Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) Agrarian state Haryana has saved 441 million units of electricity and 3.5 lakh tonnes of CO2 with the installation of 63,733 solar pumps to reduce the power bill of the agriculture sector and to reduce input costs through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM).
Chennai, Oct 7 (IANS) In a bid to reduce the human-animal conflict and to prevent herbivores like wild elephants and Indian Guar reaching the human settlements, Tamil Nadu forest department has drawn an ambitious plan to grow palatable grass in forest areas in 22 districts of the state.
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) The number of bodies recovered from the northern sector of West Bengal following the devastating flash-flood in adjacent hill-state of Sikkim has increased to 22 as of Friday, as per the records of the state disaster management department.
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday urged Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit to dismiss Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for "compromising" the state's interests while defending the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal case in the Supreme Court.
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that instead of finding an amicable solution to the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, the Punjab government is shedding crocodile tears.
Wellington, Oct 6 (IANS) Experts have warned increasing wildfire risks due to the El Nino climate phenomenon as windy, hot and dry weather will be more likely for regions this summer.
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) September 2023 was a record-breaking month for hail in the US, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center.
London, Oct 5 (IANS) As September registered unprecedented temperatures to become the fourth consecutive month of this year, 2023 is on track to be the hottest in recorded history, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Kochi, Oct 4 (IANS) Amid frequent whale stranding events, a research response team from the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) embarked on a 100-day coastal survey to better understand the diversity and distribution of marine mammals on the Indian coast.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS/101 Reporters) In an era of global energy transformation, India stands at the crossroads of its energy future. As one of the world's largest consumers of energy and a major coal producer, the nation faces complex challenges in aligning its energy needs with environmental imperatives.
