Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Senior Minister Maulana Abdul Wasay said that Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has assured him of the transfer of Rs1 billion to Balochistan for the drought-affected districts and
The French government has released Rs913.3427 million for repair and completion of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for Islamabad (Pakistan). This was announced by the Capital Development Authority
The Pakistan government has decided to immediately release Rs420 million for flood protection programme to the provinces so that they can complete their schemes on time. Water and Power Minister
Environmentalists have condemned the proposed Biodiversity and Rainforest Conservation Act (BRCA) and warned that it would give free operation of the US Tropical Forest Act in Sri Lanka.
Minnesota lawmakers reversed an earlier vote and passed a bill to allow Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL.N) to store more nuclear waste at its Prairie Island atomic power plant. The 81-to-51 vote in the House
The United Nations wants Asian governments to tax polluters and give cheap loans to help factories become more green, according to a paper released. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The Centre has allocated just Rs 20 crores, as against the demand of about Rs 1200 crores, to meet the drought-affected situation in Maharashtra. According to Maharashtra government sources, the
Rescuers who reached a remote Sri Lankan village following heavy weekend rains found it buried in a landslide, with one person killed and 24 missing and feared dead, a legislator from the area said.
India proposes to include "environment-friendly" natural fibres like jute and coir products, non-timber forest products, traditional knowledge based products, handloom products and products made
British emissions of greenhouse gases fell by 7% from 1990 to 2001, according to government figures published. Emissions of greenhouse gases cause damage to the earth's protective ozone