New solid waste management rules to come into force from April 1The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, superseding the Sol...
28 Jan, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
Data breach settlement could pay some Americans $75,000 — here’s who’s eligibleAmericans affected by Watson Clinic’s data breach can claim up to $75,000. Sensitive patient information, including Social Security numbers...
30 Dec, 2025, 02.29 AM IST
This Italian trail now makes tourists pay to snap a photographA popular hiking route in the Italian Dolomites, famed for its iOS wallpaper connection, now charges tourists €5 due to overcrowding and en...
03 Aug, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
Delhi's border traffic woes may soon end: Here’s what you need to knowDelhi commuters may soon see relief from long traffic jams at city borders as the central government plans to relocate toll collection poin...
14 Mar, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
RFK Jr. says he's resigned from anti-vaccine nonprofit as he seeks US' top health official jobRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is distancing himself from his anti-vaccine activities while seeking to lead the nation's health agency under Trump. ...
23 Jan, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
Fair price of vehicles to be scrapped will be decided by market forces, no govt intervention: Nitin GadkariIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, clarified that the government will not ...
29 Nov, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
Living in pollution-free environment is citizens' fundamental right: SCThe Supreme Court rebuked central and state authorities for inaction on Delhi air pollution caused by stubble burning, emphasizing the citi...
23 Oct, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Navi Mumbai airport terminal, runway to be ready by 2019: Devendra FadnavisThe airport will be built in two phases, he said in the state Assembly while replying to supplementaries put up by Jayant Patil (of the NCP...
06 Mar, 2018, 03.19 PM IST
NGT bans parking in Sarojini Nagar market, Rs 5000 fine for flouting rulesThe National Green Tribunal today banned parking in the city's Sarojini Nagar market and said anyone found doing so would be liable to pay ...
17 Nov, 2017, 03.03 PM IST
India continues to get more H-1B visas despite fee hike: Richard VermaThe US, under the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, has imposed a special fee of $4,000 on certain categories of H-1B visas and $4,500 on L...
25 Jun, 2016, 02.59 AM IST
- Nine major entry points will be inspected for compliance
Environmentalists have welcomed the Supreme Court’s direction on Friday to impose the environmental compensation charge (ECC) from Sunday o...
01 Nov, 2015, 07.32 AM IST
Following NGT order, residents to pay a minimum of Rs 100 as 'environmental compensation fee'The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to charge 'environmental compensation fee' on directions of the National Green Tribunal.
01 Aug, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
NDMC to levy environmental compensation feeFollowing the directives of National Green Tribunal, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to levy environmental compensation ...
31 Jul, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
- SC notice to Centre on levying environment charge on vehicles
The Supreme Court today sought the Centre's reply to a plea for levying "environment compensation charge" on all existing private vehicles ...
26 Nov, 2012, 07.11 PM IST
- A year on, green tribunal remains a paper tiger
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) came into existence a year ago, but it is yet to become functional. Now, the Supreme Court has become the...
24 May, 2011, 06.54 PM IST
- Victims to pay for demanding compensation from polluters
If you are seeking compensation or damages from an industry for polluting, be ready to pay up too. The environment ministry has now made it...
21 Apr, 2011, 02.10 AM IST
- BP withholds majority of 2010 bonus payments
BP is blocking bonuses to executives who were responsible for operations in the Gulf of Mexico during last year's disastrous well blowout, ...
03 Mar, 2011, 06.20 PM IST