Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST and cinematographer, Mike Pandey, who has won three Green Oscars for his documentary films Shores of Silence, Vanishing Giants and The Last Migration, shares his concerns about the critical issue of conservation with RASHME SEHGAL: Q: As an environmentalist, what do you believe are the major challenges facing …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI India is eyeing the world and how. Growing food security concerns have forced the government to encourage Indian corporates to till foreign farmlands and bring the produce back home. Indian embassies in South America and Africa have apprised the government of the huge opportunities that await the Indian …
JONATHAN LYNN GENEVA The WHO emergency committee, composed of 15 external advisers, said it remained critical for countries to maintain vigilance concerning the pandemic The H1N1 pandem June 3: The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the …
After hearing a batch of petitions filed by local residents, patients and the hospitals authorities in south Delhi, seeking a direction to the Union government to take effective steps to reduce noise pollution, the high court on Thursday directed the DGCA to bring noise levels in and around Indira Gandhi …
A firing incident near the entrance of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve on Wednesday has once more brought this protected area under sharp focus. This tiger reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh came under the scanner after a tigress was hit by a rashly driven vehicle and killed inside the core area …
SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY NEW DELHI A DTC bus depot being constructed at Yamuna flood plain, near Akshardham temple, to ferry athletes and officials to and from the Games Village to sports venues has come under the scanner of the Delhi high court. Filing a petition on behalf of an NGO, …
RAI UMRAOPATI RAY THE ASIAN AGE The hospitality sector seems to be responding well to the urgent need to implement environmental management systems. This shows in the newly launched, The Park, Hyderabad of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels. India
KATE GALBRAITH Embassies across the globe are undergoing an eco-friendly cover Embassies may not seem like the most promising candidates for going green. Some occupy historic buildings; others, especially those of the United States, may be highly fortified structures that pay more attention to function than to form. Working in …
JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AGE Retired civil engineer Chewang Norphel, 75, is known for creating glaciers. Sounds odd in times when glaciers are fast disappearing! But glaciers are a major concern for the people of Ladakh, Norphel
The maximum temperature in the city on Wednesday was recorded at 42.8 degrees Celsius, which was nearly two degrees less than Tuesday's maximum of 44.1 degrees. However, the minimum temperature, recorded at 34.2 degrees Celsius, was up by more than six degrees Celsius over Tuesday's minimum of 28.2 degrees. It …
Over 35,000 habitations have been connected with all weather roads and over 1,90,000 km existing rural roads have been upgraded/renewed since Bharat Nirman was launched The UPA-2 repor June 1: The UPA-2 report card released on Tuesday said that as part of the social welfare measures of the government, the …
MIT AGNIHOTR The food ministry headed by Sharad Pawar is upset after an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on food headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee shot down its proposal of food tribunals to look into delivery related problems while implementing the proposed National Food Security Act. Sources said the …
The much-awaited southwest monsoon finally hit the Kerala coast on Monday. Over the next few days, the coastal areas are likely to experience more rainfall than the interior parts of peninsular India due to a storm developing in the Arabian sea. Monsoon had been lingering after reaching the Sri Lanka …
JULIA ZAPPEI KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Malaysia's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals criticised the statement by Malacca chief minister Mohammed Ali Rustam A Malaysian minister defended an Indian company
A new round of climate negotiations kicked off in Germany on Monday with squabbling over money and procedural questions that could threaten progress at the two-week UN conference. UN climate chief Yvo de Boer and activists from groups including Oxfam, Greenpeace, and WWF pressured industrial nations to live up to …
Heavy rain caused by tropical storm Agatha has killed almost 100 people in Central America, where tens of thousands of people had to be evacuated over the weekend because of flooding. In Guatemala, which has been worst affected by the rains, 82 people had died, President Alvaro Colom was quoted …
Noting that the issue of public health and safety was more important than monetary considerations, the Delhi high court on Monday directed the Union government to constitute a panel of technical and medical experts to ascertain the health hazards, if any, from mobile phone towers and submit a report by …
The peacock feather is making the fur fly. The proposed ban on the use of the peacock feather (even those naturally shed) has triggered surprise and dismay among young product designers, who consider the beautiful bird their muse. They use the gorgeous blue-green feathers to make home decor items, pens, …
Coming down heavily on illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water, the Delhi high court directed the government to tighten the noose around them. Justice S. Muralidhar directed the government agencies to crack down on units manufacturing and selling drinking water without a licence and the Bureau of Indian …
