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Indian Railways only washes its woollen blankets once a month, reveals RTI!
Indian Railways' hygiene practices have come under scrutiny, particularly concerning woollen blanke…
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LNG, which will fuel a third of India's heavy duty trucks soon, has a 30% bigger greenhouse gas footprint than coal: study
According to a draft policy by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India plans to fuel a thi…
PTI
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To promote healthy tourism, new govt initiative will connect tourists to trained locals to improve their travel experience in India
By offering specialised training to those who frequently interact with tourists — such as cab drive…
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Adani advisor's role in environment ministry panel sparks uproar
The inclusion of an advisor from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in an environment ministry panel…
PTI
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Indoor air pollution poses greater health risk than outdoor: Experts
Studies done in Delhi have shown that women's average exposure to high levels of black carbon (wome…
PTI
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Namibian Cheetah gives birth to three cubs in Kuno National Park
"Kuno's new cubs! Namibian Cheetah named Jwala has given birth to three cubs. This comes just weeks…
ANI
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Defence ministry allocates Rs 300 cr for technology development fund to promote Make in India products
The Ministry of Defence has sanctioned over Rs 300 crore through its Technology Development Fund (T…
ANI
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Telecom minister holds meeting with stakeholders on right of way for satellite communications
Union Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia held the second round of meetings with the Sta…
ANI
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India to host meeting of UN Forum to deliberate on forest fires and forest certification
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organising a Country-Led Initiative (CLI)…
ANI
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal announces 80% licensing fee concession for women entrepreneurs
According to a press release by the Ministry of commerce and Industry, these incentives are expecte…
ANI
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India offers USD 500 billion investment opportunities in clean energy, green hydrogen and EV by 2030
India offers huge investment opportunities worth over USD 500 billion, particularly in clean energy…
PTI
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G20's ECSWG to focus on promotion of Blue Economy alongwith Coastal Sustainability
The first G20 environment meeting under G20 India Presidency will be held from February 9-11 in Ben…
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PM advises E&F ministry to set parameters for clearing projects
Prime Minister said that the state government should take up biofuel blending as a programme and en…
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Environment Ministry further amends EIA notification in the name of 'national security'
A major amendment among others is that the Centre will now exercise the power to assess and grant e…
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PM Modi urges states to focus on green growth and green jobs to achieve net zero-target by 2070
Modi supplemented his statement by mentioning that it will significantly strengthen the solid waste…
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World Environment Day: Need, policies and challenges for clean mobility in India
India is home to some of the most polluted cities in the world! In 2020, India surpassed the Mecca …
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Net new women EPFO subscribers addition rises to 28.69 lakh in FY23
Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net new women subscribers addition of 28,69,688 in FY23 agains…
PTI
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India and Germany sign agreement for cooperation in agro-ecology
The Joint Declaration of Intent on Forest Landscape Restoration was signed -- virtually -- between …
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Now, you need Aadhaar to claim compensation in a human-elephant conflict
The Union Environment Ministry has now mandated the use of Aadhaar for compensation under the Proje…
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Ban on single-use plastic kicks in across India as the country recognises the choking impacts of plastic waste on the environment
India generates nearly one crore tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which around 35 lakh tonnes r…