Environment

Indian Railways plans to develop ‘eco-smart stations’

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Centre has taken up the task of developing ‘eco-smart stations’. According to a bench headed…

6 years ago

NAAQs policies fail to improve air quality in India: study reveals

Representative Image WASHINGTON: A recent study released by the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on…

6 years ago

Environment damage causing a quarter of premature deaths: UN report

Representative Image NAIROBI: One -fourth of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are caused due to manmade pollution and environmental…

6 years ago

Climate change hampers fisheries globally: study

Representative Image NEW YORK: Researches warned that climate change and over-fishing has several of affected the world's fisheries. As per…

6 years ago

Gurugram residents took to the streets against amendments to land preservation act

Representative Image GURUGRAM: Hundreds of Gurugram residents armed up on February 24,  to protest against the amendments proposed by the…

6 years ago

Delhi to soon formulate a policy for public art

NEW DELHI: The national capital will soon get a policy on public art including a Public Art Master Plan. The…

6 years ago

EPCA seeks info on diesel cabs plying in Delhi

NEW DELHI: All taxi operators in Delhi including cab aggregator companies like Ola and Uber have been directed by the…

6 years ago

HSPCB issues five-point agenda to fight bad air

GURUGRAM: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) issued five-point agenda on October 29, 2018, to combat air pollution in…

6 years ago

European Union to ban plastic by 2021

The European Parliament voted to ban single-use plastics across the board in an attempt to stop the plastic pollution making…

6 years ago

NGT orders to stop housing project lacking environmental clearance

SHIMLA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a fine of Rs 3.2 crore on the colony Doctors Cooperative Society Limited…

6 years ago