Eco-awareness might be a fashionable green slogan. But its transition to action mode has been slow in the City.

To accelerate this process among students in the City’s estimated 8,200 educational institutions, GIZ, a German bilateral cooperation agency, has come up with a workable idea: Let the students learn from and replicate in their schools the ‘Green Wicket’ project launched recently at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here.

Farmers in 14 villages across the State will soon be equipped with hi- tech and precision farming methods to boost the production of banana and vegetables.

Despite missing two deadlines, Panjab University — the first university in the region to initiate rainwater harvesting on the rooftops of all buildings — has failed yet again to complete the rainwa

Rapid urbanisation has led to a huge increase in Gurgaon’s water demand, and as a result, the city’s groundwater levels have dropped at an alarming rate of 1.12 m per year.

“At least 2.5 per cent of the cost of any development project should be earmarked for landscaping and green development”

Flooded roads after even light showers, uprooted trees, littered pathways and dug-up pavements, dumping yards in unused spaces – a familiar scene in most cities – has caught the attention of the Union Urban Development Ministry. The Ministry has now asked all States to comply with its guidelines on greening and landscaping of urban areas.

Govt Fails To Save Riverine Ecosystem; Also Unable To Improve Air Quality, Contain Private Vehicle Surge

If the Congress government’s performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count—the Yamuna.
Despite repeated promises of cleaning up, the river’s condition has been deteriorating by the day. However,the issue is not entirely of pollution—the flow of water in the Delhi stretch of the river is not adequate.

An NGO has opened a special cell here to promote water harvesting in 11 districts through its volunteers. The NGO aims to carry out around 5,000 water harvesting projects.

20% Shortage, Distribution Losses, Faulty Billing And A Polluted River

New Delhi: The water department has been under the chief minister’s direct control for the past 15 years. As chairperson of Delhi Jal Board, Sheila Dikshit has been responsible for not only the water supply in the city but also the Yamuna, failure to clean which has become a major embarrassment for the government.

The FIFA World Cup is the world's largest single-event sporting competition, so it only makes sense that FIFA wants to project what the carbon footprint of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be.

Rapid urbanization and a spurt in population are among the major reasons behind the acute water shortage in Jamshedpur, where the gap between demand and supply is 70% as stated in the urban develop