Home of Allapalli teak to get enhanced state protection
byNagpur, March 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will soon declare a tiny forest, ‘Glory of Allapalli’, famous for the Allapalli Teak, as a bio-diversity…
Environment
Vedanta group’s copper plant ordered to be shut down
byChennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries, part…
Tamil Nadu copper smelting plant ordered to stop operations
byChennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Sterlite Industries’ copper smelting plant at Tuticorin with…
This Andhra village has lessons to teach
byGangadevipalli (Andhra Pradesh): If India lives in its villages, then the model it perhaps must follow is Gangadevipalli, a hamlet in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal district…
His life is a crusade to make Delhi better
byNew Delhi: It took Ravi Kalra, now 44, almost 20 years to finally set up an NGO and do what he always wanted to…
Lizard species rediscovered after 135 years
byMumbai: For over a century and quarter, the tiny Geckoella Jeyporensis, a small lizard measuring up to 10 cm, was given up as extinct. Now…
Amid Water Shortage, Celebs for Dry & Eco-Friendly Holi
byMumbai: Film and TV artists are known for hosting and enjoying lavish Holi parties, but this year, celebrities are endorsing dry and eco-friendly colours to…
Activists discuss ways to save water
byAgra (IANS) Social activists and environmentalists gathered here Friday to deliberate on the ways to save dwindling sources of freshwater on the occasion of World…
Some Yamuna marchers reject accord, to continue protest
byAgra (IANS) The “save Yamuna” movement launched to secure the release of water from Hathinikundi in Haryana into the river appears to have split: One…
Timber imports help J&K conserve forests
byJammu: In a bid to conserve a precious resource, the Jammu and Kashmir government has adopted a dual policy of liberalising timber imports and enforcing…