LUDHIANA: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday organised a conference on 'Sustainable Development Challenges in India' at New Delhi in which member of parliament and senior BJP leader M ...More

Nagpur: The plan for rejuvenation of the iconic Nag river and construction of sewage system for the city is gathering dust at the state finance ministry since six months. Nagpur Municipal Corporation ...More

NAGPUR: A four-member team of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) from Vadodara reached the city on Wednesday to check air pollution caused by Koradi Thermal Power Station(KTPS). The team is he ...More

If President Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the international agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, what could that mean for the Earth? Here’s a guide to what’s in the Paris agre ...More

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterrescalled on all leaders of government, business, and civil society to back the Paris climate change agreement and take actions to slow down global warming. ...More

The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has for three years now watered down the requirement for various industrial projects to conduct public hearings with affected communiti ...More

Climate change caused by the 'urban heat island' effect may cost world's major cities twice as much as the rest of the planet, researchers warned. The urban heat island effect occurs when natural sur ...More

Oslo: Heat trapped by dark-coloured roads and buildings will more than double cities’ costs for tackling global warming this century by driving up energy demand to keep citizens cool and by aggravatin ...More

LONDON: Climate change could cost the world's major cities twice as much as the rest of the planet because of the extra heat created by the urban jungle, a latest analysis of 1,692 cities across the ...More

Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world’s cities may be as much as eight degrees Celsius (14.4 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer by 2100, researchers warned t ...More

To celebrate the state's golden jubilee in a befitting manner, the Haryana government has decided to plant one sapling each for its 2.5 crore population. The state will plant 60 lakh saplings of euca ...More

Some cities may report a temperature rise of 8 degrees Celsius by 2100 Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world’s cities may turn as much as 8 degrees ...More

Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argued on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump ...More

Heat trapped by dark-coloured roads and buildings will more than double cities' costs for tackling global warming this century by driving up energy demand to keep citizens cool and by aggravating poll ...More

Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world’s cities may be as much as eight degrees Celsius (14.4 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer by 2100, researchers warned t ...More

NEW DELHI: The Centre has banned sale of cattle in animal markets for slaughter and livestock will only be sold to persons providing undertaking that the animals are bought for agriculture purpose aft ...More

New Delhi: The environment ministry has notified new rules tightening trade in livestock and transport of cattle to ensure their welfare at animal markets and also prevent smuggling. The rules prohib ...More

New Delhi: The expert forest panel of the environment ministry has cleared the Ken-Betwa project, India’s first river-linking project, ignoring environmental concerns, including the diversion of aroun ...More

In a development that has slipped under the radar amidst turbulence on the border, a draft note published by the Ministry of Environment acknowledged the rising number of deaths due to air pollution. ...More

NEW DELHI: Country’s first and NDA government’s ambitious Ken-Betwa river interlinking project has finally received approval from union environment ministry’s expert committee with conditions as the p ...More