Environmental crisis
- Andhra Pradesh
Environmental clearance to Avulapalli reservoir: Andhra moves SC against NGT order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 17 a plea filed by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging an order of the National Green Tribunal which set aside…
- India
Highway construction firm to pay Rs 55 cr for environmental damage
Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a highway construction company to pay Rs 55.47 crore for causing environmental damage by illegally excavating stone, sand and murram for its projects in the…
- India
‘Government apathy to repeated warnings root cause of Joshimath crisis’
Gopeshwar: Geological factors apart, the failure of successive governments to act on the warnings by experts about possible hazards in Joshimath and adjoining areas has emerged as a major reason behind the…
- World
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
New Orleans: A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after the operator delayed needed repairs, according to federal…
- Science
Study reveals litter provides habitat for diverse animal communities in rivers
Nottingham: While a heap of litter lying in a river may be mistaken as a pollutant by some, however, in a novel study of local rivers, experts at the University of Nottingham…
