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Nature, disasters have no borders: Modi

New Delhi, April 25 -- Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, and need to be addressed with increased funding in disaster resilient infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on We... Read More


A second commando battalion in Assam established without FC nod

New Delhi, April 24 -- A former Assam principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF), MK Yadava, who made the news for approving the construction of a commando battalion unit on the Assam-Mizoram borde... Read More


Mercury breaches 45degC in parts as heat spreads

New Delhi, April 22 -- Parts of east India, especially Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, have recorded heat wave to severe heat wave conditions at a stretch for a week now in April, with day temperatur... Read More


Uttarakhand: Nod likely for hydro project washed away in 2013 floods

New Delhi, April 17 -- The environment ministry has started the process of granting environmental clearance to rebuild a hydropower project in the upper reaches of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand that wa... Read More


Row over battalion unit construction in Assam forest

New Delhi, April 10 -- A forest official in Assam allowed construction by a commando battalion unit in a protected forest, ostensibly to stop encroachments by Mizo people from neighbouring Mizoram, cr... Read More


From HT Archives: The project that brought the tiger back from brink

New Delhi, April 5 -- India's ambitious journey to conserve the tiger, the apex predator and a symbol of India's rich natural and cultural heritage, started on April 1, 1973 with the launch of the Pro... Read More


More heatwave days this summer, forecasts IMD

New Delhi, April 1 -- Most of India is in for a searing summer between April and June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday, warning of "extreme heat" and more than double the numb... Read More


Wangchuk-led groups in Ladakh demand Constitutional protection under 6th schedule

New Delhi, March 25 -- Several groups in Ladakh led by environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk are demanding constitutional measures enabling them to protect their land, culture, environment.... Read More


India's solar waste may reach 340kt by 2030: Report

New Delhi, March 21 -- India's installed solar energy capacity reached 66.7 gigawatts (GW) as of 2023, but the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a leading think tank, has warned that th... Read More


Hot days incoming? Temperature in summer likely to be above normal over most of India, predicts IMD

New Delhi, March 1 -- The summer months of March to May are likely to be hotter than usual across most of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday, while also predicting E... Read More