Vistara will stop giving plastic water bottles on board its flights, in a bid to reduce plastic usage. The airline, which had earlier banned chewing of gutka on its flights, on Wednesday said it “plans
New Delhi: To prevent the spread of water-borne diseases in summer, the Delhi high court has directed the government to tighten the noose around illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water.
Food Security To Be Top Priority For New NAC Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: UPA
Cycling to work may seem the healthy option, but a study has shown that people riding in cities inhale tens of millions of toxic nanoparticles with every breath, at least five times more than drivers or pedestrians.
Washington: A giant
Ravinder Makhaik | TNN Shimla: Thinking of a break in the salubrious climes of Shimla? Think again. The
Mumbai: If you thought environmentalism was for those who have too much time on their hands, here
Picking up from the outcome of the Copehagen talks last year, which left most countries bruised or confused, climate talks are set to kickstart this year again, with the first formal negotiations beginning on June 1 in Bonn, Germany.
24% Of Shanties Along Drains, 12% Beside Rly Tracks: NSSO Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN New Delhi: Even as the Indian economy remains one of the bright spots in the world showing an upward growth trajectory, around 49,000 slums continue to blight the urban landscape forcing lakhs of people to live in pathetic conditions.
Not Soot And Dust, But Bugs Serve As Nuclei For Raindrops Jim Robbins Bozeman (Montana): Walking across the campus of Montana State University here, David Sands, a plant pathologist, says the blanket of snow draped over the mountains around town contains a surprise. The cause of most of it, he said, is a living organism, a bacterium, called pseudomonas syringae.
NEW DELHI: As part of its efforts to check the climate change phenomenon, the government has come out with a mission document aiming to increase forest cover to serve as 'carbon sinks' removing greenhouse gases.
