Under Environment Protection Act, Penalty Can Only Go Up To 1 Lakh
New Delhi: The tar balls floating up to Goa beaches and blighting the picture-perfect tourism hotspot have again brought to the fore how weak the environment and liability laws are in India when it comes to checking maritime pollution.
The recent collision of two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast, and the consequent oil sp
A piece of floral decoration of one of the minarets of Charminar broke and fell off on Sunday night during heavy downpour.
The historic 418-year-old monument is soaked due to spells of heavy rains every night since last Sunday, and parts of the minarets that are carved in lime-mortar paste broke loose.
Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, on Thursday said the development of thorium-based energy would be the next challenge before the country to meet its growing power requirement.
Washington: A bottle of spoiled wine could help cut your power bills, as American and Indian scientists have come up with a new technology that generates electricity by using the waste from improper fermentation.
According to the scientists, the technology could provide a new and cost effective way to clean wastewater from wineries and get some value out of a
Washington: Ordinary paper could one day be used as a lightweight battery to power the devices that are now enabling the printed word to be eclipsed by email, ebooks and online news.
