Environment

MoEF Approves Kasturirangan Panel Report on Western Ghats

Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has approved a proposal for development of Western Ghats, the proposal was prepared…

12 years ago

Outdoor Air Pollution Leading Environmental Cause of Cancer Deaths: IARC

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), published data…

12 years ago

Timely Disaster Management of Phailin Saves Lives

Phailin affected Indian states of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It struck on 12 October…

12 years ago

MoEF constitutes committee to study impact of hydro power projects in Uttarakhand

Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has constituted an expert committee to study whether the environmental degradation caused by hydro-electric…

12 years ago

That Showbiz Hunting…

Vanity has many forms and for the macho male, an assertion of his male dominance frequently takes the form of…

12 years ago

Will Kiribati and other small Island states be lost to Climate Change?

The Island nation state of Kiribati was granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under…

12 years ago

International day for the Preservation of the ozone layer – 16th September, 2013

The 19th International day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is on 16th September, 2013. The theme of this…

12 years ago

Parliament passes Anti-Manual Scavenging Bill

The Lok Sabha passed a historic bill to put an end to manual scavenging in India. Manual Scavenging-the practice of…

12 years ago

Punjab to Encourage Eco-Tourism

The government of Punjab is planning to push eco-tourism in the state and is working on the initiative with the…

13 years ago

India is at 136 among 186 countries in HDI 2013

The Human Development Report 2013, named  "The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World” puts India at…

13 years ago