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Agra`s leather shoe units told to check pollution

Last Updated: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 20:38

After hundreds of petha (sweetmeat) units were forced to shut down in Agra last fortnight, Uttar Pradesh`s pollution control body has now shifted its focus to pollution causing leather shoe units here.

Govt clears plan to create new forest cover

Last Updated: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 19:45

Facing criticism of ignoring environmental concerns in rush to clear projects, Government today cleared a plan to create new forest cover and improve the quality of existing forests with an expenditure of Rs 13,000 crore in the 12th Plan.

Rhino translocated from Kaziranga to Manas National Park

Last Updated: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 19:42

A rhino, hand reared at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga National Park, has been shifted to Manas National Park today.

Study reveals why evolution was stuck in slime for billion years

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 22:01

A new research has revealed ancient conditions that almost ended life on Earth.

Govt to push Rs 46000 cr mission to increase forest cover

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 21:40

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the UPA government has decided to push a Rs 46000 crore ambitious mission to increase forest cover in the country.

TERI starts first-of-its-kind solar lighting lab

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 18:09

To provide a platform for quality testing for off-grid lighting products, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has come up with a first-of-its- kind solar lighting laboratory in South Asia.

Global warming to speed up if geoengineering is carried for decades and then stopped

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 16:40

A new research suggests that spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and then stopping it, could exacerbate the problem of climate change.

Satellite images show Arctic surface darkening due to ice melt

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 15:58

Earth’s ability to reflect sunlight is diminishing due to drastic melting of sea ice in Arctic Ocean, a new study says.

Electronic eye system to check rhino poaching in Kaziranga

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 16:06

With the alarming rise in the number of poaching cases, the state forest department has decided to implement the electronic eye system at Kaziranga National Park to save the rhinos.