Don’t dump debris on Hindon river bed: Tribunal
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal has banned the dumping of debris and waste material on the Hindon river bed resulting in hindrance to the natural flow of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Trees cut for Holi, green activists despair
March 7th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 7 (IANS) Hundreds of trees have been pruned or cut down across Bihar in the last four-five days for Holi bonfires, green activists said Wednesday.The Holika bonfire, symbolising ... Read more...
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Dubai launches ‘Clean Up the World’ campaign
November 14th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 14 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai Municipality has launched a "Clean Up the World" campaign, where over 37,000 volunteers collected and disposed of waste materials in an eco-friendly manner, officials ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Obama thinks American kids losing out to India, China
August 18th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Set to roll out a new job growth plan next month, President Barack Obama wants American kids to focus on science, technology and maths where ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bhimbetka rock shelters come alive in stone and colour (With Images)
June 27th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 27 (IANS) The rocks of Bhimbetka could almost be heard as some 23 artists from across the country tried to bring the early man's life and times depicted ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
US, India bond over children in a summer camp (With Images)
June 20th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The cooperation between India and the US in education, environment and space programmes spilled over to touch the lives of children in the capital at ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Clothes made from recycled material sizzle India Fashion Week
April 10th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.10 (ANI): Clothes made from waste materials recycled from factories caught everybody's attention on the fourth day of the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week at the Pragati Maidan in ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Green guidelines for Bengal polls
March 5th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal have been urged to keep the environment clean while campaigning for the assembly elections, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Delhi to be sparkling clean — before Diwali
October 25th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday asked its officials to carry out special sanitation drives to keep the city "clean and beautiful" ahead of Diwali.MCD Standing ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Delhi University teachers demand VC’s resignation
May 5th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A day after the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) demanded the resignation of the vice chancellor over the radiation leak fiasco, the university's teachers' association ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Lodge FIR against VC in radiation case, say DU students
May 4th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A police case should be lodged against Delhi University (DU) vice chancellor Deepak Pental for gross negligence and irresponsibility over the radiation leak fiasco, the Delhi University ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Shrinking of Renuka Lake concerns Himachal locals
April 29th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 29 (ANI): People in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour District are very concerned over the shrinking of the state's Renuka Lake.Many feel the lake's shrinking would affect business, as ... Read more...
Posted in National |
‘Green’ cement made from rice may help tackle global warming
April 13th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 13 (ANI): With the increasing rise in the Earth's average temperature, scientists are hoping to tackle the problem of global warming by creating a new environmentally friendly cement using waste ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Orange peels and newspapers may lead to cheaper and cleaner fuel
February 19th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking way to way to produce cheap and clean fuel from waste products such as orange peels and newspapers, to power ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Could waste be a source of our energy requirements?
February 1st, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Scientists are trying to find answers to one of the most challenging problems existing today -- generating energy without worsening climate change or harming food output.
Researchers are investigating ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Scientists discover method to recover rare earth materials
December 16th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 16 (ANI): Researchers from Leeds' Faculty of Engineering have discovered how to recover significant quantities of rare-earth oxides, present in titanium dioxide minerals.The rare-earth oxides, which are indispensable for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Contaminated river water causing fish deaths in Uttar Pradesh
October 16th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Vibhav PorovMoradabad, Oct.16 (ANI): Discharge of effluents from factories or mills into Ramganga River of Uttar Pradesh has endangered the lives of fishes here. A large number of fishes have died ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Women launch cleanliness drive in Nainital
September 21st, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Nainital, Sep 21 (ANI): Women in the hill station of Nainital have launched a cleanliness drive.Situated at an altitude of 2000 feet above sea level and surrounded by green hilltops, Naini Lake ... Read more...
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New eco-friendly waste management facility unveiled in UAE
September 6th, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 6 (IANS) A new environmentally sustainable waste management facility to process waste generated from construction activities has been unveiled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported ... Read more...
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Nagin Lake to reclaim its glory soon
April 6th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
By: Afzal BhattNew Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir's famed Nageen Lake is being cleaned under the conservation drive of Nageen Lake Conservation Organization, which is a forum of several voluntary ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
5 killed in explosion in Meerut
November 8th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Meerut (U.P.), Nov 8 (ANI): At least five persons have been killed and two injured on Saturday in an explosion in an army waste dump in Ahmednagar area of Meerut in ... Read more...
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Planets cores may hold secrets of cleaner energy
October 24th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): Scientists have gained a deeper insight into the hot, dense matter found at the centre of planets and as a result, has provided further understanding into controlled ... Read more...
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School children in Orissa make decorative items from waste material
October 13th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Sharada LahangirBoudh (Orissa), Oct.13 (ANI): To create awareness about a pollution-free environment, a school in Orissas Boudh town has initiated an innovative project which trains students to make useful items ... Read more...
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New process to convert plants products into ethanol and gasoline
March 11th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 11 (ANI): Researchers have developed a process that would be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products into ethanol and other biofuel alternatives to gasoline.Developed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Traditional handmade paper industry flourishes in Rajasthan
January 21st, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by admin
By Lokendra SinghSanganer (Rajasthan), Jan 21 (ANI): Traditional handmade paper industry, patronized by erstwhile ruler Sawai Man Singh 400 years ago in Rajasthan, continues to flourish in modern times.Sanganer is renowned for ... Read more...
Posted in National |