New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of year. The weather office has forecast a clear day ahead. “A clear day lies ahead for the capital. The maximum temperature is [...]
Environment
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Tell centre to scrap Sethu Samudram, TN urges SC
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Supreme Court to direct the central government not...
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Coal plant emissions killed up to 1,15,000 people
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Emissions from coal plants resulted in 80,000 to 1,15,000 premature deaths and more than...
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Green tribunal cites ‘circumstances’ to transfer Sterlite case
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal Monday transferred the Sterlite Industries...
infosys ranked leader for reducing carbon footprint
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys became Environmental Tracking (ET) carbon ranking leader in 2013 for its greenhouse gas emissions and disclosure practices. “As part of the selection process, the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO), a London-based climate change and finance think-tank, ranked Infosys among top five of the [...]
Read more ›Warm Monday in Delhi, similar weather likely Tuesday
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi experienced a warm Monday, with the maximum temperature settling a notch below average at 37.1 degrees Celsius. The Met office has forecast similar weather Tuesday. The day’s minimum temperature was 24.8 degrees Celsius, which was a degree above average. The humidity wavered between a [...]
Read more ›Foresters fine Himachal public works authorities for illegal muck dumping
Shimla: Forest department is said to have slapped a notice, fining the Public Works Department (PWD) for illegally dumping muck and debris in forest areas and a rivulet in Kasauli area during construction of a road, something for which permission from Pollution Control Board had not been obtained. Construction of [...]
Read more ›Warm Monday in Delhi
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The week began on a sunny, warm note for the national capital Monday and the Met office has forecast that the day would be hot, even as the skies are partly cloudy. The minimum temperature was recorded at degrees 24.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above [...]
Read more ›Old Shimla bus stand turning into garbage dump
Shimla: Neglect of the old bus stand, which presently serves as the city bus stand, reflects the apathy of the authorities that has left much of the public utility space littered with trash and garbage raising questions about maintenance of hygienic conditions before diseases could break out in the summer. At [...]
Read more ›Warm Sunday in Delhi, Monday to be cloudy
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) It was a warm day in the city with the maximum temperature recorded one notch below average at 37.1 degrees Celsius. The met department has forecast a cloudy Monday. The minimum temperature settled at 24.5 degrees, which was an average for this time of the [...]
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