70.37 lakh trees planted in state this year, says government

KOCHI: Expressing concerns about environmental problems in the state, popular actor Salim Kumar had once said that if at least a half of the trees planted as part of afforestation drives in the pas

PUNE: As many as 76 tigers were reported dead in the country from January to October this year, the highest mortality figure since 2010.

The city remained quieter than the last two previous years on Diwali night by around five decibels but the average noise level still soared to 98 decibels, substantially higher than the permissible

PANAJI: Looking to create a sustainable future, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Goa, has developed two technical proposals for research in bamboo application and technology.

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday issued notices for contempt of court to two assistant commissioners of police of Borivli division and Ulhasnagar for not taking action on "specific compla

BHUBANESWAR: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government not to carry out any activities like human settlements, construction of roads, railway line, electric lines, canal and m

China will deploy world's largest outdoor air purifier designed by a Dutch engineer in its smog- hit capital Beijing, as the thick heavily-polluted haze returned to haunt the city, driving people i

An outfit representing PET container manufacturers today moved the National Green Tribunal against an NGO's plea for a ban on use of PET pacakaging, alleging that it was motivated by interests of t

The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for not obeying its orders on procuring meters to measure noise decibel levels during festivals, processions and other ev