Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
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Maha clears first phase of Marathwada water grid project
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for the first phase of Rs 4293 crore Marathwada Water Grid Project to mitigate water woes in the region. The first phase of the project will be implemented
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Pellet makers want Odisha govt's nod to partake in iron ore auctions
Most of the pellet makers in the state are running their units without captive iron ore resource and hence, depend on merchant supplies of ore Pellet manufacturers across Odisha have sought the state
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AP move to review PPAs of renewable projects puts ₹ 21,000 cr debt at risk, says Crisil
The Andhra Pradesh Government’s move to review and bring down the purchase cost of wind and solar energy could aggravate the problem of delayed payments from distribution companies. This could lead
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Fish die in Indira Park tank, bureaucrats blame Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad
Hussainsagar water was said to have been entering the Indira Park tank through a surplus weir. Hyderabad: A diligent citizen reported the death of fish at the Indira Park tank and complained that officials
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Hyderabad: 31 animals crushed to death on rail tracks every day
Railways’ data shows the number of animals coming under trains are increasing. Hyderabad: Thirty one animals die every day on railway tracks, as per records with the railway ministry. Railway minister
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Maharashtra: Four villages make way for wildlife to be rehabilitated
More hamlets in Umred Pauni Karhandla sanctuary seek inclusion into it In a boost for tiger conservation, four villages in the Umred Pauni Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary (UPKWLS) will now be rehabilitated.
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Lok Sabha passes Motor Vehicles Bill to simplify registration, improve road safety
One important provision of the Bill is to a National Transportation Policy with a view to establish a planning framework within which transport bodies and all forms of road transport would operate.
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Delhi HC has no authority to decide on water-sharing dispute: Haryana
Also opposes DJB’s pleas regarding water shortage in Capital The Haryana government has claimed that the Delhi High Court does not have the jurisdiction to decide on the Yamuna water-sharing dispute
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UN climate envoy meets Javadekar
Clean transport: Luis Alfonso de Alba, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, riding an e-rickshaw in New Delhi . The United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change, Luis Alfonso de Alba, met Union Environment
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DAE exploring feasibility of second nuclear park on Andhra coast
Russia to supply VVER reactors to be installed for the 2000 MW park The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has completed talks with the State government, exploring the possibility of selecting a coastal
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Pasighat Gears up to Tackle Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis
PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed
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As Kerala declares Ernakulam Nipah-free, youth recalls struggle
The Nipah virus returned to Kerala for the second consecutive year after the 21-year-old college student from Ernakulam district was tested positive for the virus in early June. On a day the Kerala
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27 new dengue cases reported in Dakshina Kannada
Authorities told to act swiftly to contain its spread As many as 27 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday. With this, the total number of dengue cases reported in the
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Centre's green nod for expansion of runway at Jammu airport
The Centre has given environment clearance for the expansion of runway at the Jammu Airport which will entail an investment of Rs 92 crore, a senior government official said Monday. Jammu airport, which
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Coastal road project: Bombay HC cancelled CRZ clearances, BMC moves Supreme Court
A High Court bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar had underlined “a serious lacuna in the decision-making process” and “lack of proper scientific study”. The Brihanmumbai
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Home to 3 world heritage sites, Agra's pollution level remains alarming
River activists here have demanded urgent steps to save the Yamuna, which is slowly dying due to pollution and lack of water. Agra: A quarter century of environmental activism, and a series of judicial
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Assam, North-Eastern States Doctors Join Hands To Fight Air Pollution
GUWAHATI: Eminent doctors of Assam and other North-Eastern States have come forward to fight against air pollution and to create awareness regarding the rising air pollution and its ill effects. Many
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Doimukh MLA Tana Hali Urges Mass to Maintain Ecological Balance
KIMIN: Doimukh MLA Tana Hali has called upon the people of the State to create an environment for maintaining the ecological balance by planting more trees and conserving aquatic life. Hali, who reached
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Six out of 48 wards constitute 55% of Ahmedabad's typhoid cases
According to the weekly health report, the city recorded 629 cases of diarrhea, 270 cases of jaundice, 430 cases of typhoid and four cases of cholera in the category of water-borne diseases. The Ahmedabad