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Australia joins International Solar Alliance led by India and France
Published on Jul 19, 2017 11:58 AM IST
The International Solar Alliance was launched by India during the COP 21 in Paris, and received support from over 100 countries with substantial solar potential.
Choose health, end fossil fuel subsidies
The Indian government is paying a heavy cost for fossil fuel subsidies, on the front end for the subsidies themselves, and then again for the litany of costs in terms of public health deterioration.
Updated on Jul 29, 2017 02:27 PM IST
Kirk Smith
Government mulls reducing time for granting green clearances
The environment ministry currently grants forest clearances within 180 days, the environment secretary said this time period should be reduced.
Updated on Jul 18, 2017 06:06 PM IST
At 20, India’s oldest tigress in captivity ‘Swati’ dies at Assam zoo
The country’s oldest tigress in captivity has died of age-related ailments has died at the Assam state zoo.
Published on Jul 17, 2017 08:47 PM IST
PTI, Guwahati | HT Correspondent
Saving 2 tigers gives more value than the cost of Mangalyaan!
Saving two tigers rakes in benefits worth Rs. 520 crore compared to the cost of Mangalyaan, India’s maiden mission to Mars.
Updated on Jul 16, 2017 05:57 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Pallava Bagla
India is fourth deadliest country for environmentalists
In 2016, 16 activists who work on land and environment issues were killed in India, as opposed to 6 murdered in 2015.
Published on Jul 16, 2017 02:44 PM IST
Recession of Himalayan glaciers ‘alarming’, will have profound impact: ISRO scientists
The ISRO scientists found that this main glacier had receded 4,340 meters since 1965 and had fragmented into multiple valley glaciers resulting in the total loss of 10% of glacier area.
Updated on Jul 18, 2017 10:29 AM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Bengaluru | Indo Asian News Service
Peasant and trader groups welcome SC stay on cattle trade rules
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed an interim stay on the implementation of cattle trade rules notified in May that banned the sale of cattle for slaughter at cattle markets.
Published on Jul 12, 2017 11:54 AM IST
Sixth mass extinction? ‘Annihilation’ of Earth’s species underway, says study
The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, calls the loss of wildlife a “biological annihilation” that represents a “frightening assault on the foundations of human civilisation”.
Updated on Jul 11, 2017 04:42 PM IST
PTI, London | HT Correspondent
Closure notices issued to over 1000 industrial units by CPCB
The regulatory agency issued notices to 1033 industrial units that are part of 17 highly polluting industries like sugar, pharmaceuticals and distilleries.
Published on Jul 11, 2017 12:33 PM IST
Environmental regulation in India is flawed, Obama’s former chief economic advisor argues
The economics professor argued that the command and control approach should be replaced by market-based approaches to environmental regulation in India.
Updated on Jul 10, 2017 12:10 PM IST
Concrete may help curb air pollution: study
Concrete surfaces can mitigate air pollution because they absorb sulphur dioxide, a major pollutant, a new study found.
Published on Jul 09, 2017 04:09 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
Hundreds of fish found dead in Ganga near UP temple town
The fish found near the town of Shukratal could have died because of toxic industrial effluents.
Updated on Jul 13, 2017 01:14 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
CPCB plans to roll out action plans for air pollution in non attainment cities
There are 94 non-attainment cities in India that have been consistently violating air quality standards, for which the CPCB is preparing action plans.
Updated on Jul 10, 2017 10:52 AM IST
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau seizures yield lizard and jackal parts, seashells
The animals parts recovered by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau raids are derived from species that are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act.
Updated on Jul 23, 2017 02:42 PM IST
India to become 2-4 degrees Celsius warmer, but deaths due to heat are preventable
The 2015 heatwave in India claimed 2,500 lives, while 2016 turned out to be India’s hottest ever, since record-keeping began in 1901.
Updated on Jul 10, 2017 07:19 AM IST
Indiaspend | Charu Bahri
Beyond our budget
For reasons that have to do with my upbringing, I’ve always found the annual budget to be an overrated exercise. Is the annual budget, especially the ritual of the finance minister addressing Parliament, so exciting? Indrajit Hazra writes.
Updated on Mar 02, 2013 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Indrajit Hazra
