New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) A thin layer of smog engulfed the Delhi-NCR on Wednesday as the air quality continued to be in the ‘poor’ category amid the Diwali festivities.
Lahore, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistan's Lahore continues to remain the world's most polluted city with the Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking to 708 on Monday night, prompting medical experts and the provincial government to issue guidelines for the citizens, asking them to stay indoors or not move out without wearing masks.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR continued to be in the 'very poor' category as a layer of smog engulfed the region in the morning hours.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner and Special Commissioner, Traffic Management, and asked them to file their affidavits disclosing the action taken to mitigate the contributory air polluting factors in Delhi and adjoining areas.
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) Three people died of electrocution on the waterlogged streets of West Bengal in three different parts of the state since Friday night.
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) The apprehensions of Cyclone Dana playing havoc in the coastal Sundarbans area scattered over South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal was allayed to a great extent because of the mangrove belt barrier there which acted as a vital speed breaker and mitigated the impact.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) To bolster the development of seaweed enterprises as a key economic driver for coastal villages, the government on Friday notified new guidelines for the import of live seaweeds into the country.
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) Flight services at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata resumed on Friday morning an hour before the end of the scheduled 15-hour closure period.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said that the state has achieved ‘Zero Casualty’ by successfully tackling the impact of severe cyclonic storm Dana that hit Odisha coast on Thursday midnight.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Cyclone Dana is expected to severely impact the coastal regions of Odisha and West Bengal. In response, the Indian Navy has launched extensive preparations for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations.
