environment
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kukatpally to get Environmental Theme Park
Hyderabad: An ‘Environmental Theme Park’, designed and developed with eco-friendly waste disposal mechanisms, is under plans at Asbestos Colony in Kukatpally. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)’s permaculture approach is a unique feature…
- Hyderabad
Telangana tops in environmental performance, KTR hails CSE ranking
Hyderabad: Telangana has been ranked in the top in terms of overall environmental performance in the annual report of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a prominent public interest research and…
- World
Indian-American sworn in Maryland Public Service Commissioner
New York: Kumar P. Barve, the first Indian-American elected to a state legislature in the US, has officially been sworn in as a member of the Maryland Public Service Commission. A resident…
- Middle East
Unilateral sanctions impede global efforts to protect environment: Iranian FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that unilateral sanctions imposed by some developed countries on other states have a negative impact on the global efforts to protect the environment. Amir-Abdollahian made…
- India
Environment conservation is commitment and not compulsion for India: PM Modi
New Delhi: Environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting he believes development and nature can go hand-in-hand. India strives to…
- India
2,967 tigers in India across 53 tiger reserves: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there are 2,967 tigers in the country spread across 53 tiger reserves, according to a 2018 report. The apex court was…
- India
‘Given the current environment..’: SC judge recuses from St Stephen’s College case
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Monday recused from hearing the petition filed by St Stephen’s College challenging the admission criteria laid down by the Delhi University. A…
- Bangalore
Lakes remain thirsty even as Bengaluru drowned, say activists and experts
Bengaluru: The torrential rain in the city that flooded the houses and offices of tech honchos and turned roads into rivers of sorts could not fill most lakes, thanks to the land…
- Technology
Some environmentalists are sadly ‘anti-human’: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday slammed some environmentalists for being “anti-human” when it comes to increasing nuclear power generation that could replace fossil fuels in the future.…
- India
Cong environment cell activists protest near Maha CM’s Thane house
Thane: Activists of the Maharashtra Congress’s environment cell protested near Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s bungalow in Thane city on Sunday against a Metro car shed proposed at Aarey Colony in neighbouring Mumbai.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad student makes use of tech to save environment
Hyderabad: An eleventh-grade student in Hyderabad is making use of technology to save trees in her area. The student is also spearheading an initiative that aims to save the ‘green belt’ in…
- India
Agra Metro will be most environment-friendly: Kumar Keshav
Agra: On the eve of World Environment Day, Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, said that Agra Metro will be a most environmental-friendly mode of transport in the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad tops in increase of green cover since 2019: IFSR
Hyderabad: The Indian State of Forest Report (IFSR) 2021, shows that the capital of Telangana, Hyderabad has topped the list of all megacities in green cover developed over the last decade. According…
- Health
Long term exposure to air pollution may heighten COVID-19 risk: Study
Washington: Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research. The findings were published in the journal ‘Occupational and Environmental Medicine’. The association was…