India, the Central government has dispatched teams of officials to conduct damage assessment surveys, Union Home Minister Amit…
Jalandhar, Aug 22 (IANS) Reviewing the ground situation in flood-hit villages, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced his government would canalise all the rivers with technical support from the World Bank and the…
Brasilia, Aug 22 (IANS) The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is experiencing a record amount of fires this year — more than 74,000 outbreaks so far — which is an 84 per cent increase from the…
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) With fires in the Amazon rainforest filling the Brazilian sky with smoke, the number of fires in the region this year may have set a new record. “Although it is not…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) Three elephants were killed after being hit by a speeding truck on National Highway 20 in Odisha’s Keonjhar district early on Thursday, a forest official said. The incident occurred when the…
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