Tag: environmental
Auditors Should Ensure Nations Meet Environmental Commitments: President
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said auditors should play an important role in making nations meet their commitments on environment treaties.....
India Among 5 Worst Nations In Curbing Environmental Pollution
A new green index has ranked India the fourth worst country worldwide in curbing environmental pollution.....
Delhi Assembly Passes Resolution To Confer Bharat Ratna To Sundarlal Bahuguna
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution for conferring 'Baharat Ratna', the country's highest civilian award, to late environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna, a founding member of the Chipko movement. ....
Modi Urges For Clean, Green Planet
Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Earth Day is an occasion to reiterate a firm resolve to keep the planet clean and green.....
200 Electric Buses For Srinagar And Jammu Smart Cities
Two hundred electric buses will soon ply on the roads in J&K's Jammu and Srinagar cities as part of the government's initiative to establish an environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable network of public transport. ....
Vaccination Can Reduce Rabies Deaths In India
Rabies claims around 20,000 lives in India every year but, in new that cheers, researchers have found a way out to reduce the menace by 90 per cent.....
Studying Ant Relocation Amid Environmental Challenges To Help Humans Adapt
Researchers at IISER-Kolkata's Ant Lab here are exploring why ants take the risk and bear the cost of relocation, particularly in the face of environmental challenges such as rising temperatures and monsoon.....
Can Trump Make The Whole Earth Green Again?
In the barrage of criticism against US President Donald Trump for his utterances on refugees and Muslims, what has been missed is that he has an "open mind" on environmental issues. He should now again see with an open heart the image of the "whole Earth" taken by the Apollo 17 mission commanded by Eugene Andrew Cernan (who died on January 16, four days before Trump assumed office). That may trigger action to make not only America, but the entire Earth, great again.....
Delhi Metro To Get Green Certification
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in collaboration with two US agencies on Wednesday announced the launch of a survey that would rate the energy efficiency and commuter-friendliness of the rapid mass transporter in the capital.....
Modi Visit Will Legalise Isha Foundation's Constructions: Experts
Environmental activists and retired judges say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Isha Foundation in Coimbatore to unveil the 112-foot face of Lord Shiva would legitimise illegal constructions by the organisation.....
