State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
-
Pvt firms apart, State, Central PSUs to be hit hard too
The recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Common Cause Vs Union of India case will have wider implications on the mining industry across the country, besides on public sector undertakings owned by
-
CPCB to spend environment fund lying unused for months
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has prepared a roadmap to utilise its environment fund made up of cess on the sale of high-end diesel cars that has been lying unutilised for months. The country's
-
Tata Power-DDL holds workshop on solar energy
With an aim to promote the use of energy efficient measures and encourage rooftop solar power generation, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) on Thursday organised a workshop for its consumers
-
20,000 people donate platelets to patients of vector-borne diseases
In a first in the country, 20,000 people have come forward to donate platelets to support the patients suffering from vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The donors have registered with
-
Environment Minister reviews performance of green agencies
Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday reviewed the performance of all green agencies, including the Forest Department, Horticulture Wing of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi
-
In first, Andhra to store solar energy for farmers
Andhra Pradesh is going to be the first State in the country and Asia to store solar energy to facilitate power supply to agriculture sector, bringing an end to farmers’ dependence on grid-based power
-
8 teams enters semi-final of Green Quest-2017
A total of eight teams entered semi-final of Green Quest-2017 being organised by EPCO focusing environment conservation and climate change on Thursday. The teams which reached semi-final include Suhas
-
Govt to encourage power through solar energy
Central and State Governments are encouraging power production through solar energy. The programme of installing rooftop solar plants over the buildings of institutional areas is being comprehensively
-
Revival must to clean city’s air
Water bodies hold the key to minimise the poisonous impact of air pollutants in the national Capital. “Undeviating key to combat venomous pollutant value in Capital air is the “revival” of water bodies,”
-
Dengue cases breached 1-lakh mark in 2016
Cases of dengue breached the 1-lakh mark in India in 2016. The figure, 1,11,880 to be precise, was the highest in the last seven years and indicated at the country-wide prevalence of the infectious disease.