Category: ENVIRONMENT

By Anoop Kumar PainuliNEW DELHI: Monsoon is unlikely to return during the next week as per normal pattern. Current and prognostic meteorological conditions indicate that withdrawal of the monsoon will…

NEW DELHI: (AMN) Union Environment Minister Jayanti Natrajan Monday allayed fear that the Oil spill at a Mumbai beach was an environmental concern.

By Anoop Kumar PainuliNEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has emphasised the need to put in place a legal and regulatory framework for effective environmental protection.

Vinit WahiNEW DELHI: Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit will launch “Plant a Tree This Monsoon Till a Million Tree” campaign starting from 23rd July, 2011. The objective is to strive, to…

NEW DELHI: (AMN) India and the World Bank on Tuesday signed agreement for cleaning the river Ganga. They also agreed upon strengthening Rural Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in the country.

By Anoop Kumar PainuliRallies, awareness programmes and seminars marked the World Environment Day on Sunday. This year's theme is Forests: Nature at Your Service which highlights the critical role of…

NEW DELHI: (AMN) In a bid to protect and conserve Elephants in the country the government will soon set up a ‘National Elephant Conservation Authority’.

RAJEEV SHARMA /TIA NEW DELHI: Greenpeace released an international study simultaneously in San Francisco and New Delhi that highlights the rapidly growing environmental footprint of the online world and offers…

TIA CORRESPONDENT BHUBANESHWAR: Civil society here expressed deep concern over huge inequities in the supply of electricity between urban and rural areas. It said that despite massive investment and increase…