Greenpeace protests power cuts in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Greenpeace India Monday protested poor electricity supply in the city, demonstrating outside the Vidhan Sabha here on the penultimate…
Environment
Sunny Monday morning, cloudy day ahead
byNew Delhi, April 1 (IANS) It was a bright, pleasant Monday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature settling a notch below average at…
Reconsider holding IPL in drought-hit Maharashtra: BJP
byMumbai, March 31 (IANS) Questioning the rationale behind holding the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in drought-hit Maharashtra, leader of opposition in the state…
Roof over roads to tap solar power?
byGandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) India’s major roads may double up as solar highways, if an innovative proposal by some scientists gets the government’s approval….
Zoos with poor facilities may lose elephants
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Zoos that can’t provide enough space and proper facilities for the upkeep of elephants – one of the star…
New screening method to detect invasive species in water bodies
byWashington, March 31 (IANS) Scientists have combined two new technologies to create a unique surveillance tool that could track and detect invasive aquatic species…
Water for the gods – now being conserved in temples
byJaipur, March 31 (IANS) An astrologer and social activist has turned the religious practice of offering water and milk in temples into a unique…
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…
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…