Slight improvement in city’s sound pollution
Sound levels at three major spots in the city are up to 75 decibel, above the maximum permissible limit of 50 decibel, according to a study. The Kochi chapter of the Indian Medical Association, which
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Govt keen on steel flyover, to seek NGT stay vacation
BELAGAVI: The Karnataka government on Thursday signalled its willingness to go ahead with the controversial steel flyover project and explored options to get the stay imposed by a national green court
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NGT stays all construction activity at Vrindavanheritage ghats
AGRA: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday stayed all sorts of construction activity on the river bed near the heritage ghats of Vrindavan till the next date of hearing, i.e. December 20. The tribunal
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Shivaji Park is dump for celebrations: HC
The Bombay high court on Thursday said Shivaji Park has become "a dumping ground" for celebrations even as it chided the state government for not implementing its orders on curbing noise. The park is a
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Capping aviation emissions will affect sector’s growth: Govt
The global market based mechanism are aimed at making essential contributions towards aviation sector's goal of carbon neutral growth from 2020 onward. Government today said it has opposed capping of
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India's negotiating position on Montreal Protocol for protection of ozone layer in Rwanda approved
The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the negotiating position adopted by the Government of India at the recent Meeting of Parties (MoP) to the Montreal Protocol of the Vienna Convention
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City breathes easy as air quality improves
The city breathed easy on Thursday as the air quality marginally improved over Wednesday, when the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 320. On Thursday, System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and
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From smog to fog: Delhi gets set for a toxic winter
The smog is extremely hazardous for those having a history of respiratory illness and heart patients are specially advised to take special care The uncomfortable level of air pollution around Delhi
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Engineering students invent pollution-control device
Students explain how their device works when connected to the engine of a vehicle Four mechanical engineering students from Nashik have invented a device which is an indicator for the vehicle driver
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Delhi Govt uses new measures to fight air pollution
With air pollution likely to once again reach severe limits in the coming days, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday ordered immediate implementation of the six new measures to fight
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Azure Power begins work on 100 MW NTPC solar project in AP
Azure Power has started the construction of its 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Andhra Pradesh and expects to complete it during the second quarter of 2017. The solar energy company has secured
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Kudankulam’s first reactor has posted Rs. 1,000-crore profit’
The first 1,000-MWe reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project that commenced commercial power generation on October 22, 2013 has earned a profit of Rs. 1,000 crore (prior to tax) for the Nuclear Power
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Soon, nuclear waste to generate clean electricity
Scientists have developed a new technology that uses nuclear waste to generate clean electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK have grown a man-made
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Moody's upgrades India's power sector outlook to stable
Moody's has upgraded the outlook for India's power sector to stable from negative in view of surge in domestic coal production and likely improvement in discoms' financial health due to UDAY scheme.
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World Aids Day: India can end the epidemic by 2030, says Union Health Minister
Bhubaneswar: 15000 tribal students make human formation of red ribbon to mark the World AIDs Day in Bhubaneswar on Thursday (PTI) Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday said around two decades
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Health cards with medical history for all in Haryana
The government has decided to issue computerized health cards to 2.5 crore residents of the state and health data of every individual will be linked with unique identification issued by the Unique Identification
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‘National policy can help cut malnutrition issues’
JAIPUR: Naveen Jain, chief of state's unit of the National Health Mission (NHM), said at a meeting of stakeholders on the problem of malnutrition in Rajasthan that the programme of community-based management
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Air quality ‘severe’ as dense fog engulfs Delhi
Around 70 north-bound trains, including Rajdhani services, were delayed, while around 30 others were rescheduled due to fog. New Delhi: For the second consecutive day, road, rail, and air traffic was
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Karnataka staring at a major drinking water crisis as reservoir levels plunge
The failure of the monsoons in the state for the second consecutive year has, besides driving farmers into despair, plunged the major urban centres - including the capital city Bengaluru - into a major
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Mystery viral onset worries medics
Cases of chikungunya and dengue-like viral diseases have made a comeback in the city, despite the onset of winter. In the last 15 days, the top five private hospitals have witnessed 10 such cases. Earlier,