Debate on development vs environment unnecessary: Natarajan
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The development versus environment debate is unnecessary and irrelevant, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said Wednesday and asked officials in…
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Greens salute evangelist Prasad on environment day
byKochi (Kerala), June 5 (IANS) Hundreds of activists, students and members of NGOs Wednesday joined India’s leading ecologists in saluting conservation evangelist M.K. Prasad…
ITC Green Centre sets an example for Gurgaon
byGurgaon, June 5 (IANS) The ITC Green Centre, certified as one of the world’s greenest buildings last year, showcases how such structures can be…
Hydro projects causing degeneration of hill ecology: CAG
byShimla: The hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh — in private and public sectors — are not only gobbling up forests but also damaging natural…
Kolkata to host Tagore’s tree-planting ceremony in a modern form
byKolkata, June 5 (IANS) Adding a contemporary touch to tree-planting ceremonies that were organised by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, musicians and actors of Bengal…
Himachal records three low-intensity quakes
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has recordede three low-intensity quakes in the past 12 hours, an official said here today morning. No loss of life or…
NCC cadets to plant 1.25 lakh saplings in Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in Kerala have begun a drive to plant 1.25 lakh saplings across the…
Volkswagen helps parched Pune village (June 5 is World Environment Day)
byPune, June 5 (IANS) A parched village in Pune district’s Khed region will get a helping hand in augmenting its water resources from German…
Hot morning in Delhi, clear day ahead
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) It was a hot morning in the capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 30.5 degrees Celsius, three…
Another hot day in Delhi, Wednesday to be similar
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It was yet another hot, sunny day in the national capital Tuesday as the maximum temperature settled a notch…