Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) Environmentalists in West Bengal are irked over the decision of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to relax the decibel limit for firecrackers from the earlier level of 90 decibels to the 125 decibels.
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Wildlife Board has accorded clearance for constructing a twin-tube tunnel road linking Borivali and Thane under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, officials said here on Friday.
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) As farmers in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur was fearing the withering of Kuruvai crops since the Cauvery water was not reaching the paddy fields, rain in the past few days has made them heave a sigh of relief and the water scarcity issue is almost cleared.
Brasilia, Oct 17 (IANS) The Rio Negro river, one of the main waterways in Brazil's Amazon region, has recorded its lowest water level since 1902, with dozens of boats stranded in the Manaus Port.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Apple leads the pack of six tech giants who have set targets for its suppliers to switch to renewable energy and among those top IT brands, it is the only company that has a 100 per cent renewable electricity target in its supply chain, a new report has revealed.
Chandigarh, Oct 15 (IANS) Gurpreet Singh Kuthala, 26, a farmer from Ferozepur Kuthala village in Punjab’s Malerkotla district, has been earning huge from the paddy straw, which most of the farmers considered a liability.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) With the air quality dipping in the national capital region, the Delhi government on Saturday said that the AAP-led government is serious about the dust pollution and teams have inspected construction sites under anti-dust campaign.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) In a series of letters to the Chief Ministers of Haryana and Punjab, Delhi Lt. Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena has expressed his growing concerns about the alarming increase in air pollution in the national capital due to the burning of crop residue, known as 'parali', in the two neighbouring states.
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma was seen posing with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and cricketer Dinesh Karthik mid-air ahead of the most anticipated match India vs Pakistan on Saturday.
London, Oct 13 (IANS) A whopping 71 of the 162 ice shelves or more than 40 per cent that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, according to a new study.
