The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change( MoEFCC) is planning to make its new and

New Delhi: With Delhi’s air quality in the ‘severe’ category in several parts, the Union government plans add 15-20 more air quality monitoring( AQM) stations in the National Capital Region( NCR), in addition to the existing 40, two officials said.... Installation of more AQMs will help the government determine the sources, identify areas and come up with solutions to mitigate NCR pollution. The cost for each station is expected to be？... Share your contact details and we will get in touch wit

State-run power giant NTPC Ltd has invited Expression of Interest( EOI) for sale of fly ash from the designated ports of the Middle East and other regions in its endeavour towards 100 per cent utilisation of fly ash. The tender application for the EOI for sale of fly ash from the designated ports of the Middle East and other regions commenced on July 1, 2021, and will conclude on July 25, 2021, an NTPC statement said. Sustainable ash utilisation is one of the key concern areas at NTPC and the co

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday awarded first rank to the Information Technology hub of Madhya Pradesh, Indore, in the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan-2023( or Clean Air Survey), conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board.... Under the first category( million-plus population), Indore ranked first, followed by Agra and Thane.... Similarly, for the third category( less than 3 lakh population), Parwanoo secured the first rank, followed by Kala Am

At a high-level meeting on climate change hosted by the UN secretary general with select world leaders, climate financing and aid, especially to developing economies, emerged as the key negotiation point.... The United States can deliver on a promise to step up its share of money toward the$ 100 billion annual goal but we've been here before and we're not counting our chickens," Johnson said after the meeting. COP26 will be held in November this year at Glasgow, UK.... Carbon emissions are the

Last week, the Centre notified the Biological Diversity( Amend-ment) Act, 2023, which is aimed at simplifying access to the country’s rich biodiversity for research and development while ensuring environmental protection and fair benefits to local communities.... Manufacturers who sell such medicines or treatments are clubbed under the Ayush industry.... A spokesperson from the Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Organisation of India told Business Standard that the amendment would empower Ayush

Chief executive officers, who for months had tiptoed around questions about a potential change in US power, began confronting the new order in boardrooms and on earnings calls, where investors sought to price in the effect of a Trump win.... On a call to discuss the quarterly results of Norwegian chemical storage and transportation firm Odfjell SE, an analyst asked about the impact of Trump becoming the next US president: “ What will that mean for your markets?... “ We can’t afford not to thin

The Supreme Court on Thursday( November 7) ruled that officers from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence( DRI) have the authority to issue show-cause notices and collect duties under the Customs Act, 1962.... This ruling confirms that DRI officers qualify as “ proper officers ” under Section 28 of the Customs Act, enabling them to perform these functions.... A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, made this ruling in response to a review peti

The latest government attempt to ensure the safe and sustainable disposal of fly ash--a toxic residue left over from burning coal--could end up damaging India's farmlands, water bodies and fragile habitats, say researchers and activists.... Its recommendations have varied: use it to manufacture building material and in construction work; apply it as soil conditioner in farms and use it to reclaim low-lying areas and empty mines.... And nearly 1.6 billion tonnes of it are scattered over 65, 000

An accelerating climate crisis impacted India’s rainfall patterns with 55 per cent of the country’s tehsils recording an over 10 per cent increase in the southwest monsoon rainfall from 2012 to 2022, according to a study released on Wednesday.... These areas are crucial for agricultural output and are home to fragile ecosystems particularly vulnerable to extreme climate events.... Click here to follow our WhatsApp channel Nearly a quarter of the tehsils studied in traditionally drier regions l