Cloudy Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Wildlife
No decision on commercial release of GM Mustard yet: Centre
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that so far no decision has been taken on the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard. Additional Solicitor General P.S….
President launches cleanliness campaign in UP village
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Stressing the importance of construction of toilets, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday launched a cleanliness campaign at an Uttar Pradesh village and honoured those who helped make the village…
India’s first Centre for Animal Law comes up at NALSAR
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) India’s first Centre for Animal Law has been established at the NALSAR University of Law here. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the centre at the university…
Rs 300 cr plan for Delhi’s garbage crisis
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The central government has approved a Rs 300 crore plan for “visible improvement” in solid waste management in the national capital in the face of the serious garbage crisis plaguing…
China to hold memorial for world’s oldest panda
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) A memorial for the world’s oldest captive panda, Basi, who died at the age of 37 in Fuzhou, will be held on Saturday, Chinese authorities announced on Friday. He died on…
Hurricane Max makes landfall in Mexico
Mexico City, Sep 15 (IANS) Hurricane Max has made landfall in Mexico’s Guerrero state, weather officials said. The Category 1 hurricane, which has sustained winds of 130 kph, made landfall at around 4 p.m. on…
Sunny Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. According to the Met…
Focusing on resolving landfill site issues: Official
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Government agencies are aware and working to resolve the issues of un-engineered garbage dumping sites like the Ghazipur landfill here, a part of which collapsed earlier this month killing two…
HC asks Centre to file status report on NGT appointments
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file a status report on appointments to the NGT after the government said the process of appointing judicial and expert…
Anti-pollution body asks Vedanta to shut five Odisha units
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Thursday issued notice to Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) and asked it to close down five of its units in the state. The company…
Drought-like situation prevails in parts of Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday admitted that a drought-like situation prevailed in certain pockets of the state due to deficient rainfall in the monsoon season. Replying to an adjournment motion on…
World’s oldest panda dies in China
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Basi, the giant panda thought to be the oldest of its kind living in captivity, died at the age of 37, equivalent to more than 100 human years, it was reported…
Bangladesh’s first satellite launch delayed due to Hurricane Irma
Dhaka, Sep 14 (IANS) The launch of Bangladesh’s first satellite Bangabandhu-1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been delayed due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, officials have said. “The Cape Canaveral launch pad in…
New global status for snow leopard will help conservation: Experts
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The highly elusive snow leopard, also found in India’s alpine and high-altitude regions of the Himalayas, got a new global protection and conservation status on Thursday that…
Anti-pollution body asks Vedanta to shut five units in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) The Odisha State Pollution Control Board(OSPCB) on Thursday issued notice to Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) and asked it to close down its five units at Katikela in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district. The…
End of the road for 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The green court on Thursday dismissed the government’s plea seeking modification to an earlier order banning 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR) as emissions from the fuel…
Australian naval base evacuated due to forest fire
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) The Australian navy base at Jervis Bay was evacuated on Thursday after a forest fire along the southeast coast of the country spiralled out of control, officials said. The Rural Fire…
Yamunotri highway remains blocked
Dehradun, Sep 14 (IANS) The Yamunotri Highway in Uttarakhand continues to remain blocked for the third consecutive day on Thursday by the debris of landslides, an official said. More than 800 people are stranded. While…
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. According to the Met…