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Congress MP Ajay Maken raises Aravalli '100-metre rule' concern in Parliament

India, Dec. 8 -- Congress MP and former Union minister Ajay Maken on Monday raised the issue of dilution of Aravalli definition during the Zero Hour in the ongoing Parliament's Winter Session on Monda... Read More


Uttarakhand govt approves Char Dham project road widening

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- The Uttarakhand government has given its nod to the widening of a 20.6-km stretch under the Char Dham project in the upper reaches of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive zone, people aware o... Read More


U'khand govt approves Char Dham project road widening

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- The Uttarakhand government has given its nod to the widening of a 20.6-km stretch under the Char Dham project in the upper reaches of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive zone, people aware o... Read More


NCR industries to have monitoring systems as part of measures to check pollution

India, Dec. 3 -- As many as 2,254 industries with air pollution potential will have to install Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) and mitigating devices in the Delhi-National Capita... Read More


Need to strike balance between need for land, green belt area: Centre

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Union environment ministry on Monday informed Lok Sabha that there was a need to strike a balance between the requirement of land for industrial projects, activities and the e... Read More


'Need balance between need for land and green belt area'

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Union environment ministry on Monday informed Lok Sabha that there was a need to strike a balance between the requirement of land for industrial projects, activities and the e... Read More


CAQM has issued 95 directions to curb pollution in NCR: Centre tells Parliament

India, Dec. 2 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has so far issued 95 statutory directions aimed at guiding and enforcing targeted measures to curb air pollution across Delhi-NCR, the... Read More


Centre orders study of Gangotri glacier, Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone

India, Dec. 2 -- The Union environment ministry has directed the GB Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development to study the Gangotri glacier, the Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone and alternati... Read More


Rare cyclones cause devastation in South Asia, warming oceans aided genesis

India, Dec. 1 -- Two extremely rare cyclones in November devastated parts of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, killing nearly 1000 people. While meteorologists are taken aback by the unusua... Read More


Minimum temps likely to drop over next 2 days: IMD

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- It is likely to get colder, with a 2-3 degree C fall in minimum temperature expected over the next two days over northwest and east India, India Meteorological Department has warn... Read More