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The government is allegedly misleading the Supreme Court on the herbicide-tolerant (HT) nature of GM mustard and is trying to “criminalise” farmers for using herbicide on the crop, a group of NGOs opposing genetically modified crops has said. In a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, the Coalition of…
By India Today Environment Desk: The Amazon, which is known as the lungs of the planet, has been hit by the worst bout of deforestation. However, there is a glimmer of hope for the rainforest as deforestation fell 68 per cent in April from the previous year. The new data…
Planning Authority Tista’ taqra bil- Malti. A planned nine-storey building near Simar nature reserve is set to receive the Planning Authority’s approval after the case officer recommended it for approval. Application PA/3295/22 put forward by Vincent Bartolo is proposing to demolish existing structures. It also proposes the excavation and construction…
NSRCEL x ALSTOM New Delhi: As a part of its Sustainability Incubation Program, Alstom India on Monday awarded a grant of INR 1.5 crore to 10 startups that developed solutions in the areas of clean energy, shared mobility and multi modal solutions. Accelerated by NSRCEL-IIMB (NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial…
‘On my birthday…’: DK Shivakumar on Karnataka chief minister post For birthday boy DK Shivakumar, Monday could be special for another reason – if Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge names the party’s state president as Karnataka’s next chief minister. In the morning, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief met with his…
By Rajini Vaidyanathan In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh 14 May 2023 Updated 1 hour ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: Telecoms tower collapses as storm lashes Bangladesh and Myanmar A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after…
Wastewater surveillance, which gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, is an essential tool in comprehensive public health and lifestyle monitoring, and its need and benefits exceed that of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said experts on Sunday. During the last three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance proved to be the…
Warming water and pollution from industries, chemicals and pesticide run offs, lead to fish kill during summer months in Kerala. Some endangered and critically endangered species and active brooders become a part of this mass mortality. Scientists say that the impact of mass fish deaths on the faunal and trophic…
Newly appointed Ambassador of the United States (US) to India Eric Garcetti on Monday visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. Ambassador of United States to India Eric Garcetti spins the charkha during his visit to the Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram.(PTI) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Ashram, also known as the Gandhi…
Sahdev Bhavedi (55), a Baiga tribal from Dhangaon, lives in a hut that has no power connection. Like most of the Adivasis in Mohgaon block of Mandla district, his family has been growing a variety of crops, including rice, wheat, Kodo millet, maize, gram, pigeon pea, lentil, ramtil (Niger seed)…
