NEW DELHI: The national capital saw another scorching day on Wednesday with maximum temperature reaching 43 degree Celsius, three notches above the season's average, and is, along with north, centr

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With 10 deaths due to the deadly Nipah virus being reported so far from northern Kerala, the state government on Wednesday issued an advisory, asking travellers to avoid visitin

NEW DELHI: Not just extreme heat, air pollution levels are also peaking in many parts of the city.

NEW DELHI: Being at the centre of controversy since it was proposed in 1995, the four lakh tonne capacity of smelting plant of Sterlite at Tuticorin was rejected by three states – Gujarat, Goa and

The Union government has received no proposal for environmental clearance for the Chardham Yatra Project and so the question of an environment impact assessment (EIA) study of such a project does n

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking a stay and review of its order directing the aviation regulator to issue a circular to all airlines op

NEW DELHI: With Haryana missing its water share deadline on Monday, the capital continues to witness 40-50 MGD shortage in supply and complaints continue to pour in from areas in south and west Del

VOLGODONSK: Even as the civil work for the third unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, in Tirunelveli district on the southern corner of Tamil Nadu, is going on at a brisk pace, its lifeline is g

A 3.2 degree Celsius increase in the Earth's temperature could see 47 per cent of insect species, 26 per cent of vertebrate and 16 per cent of plant species lose at least half of their geographic r

NEW DELHI: Noting that the world is at a critical stage in combating climate change, environment minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that the response of the developed nations to tackle the issue