City corporation decided to outsource collection-transportation of waste to a private body, a project pegged at Rs 2,363 cr for 10 yrs, sparking anger among contractual sanitation employees.
SC reaffirms 'polluter pays' principle while hearing plea against Delhi HC order which said pollution boards lack power to levy penalties or damages for environmental damages.
Findings will go a long way in understanding patterns of other rivers & helping policymakers find more effective ways to rejuvenate them, says IIT-Roorkee head.
While climate change is often regarded as the primary environmental consequence of industrialization, air pollution is an equally pervasive and systemic threat.
The Russian govt said three areas near Kamchatka Peninsula are at risk of tsunami. While wave heights are expected to be low, it said it is unsafe to remain near the shore.
The US Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 7, differing from Germany’s reading of 6.7. It added there was no tsunami threat in the Pacific after the tremor.
Several areas in the capital city, including Vijay Chowk, Connaught Place, AIIMS, & Lajpat Nagar, saw moderate rainfall on Thursday, as forecast by IMD, disrupting routine life.
Days earlier, the remote peninsula was struck by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake. Local administration issued an ‘orange’ aviation hazard warning after the 1,856-metre-tall volcano erupted.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government is being called ‘Hatyara Sarkar’. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned, but the protests continue to intensify.
Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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