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Air pollution: SC favours suspension of fire cracker licenses
New Delhi: Concerned over the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court yesterday mulled over the prospect of directing the Centre to suspend and not renew the licence for possessing,...
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Delhi a wakeup call for world on air pollution: UNICEF
New Delhi: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the record air pollution in Delhi is a wake up call for the world and if decisive actions are not taken to check it, the smog in...
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AP: Sachin Tendulkar adopted village is open defecation free
Hyderabad: Cricket legend and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has announced that his adopted village Puttam Rajuvari Kandriga in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is open defecation free....
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China: Beijing issues orange alert for air pollution
Beijing : In China, Beijing and its adjacent area have issued an orange alert for heavy air pollution which looks set to linger for the next three days. The orange alert, the second highest in the...
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7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, Tsunami warning issued
New Delhi: A strong magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan early today, the country’s meteorological agency said, issuing a tsunami warning for the region’s coast including Fukushima prefecture....
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Capital First rallies to raise awareness about air pollution in Delhi
New Delhi: The national capital is facing the worst smog in 17 years, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The AQI index in Delhi hovered in the range of 376-450 on normal days,...
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Kerala: A group launches helpline number for waste management
Thiruvananthapuram: In Kerala, Thanal, a city-based group in Thiruvananthapuram has launched a helpline for providing technical support in treating organic waste and managing non-biodegradable solid...
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India’s only volcano active again
Andaman: The country’s only active volcano located in the remotest Barren Island in Andaman has begun spewing smoke and lava again. A team of scientists led by Dr Abhay V Mudholkar from National...
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Canadian conservationist warns of “cyber poaching”
Photographers, poachers and eco-tour operators are in the crosshairs of a Canadian conservationist who warns that tracking tags are being hacked and misused to harass and hunt endangered animals....
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World Sparrow Day celebrated today to raise awareness about the importance of...
The World Sparrow Day was celebrated on Monday to raise awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations. These beautiful house sparrows...
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Koala Clancy takes over Visit Victoria’s Indian Twitter account this...
On the 3rd of May, the Koala Clancy foundation declared the day as the inaugural National Wild Koala Day. Celebrating #WildKoalaDay, Visit Victoria’s Twitter account was taken over by the spokeskoala...
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Kotak Mahindra Bank Celebrates World Environment Day by planting 10,000 trees...
Kotak Mahindra Bank announced the launch of ‘811 – Upload a Tree’ initiative wherein the Bank would plant a sapling in the name of the first 10,000 customers who download an 811 bank account from June...
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Sunderbans goes hi-tech to keep infiltrators, smugglers at bay
Infra Ray Pillars and Smart Sensors to be installed at the riverine border with Bangaldesh at Sundarbans to prevent rampant infiltration and smuggling. The BSF said that this is the technological...
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Environment Minister launches plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav
Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today launched a month-long plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav. Van Mahotsav is usually observed in the first week of July every year and is celebrated on...
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UN panel on climate change issues extensive warning on rising global...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued its the most extensive warning on the risks of rising global temperatures.The panel released their report after three years of research...
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APEDA to showcase India as hub for organic food products.
New Delhi : Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) a statutory body under Ministry of Commerce, Government of India will be showcasing India’s strength as major...
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Organic Food is not 100% organic: Dr.K Keshavulu – Director Telangana State...
Hyderabad : Organic Food is not 100% organic. We tested few samples and found for our utter surprise that except two to three percent, all the samples contained chemical residues shared Dr.K Keshavulu...
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Swaminathan to get World Agriculture Prize
New Delhi (APN Bureau): Prof. MS Swaminathan, chief architect of India’s Green Revolution will get the World Agriculture Prize this year. The global Jury of the 1st World Agriculture Prize announced...
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Apeda for Bridging Gap Between Ministry Of Commerce And Agriculture To...
New Delhi :Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) a statutory body under Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has stressed on the need of bridging the...
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Pollution one of the exploding reason for increasing stroke risk – Experts
Delhi: Not just in high risk patients, tiny particles of air pollution can also increase the risk of stroke in younger and healthy population by damaging the inner lining of their veins and arteries....
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