Delhi NGO opens office made of waste
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In a unique initiative on World Environment Day Wednesday, a Delhi-based NGO has inaugurated its office created from waste…
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Himachal thrice hit by light quakes
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh was thrice hit by light intensity quakes in less than 12 hours, an official said today. There was no loss of life….
HIL plant gets GreenCo gold rating award
byHyderabad, June 5 (IANS) HIL Limited, pioneers in green buildings materials, has announced that its AEROCON Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Blocks manufacturing plant in…
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…
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…