Shakti Pumps (India) announced that the Government of India has announced a mega scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) with an objective to scale up use of
Weather monitoring and early warning on cyclones, floods and drought will improve substantially following the launch of the Insat-2E satellite on April
The Supreme Court has called for more powers to be given to the national environment appellate authority to enable it to handle environment cases expeditiously. These should comprise the powers to
The government proposes to formulate a new deep sea fishing policy to tap the potential for marine fisheries. It will pave way for lifting the ban on issuing licences to deep sea fishing
The joint action committee of environmentalists and trade unions has petitioned the high-powered committee of the Supreme Court on a ship which was imported for scrapping. In the petition, the
The government has prepared a Rs 400 crore scheme to revamp the infrastructure for cattle breeding through artificial insemination. The scheme will help enhance the country's milk production, which
The government seems to be pussyfooting on the question of banning the use of plastic carry-bags even as public opinion, in both urban and some hill areas, seems ready and willing to pay the
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a programme to create a nation-wide information network by connecting together all the research centres, farm universities and
The Supreme Court yesterday asked the Ministry of environment to explain why the National Coastal Zone Management Authority, set up in November last year, consisted of too many members from
A three-day international conference on tiger preservation in the next millennium is opening in Delhi on March 3. It is being held to mark the completion of 25 years of the project tiger in
The government has proposed a five-year tax holidy to private sector companies engaged in the business of biodegradable waste management. The benefit would be confined to the use of biodegradable
