Environment
India ratifies Paris climate deal at UN to mark Gandhi Jayanti
03 Oct 2016
The commitment to sustainable living that Gandhi emphasised on is reflected in a "momentous way" with India's ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said
Nine out of ten people globally breathing polluted air: WHO
27 Sep 2016
WHO data focus on dangerous particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres, or PM 2.5, which includes toxins like sulfate and black carbon that can penetrate deep into the lungs or cardiovascular system
India to leap-frog into BS VI vehicular emission norms from April 2020
20 Sep 2016
For India, which has not yet fully implemented BS IV norms for vehicles, skipping BS V to leap-frog into much cleaner emission norms is a game-changing decision
India to leap-frog into BS VI vehicular emission norms from April 2020
20 Sep 2016
For India, which has not yet fully implemented BS IV norms for vehicles, skipping BS V to leap-frog into much cleaner emission norms is a game-changing decision
India to leap-frog into BS VI vehicular emission norms from April 2020
20 Sep 2016
For India, which has not yet fully implemented BS IV norms for vehicles, skipping BS V to leap-frog into much cleaner emission norms is a game-changing decision
India to leap-frog into BS VI vehicular emission norms from April 2020
20 Sep 2016
For India, which has not yet fully implemented BS IV norms for vehicles, skipping BS V to leap-frog into much cleaner emission norms is a game-changing decision
India to leap-frog into BS VI vehicular emission norms from April 2020
20 Sep 2016
For India, which has not yet fully implemented BS IV norms for vehicles, skipping BS V to leap-frog into much cleaner emission norms is a game-changing decision
India evacuates 40,000 in massive tsunami drill
07 Sep 2016
Tasmanian devils evolve to resist deadly cancer
31 Aug 2016
Fears over spread of Zika virus from storm
27 Aug 2016
Over 250 killed as massive quake hits central Italy
25 Aug 2016
Police near the town of Ascoli said they could hear cries for help from under the rubble but lacked the heavy equipment to move the rocks, in the aftermath of a magnitude-6.2 earthquake
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