Environment

SC extends ban on large diesel cars in NCR

01 Apr 2016

Extending the ban on the sale of diesel cars of 2,000 cc or more diesel capacity, the Supreme Court asked car makers like Mercedes-Benz to bring data in support of their claim that diesel was not more polluting than petrol

Scientists discover sand-eating tadpole in Western Ghats

31 Mar 2016

Fracking, not waste-water disposal, linked to most induced earthquakes

30 Mar 2016

Environment ministry notifies rules for management of construction and demolition waste

29 Mar 2016

Government notifies new rules for management of bio-medical waste

28 Mar 2016

Businesses pledge billions for water research at White House water summit

23 Mar 2016

Final approval for $20-bn settlement over Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the cards

23 Mar 2016

Apple creates robot Liam that can take apart its products

22 Mar 2016

Apple’s products are so seamless that they are difficult to take apart and cannibalise for recycling, but the company has created a robot to overcome this problem

1.8 bn people to face absolute water scarcity by 2025

22 Mar 2016

Three-fourths of the fresh water that people use every day comes from forested catchment areas

Govt notifies revised environment standards for gensets

22 Mar 2016

Dettol ties up with Amazon for anti-pollution masks

22 Mar 2016

All-electric buses to roll out in London

21 Mar 2016

Fresh Deonar blaze leaves residents fuming

21 Mar 2016

Double whammy of multi-fault ruptures can unleash stronger earthquakes, Stanford scientists say

21 Mar 2016

Plastic waste norms tightened; fresh onus on producers

19 Mar 2016

Notifying the new Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Centre has put greater responsibility on producers to collect back plastic waste

Environment issues causing a quarter of world’s deaths: WHO

17 Mar 2016

The World Health Organization has put the number of people estimated to have died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment at a staggering 12.6 million, or one in four deaths

Environment laws now incorporate model building bylaws

16 Mar 2016

MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power

15 Mar 2016

Researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials, they produce current by burning

No projects on Ganges cleared in last two years: Javedkar

15 Mar 2016

Suffering warthogs seek out nit-picking mongooses for relief

12 Mar 2016

US families win fracking contamination case

12 Mar 2016

Fukushima site still leaking after five years: research

10 Mar 2016

Study suggests impact of climate change on agriculture may be underestimated

09 Mar 2016

Cloudy problems: Today's clouds might not be the same as pre-industrial ones

07 Mar 2016

Govt introduces 'White' industries, exempts them from eco clearance

05 Mar 2016

The new `White’ category industries consist of bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticide, organic manure, wind power and mini-hydel power projects of less than 25 mega Watt capacity, among others, and would require no prior clearances