<p>Report filed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) regarding violation of Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 by some of the restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in Hauz Khas village. Events like live
Flash floods following heavy rain in southern Iran have killed five people and caused extensive damage to property, state television said on Saturday.
Nearly 300 villagers, including women staged a day-long dharna at a crusher on the bank of Kunah Khad near Masyana village in Himachal Pradesh to protest against the installation of a hot mixing
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the governments of the two states to take appropriate steps for ensuring the installation of at least one incrinerator for waste
The British government is appealing against a court ruling critical of night flights at London's Heathrow airport because taxpayers could face a bill of $2.9bn. The European Court of Human Rights
India is for alliance between developing countries to protect their interests in the world trade negotiations. It is in the best interest of these countries that they should stand united over the
The Department of Environment has proposed an awareness campaign to highlight the ill effects of burning wastes such as tyres on the Bhogi day. The awareness day programme will be held for three days
Ninety nine per cent of the sewage water generated by municipal councils and over 50 per cent of sewage discharged by municipal corporations goes untreated, the Comptroller and Auditor-General of
"Hyderabad city will be kept free from slums by 2010 if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power (n association with the Telugu Desam Party)," the BJP manifesto says. The city BJP, while
A boom in the tourism industry coupled with fast pace of urbanisation in Salcete (Goa) has thrown up a common problem for the taluka's panchayat bodies - the collection and disposal of garbage. As a
Taking advantage of nature's beauty at its bountiful best in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the territorial administration has decided to encourage private investment in the tourism sector in a big
