
August 27, 2019 00:55 IST
The Forest Research Institute (FRI), Uttarakhand, has accepted the Delhi forest department’s request to create the plan, and will send a team to conduct the study soon.
Tue, Aug 27, 2019
August 23, 2019 03:05 IST
23,000 people have been evacuated since the river crossed the danger mark. The Indian Express spoke to some of them about what they made sure to take from home.
Fri, Aug 23, 2019
August 16, 2019 04:21 IST
Minister of State for Environment Babul Supriyo also sought post-mortem reports regarding animal deaths and enquired about the possibility of bringing in mates for single animals in the Delhi zoo.
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
August 11, 2019 03:49 IST
Senior DJB officials told The Sunday Express the project has run into financial and land issues, resulting in little progress to control sewage entering drains leading into the Yamuna.
Sun, Aug 11, 2019
August 11, 2019 03:31 IST
Bharati Chaturvedi, founder and director of Chintan, said monitoring capacity should be increased in coal belts and other regions of the country to determine if they are as polluted as the capital.
Sun, Aug 11, 2019
August 09, 2019 02:45 IST
Occupants have been given notices to vacate and electricity and water supply would be disconnected within one week, the NGT chairperson bench was told Thursday.
Fri, Aug 09, 2019
August 08, 2019 02:18 IST
At present, the company has three recycling plants in Burari, Shastri Park and Mundka, where waste is brought from collection points notified by municipal bodies across the capital.
Thu, Aug 08, 2019
August 01, 2019 02:51 IST
A former member secretary of the Central Zoo Authority has written to the Prime Minister, drawing his attention to instances where details shared with MPs in Parliament during question hour were allegedly wrong.
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
July 30, 2019 03:12 IST
For now, there’s no sign of Laxmi and also a lack of clarity on who owns it. A forest department official said, “Laxmi is untraceable. The chief wildlife warden has sent a letter to adjoining states, mentioning its microchip number.”
Tue, Jul 30, 2019
July 30, 2019 02:48 IST
DDA vice-chairman Tarun Kapoor said pipelines for carrying treated wastewater have been laid in Dwarka, but get choked sometimes “because of muck”.
Tue, Jul 30, 2019
July 28, 2019 09:25 IST
The plan is for recharging groundwater in the floodplains between Palla and Wazirabad by retaining excess water during the monsoon season, and to extract it when required to augment the city’s water supply.
Sun, Jul 28, 2019
July 21, 2019 03:02 IST
Allegations have also been raised about the under-reporting of animal births in the zoo to improve its report card in years with high mortality rates.
Sun, Jul 21, 2019
July 20, 2019 01:16 IST
The letter, sources said, sought the recovery of the elephant and action against those who attacked forest officials on July 6, when the department had gone to seize the animal.
Sat, Jul 20, 2019
July 13, 2019 04:53 IST
From neighbours taking their first trip together to elderly couples enjoying a holiday, pilgrims making the overnight journey said they were excited to be travelling with people of their age group.
Sat, Jul 13, 2019
July 10, 2019 03:25 IST
The Okhla STP, whose foundation stone was laid Monday by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, will treat 56.4 crore litres of waste water per day.
Wed, Jul 10, 2019
July 07, 2019 04:10 IST
Maintenance staff at Raj Ghat said the fish were removed from the lake during the cleaning operation, which was underway till Saturday afternoon.
Sun, Jul 07, 2019
July 07, 2019 03:06 IST
The fire chief said they were planning to employ 25% of communication staff and 500 members of firefighting staff, who would already be trained for work, on a contract basis. The plan is currently awaiting financial approval from the state government.
Sun, Jul 07, 2019
July 06, 2019 01:01 IST
The incident took place around 12.30 am Friday when Nisha was asleep on the terrace of her home.
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
July 05, 2019 01:21 IST
Set up by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in June 2018, the five-member committee looked into various complaints and compiled a report of its investigation
Fri, Jul 05, 2019
July 04, 2019 02:46 IST
The five-member committee looked into several claims, including cover-up of deaths of wild animals, illegal procurement of animals, and the disappearance of a Schedule X drug, Ketamine.
Thu, Jul 04, 2019
July 03, 2019 02:52 IST
The move was recommended by a ‘high-level committee’ formed by the ministry to look into various issues reported at the NZP, including allegations of mismanagement in recording deaths of wild animals and their illegal procurement.
Wed, Jul 03, 2019
June 29, 2019 02:16 IST
Devender was being paid a salary of Rs 13,000 per month, but no safety equipment such as a mask, gloves or boots was given, his brother Ravi Kant alleged.
Sat, Jun 29, 2019
June 29, 2019 01:57 IST
Police are also exploring eyewitness claims that the workers fainted after inhaling toxic gases, and said a post-mortem will confirm what exactly transpired.
Sat, Jun 29, 2019
June 28, 2019 04:30 IST
Having evaded arrest all these years, police only managed to trace Raju Gehlot a few hours after he died at a Gurgaon hospital of a liver ailment-related organ failure Wednesday.
Fri, Jun 28, 2019
June 25, 2019 01:32 IST
Over 420 households from high, middle and low income groups, living near the Barapullah drain, were interviewed for the perception survey — part of a five-year joint initiative named LOTUSHR between Indian and Dutch research institutes on developing a holistic wastewater management approach.
Tue, Jun 25, 2019




