Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Greenpeace India said instead of being euphoric about few improved air quality days, the authorities must ensure the source of pollution is tackled Noting that air quality in the national capital has improved due to meteorological factors and not by addressing the "source of pollution", an environment conservation non-profit group …
Monsoon session of Vidhan Sabha from Aug 23 to 31 The monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha will be held here from August 23 to August 31. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting here. The Cabinet decided to allot Duggar hydro electric project with capacity of 449 MW …
2,434 dengue cases were reported last year; no case this year so far With the arrival of monsoon season, the possibility of the cases of vector-borne disease have increased. However, the Health Department claims to have taken all possible measures to curb the spread, but the department feels that people …
GUWAHATI: The sudden heat in the middle of July-making temperatures soar to 38 degree Celsius in the capital-has not only taken everyone by surprise but also left them in a state of panic when five deaths were reported from different parts of the state on Friday. It has, however, not …
At least eight fresh cases of malaria were reported in the first week of July, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the city to 54. With the arrival of the monsoon increasing fear of vector-borne diseases, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has started …
Three decades after its first mission to Antarctica, the government is refocusing priorities to the other pole — the Arctic — because of opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. This month, it has renamed the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) — since 1998, charged with conducting …
India is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data that lend perspective to a new World Bank study that says climate change will lower the standards of living of nearly half of India’s …
The state government was unable to give a satisfactory reply, which prompted Shiv Sena legislator Nilam Gorhe, NCP’s Hemant Takale and Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde to attack the government for failing to address the issue. Opposition parties in the state Legislative Council took on the state government on Tuesday, …
Barely 50 km from the heart of Mumbai and along the proposed Rs 1.08 lakh crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train route, Mumbai’s satellite townships of Vasai, Nallasopara and Virar were marooned Tuesday after rail and road connections to Mumbai snapped. Neha Kulkarni & Gargi Verma Barely 50 km from the heart …
KOLKATA: With the first dengue in the city being reported this season, doctors across several private hospitals have started recommending NS1 and Elisa tests to patients with symptoms of the viral disease. The prevailing weather conditions, they pointed out, are ideal for breeding of mosquitoes which could lead to a …
We all love rains but like all good things, rain too has its downside. Monsoon often brings along illness, that's why it is infamously known as the flu season. So, before you fall into it and get sick, learn that prevention is truly better than cure. Another thing that's better? …
With monsoon rains helping the air quality improve to satisfactory level for the first time in nearly a year, Delhiites breathed the cleanest air last week, authorities said. Even as air quality in Delhi improved to satisfactory level last week, environmental experts have cautioned that it’s no time to rejoice …
Chikungunya spreads round the year and is as prevalent as dengue, NIV finds after redefining symptoms Chikungunya is as widely prevalent in India as dengue but tends to get overlooked or missed due to greater focus on dengue, a new study by the ICMR-National Institute of Viorology has found. Cases …
With the monsoon hitting the national Capital, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal chaired a review meeting at the Raj Niwas directing the concerned agencies to intensify vector-control measures. Baijal has directed distribution of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material by the local bodies through Domestic Breeding Checkers (DBCs) for public …
The crisis is mainly being brought about by three specific factors: climate change, pollution and poor farming practices Shimla and Bengaluru are two very disparate cities. One is a quaint hill station that acts as a summer retreat for most Indians while the other is a bustling IT hub, which …
A new study has shown that an early warning system may be developed to predict dengue outbreaks by mining meteorological and epidemiological data for a given geographic area. In the study, scientists at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, used data mining tools to analyse the weather parameters before …
Even as rains continued to lash the city on Monday, it marked the best recorded overall Air Quality Index (AQI) since air quality monitoring began in June 2015 for the city at 13. As per System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), in the last 25 days, June, …
As North India awaits its share of Southwest monsoon, do weather occurrences in the pre-monsoon period this year (unprecedentedly violent dust storms and thunderstorms) a forewarning of an impending ecological disaster in the region — the making of a “dust bowl”? Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General of the Centre for …
KOLKATA: A post-graduate student of Calcutta Medical College has tested positive for dengue, making it the first case after the onset of monsoon this year. The vector-borne disease had affected more than 18,000 people in the state last year, claiming at least 30 lives. Swasty Kumari, a trainee in gynaecology, …
With the monsoon ready to drench the city, the Jagraon Municipal Council is yet to carry out fogging. As per norms, fogging should be carried out before the onset of the rainy season to kill mosquitoes and other insects spreading diseases like malaria and dengue. The local municipal council has …
