New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Tata Motors, the country’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks on Indian roads in line with the country’s green campaign to fight climate change.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on Tuesday reiterated the government’s promise to make the city pollution-free and launched a new initiative to convert the Bhalswa landfill near the northern border into a green patch of bamboo groves planted on the land that has been cleared over the last two years.
Gandhinagar, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Monday morning with a lion safari at the Gir wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat’s Junagarh district.
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Riding high on the big electoral mandate from Delhiites, the newly formed BJP government has set its sights on realising its long list of poll promises, one by one -- the latest among them is the revitalisation of Yamuna River and also its transformation into a tourism hub.
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) As a result of swift, prompt and collective efforts of the security forces, including the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), fifty workers were rescued from the avalanche that struck Mana village in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, on Friday night, an official said on Saturday, adding four persons, however, were killed in the incident.
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday announced a series of strict measures to combat the alarming pollution levels in the national capital.
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India took a major step towards green mobility on Saturday with a demonstration ride of a Green Hydrogen-powered bus on the Taj Palace Hotel, Sardar Patel to Bharat Mandapam route.
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Heavy rain lashed several parts of the national capital on Saturday, bringing relief to the Delhiites from the warm temperatures witnessed in the month of February. Parts of Haryana were also lashed by heavy rain.
Dehradun, Feb 28 (IANS) An avalanche near Mana triggered a massive rescue operation, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami leading the charge. Deeply worried for the safety of those trapped, he acted swiftly, mobilising resources and monitoring every step of the process.
Chamoli (Uttarakhand), Feb 28 (IANS) A massive avalanche struck Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday left at least 42 workers engaged in road construction near Mana village, close to the India-Tibet border, trapped under the snow, and a multi-agency operation has been launched to rescue them, officials said.
