1070 polluting units discharge effluents in Ganga in UP
New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) today informed the National Green Tribunal that it has identified 1,070 ...
Flaws in National Air Quality Index : Greenpeace India
New Delhi : Greenpeace India today said “flaws still remain” in the National Air Quality Index (NAQI), launched by Prime ...
El Nino’s impact may disrupt marine food chain: NASA
WASHINGTON: El Nino years can have a big impact on phytoplanktons – the tiniest plants in the ocean – disrupting the ...
HC orders inspection of places using cone speakers
Chennai : The Madras High Court today directed the police to carry out inspection of 44 religious places in the city, where cone type ...
Captive elephants : Peta sends legal notice to Kerala govt
Thiruvananthapuram: Peta India has sent a legal notice to the Kerala government seeking withdrawal of its 26 February order allowing ...
Fix rainwater harvesting norms in hotels, malls: NGT
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Central Ground Water Authority and Delhi Jal Board to fix a uniform ...
Agasthyamala listed among 20 world biosphere reserves
India’s “unique” Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is among 20 new sites added by the UN’s top cultural body ...
China on yellow alert as heavy pollution chokes several cities
BEIJING: China today issued a yellow alert for smog as the pollution choked most regions in the country’s north with no signs ...
Rajya Sabha MP urges PM Modi to order safety audit of all nuclear plants
New Delhi : Expressing concern over the heavy water leak at Kakrapar plant in Gujarat, Rajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy today ...
Millions In US At Risk From Rising Seas: Study
Paris : Rising sea levels driven by climate change could upend the lives of more than 13 million Americans by the end of the century, ...