SAIL has supplied 80% of steel for Sardar Sarovar Dam
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) State-run SAIL announced on Sunday that it has supplied 80 per cent of the steel used for the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project on the Narmada river that…
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Modi invites Anushka for cleanliness initiative
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited actress-producer Anushka Sharma to be part of the government’s ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ initiative, saying her presence would help in “inspiring others to be part of…
River activists want Yamuna cleaned to save Taj
Agra, Sep 17 (IANS) River activists on Sunday demanded firm steps to revive and rejuvenate the virtually dying Yamuna river. Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society President Surendra Sharma said there was an urgent need to…
One dead, five dams opened as heavy rains lash Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 (IANS) At least one person was killed in heavy rains lashing Kerala since Saturday and gates of five dams in various parts of the state have been opened, officials said on Sunday….
Heavy rains lash Karnataka
Bengaluru, Sep 17 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed coastal and northern Karnataka, with rainfall in some districts measuring as high as 118 mm as of Sunday morning, officials said. “Moderate to heavy rains were witnessed across…
Modi inaugurates Narmada dam, says will ‘live and die’ for people’s dreams
Dabhoi (Gujarat), Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ambitious 138 metre inter-state Sardar Sarovar Dam project on Narmada river on his 67th birthday on Sunday, linking it with his “mission” to create…
Parrikar wants plastic cups, plates shunned
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Imploring people to imbibe a spirit of cleanliness, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday urged Goans to shun plastic and disposable plates. He also asked women to ensure they do…
Patkar’s ‘Jal Satyagraha’ for Narmada families enters third day
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 17 (IANS) The “Jal Satyagraha” protest led by Narmada Bachao Aandolan founder Medha Patkar, demanding rehabilitation of the 40,000 families affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam, entered the third day on…
Three storms rage across Atlantic
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Three storms are raging through the Atlantic, with one already a hurricane and another forecast to strengthen and threaten areas battered by Hurricane Irma last week, the media reported. Tropical Storm…
Unchecked agri waste burning to cause severe air pollution this Diwali
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Three states abutting the national capital had last year promised to stop burning agricultural waste in the wake of public uproar and a severe rap from the…
Powerful typhoon makes landfall in Japan
Tokyo, Sep 17 (IANS) A powerful typhoon, the 18th of this season, made landfall in Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture on Sunday, the weather agency said. Typhoon Talim, with central atmospheric pressure at 975 hectopascals, had winds…
Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
No change in US position on Paris Agreement: White House
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The US government has not changed its position on withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the White House said. “As the President (Donald Trump) has made abundantly clear, the…
New Metro Rail Policy released
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday released the new Metro Rail Policy that focuses on minimising the use of personal motorised transport and provides “useful guidance on…
Government orders review of FSI, FAR norms in 53 cities
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday asked the officials to review the Floor Space Index (FSI) and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) norms…
Armed forces to ‘fight out war’ against debris: Sitharaman
Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) Indian armed forces would carry out an exercise on high-altitude mountains to “fight out a war” against the junk and debris and this would continue till October 2, Defence…
3 killed, 100,000 houses damaged in Vietnam typhoon
Bangkok, Sep 16 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and more than 100,000 houses damaged as Typhoon Doksuri battered central Vietnam, the authorities said on Saturday. The typhoon, which entered the country with winds…
Agra environment fest addresses climate-related issues
Agra, Sep 16 (IANS) The Society for Preservation of Healthy Environment and Ecology and Heritage of Agra (SPHEEHA) and the Centre for Environment Communication (CEC) joined hands to organise a “Climate Connect Festival 2017” here…
Army destroys old files under cleanliness drive
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Thousands of old, unclassified files, CDs, and other material have been destroyed by different departments of the Indian Army as a part of its cleanliness mission, sources said. The exercise…
Trump moving toward energy exploration in Arctic wildlife refuge
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration was working to allow energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for the first time in more than three decades, the media reported. In…