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Air quality deteriorates in north India post-Diwali; Delhi records highest AQI since 2021A significant increase in air pollution was observed across north India following the recent Diwali celebrations. The Air Quality Index (AQ...
Mumbai bans sky rockets, aerial fireworks till November 25 after fire incidentsThe Mumbai Disaster Management Authority has banned the use of sky rockets and aerial fireworks across BMC limits until November 25, 2026, ...
Diwali 2026: Today! Lakshmi Puja Muhurat, Dhanteras, Govardhan Puja And Bhai Dooj - Check Complete 5-Day Festival CalendarDiwali 2026 will be celebrated today, November 8, with Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja, diya lighting and festive rituals across India. Check the auspi...
Adani Airports to revamp Mumbai T1 North section from Jan; 9% traffic to shiftAdani Airports will commence a phased redevelopment of Mumbai airport's Terminal 1 starting in January 2027. The initial phase will impact ...
Indian Railways is planting an aromatic-rooted grass in Lonavala ghats to prevent landslides and avert a Nepal-like flash flood situationIndian Railways is testing vetiver, an aromatic-rooted grass native to India, as a low-cost nature-based solution to stabilise vulnerable s...
Mumbai-Pune Expressway jam: How a single spark could have turned deadly for thousands of vehicles waiting near 21,000 kg gas bombMumbai-Pune Expressway jam update: A 32-hour hazardous materials operation successfully averted a potential propylene gas disaster on the P...
Container shipping needs a new global liability regimeThe two incidents involving container ships off the coast of Kerala in recent days bring into sharp focus the broader regulatory blind spot...
Drift and oil spill advisory issued after fire on container ship off Kerala coastFollowing a major fire on the Wan Hai 503 off the Kerala coast, INCOIS has issued advisories regarding drifting containers and a potential ...
Live bombs, war scrap lying in our container depotsThe auditor has raised concerns at the absence of rules for re-exporting of containers with hazardous waste that resulted in them lying und...
Jet Airways fires two pilots involved in mid-air brawlA senior pilot had allegedly slapped a female commander during the flight and following the incident the two were grounded by the airline.
Only 400 of 5,000 Delhi eateries have got fire safety permitFire officers say restaurateurs get away with gross violations. Eateries with a seating capacity of less than 50 do not require fire cleara...
Uddhav Thackeray targets BJP over jewellers' stir, Deonar fireShiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for imposing 1% excise duty on nonsilver jewelle...
Rampant use of sky lanterns risky for aircraft, helicopters: ExpertsSky lanterns can be especially hazardous to helicopters, which must remain below 500 ft while within 15 nautical miles from the centre of M...
HC notice to 35 Maharashtra thermal power plants over safety measuresThe Bombay High Court has issued notices to 35 coal fired thermal power plants (CFTPP) in Maharashtra seeking their response to a PIL urgin...
Dharmendra Pradhan for setting up statutory safety body for oil and gas industryOil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed shock at the lack of a statutory body for formulating safety measures for the oil and gas industr...
- Heavy air pollution at ships' graveyard
There is no cause for worry about environmental pollution, according to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials, who echo the ...
- Panel directs Mumbai Port to destroy hazardous cargo
The government has told deputy conservator of Mumbai Port to immediately remove hazardous cargo from the warehouse and destroy it under the...
- Fire damages Wockhardt's unit at Ankleshwar
A fire at pharmaceutical major Wockhardt’s Rs 300-crore Ankleshwar facility damaged one of its six manufacturing plants.
- Indian Oil faces claims from third parties as fire continues
In addition to the losses suffered due to the fire that has gutted its Jaipur depot, Indian Oil faces claims from third parties.
- New norms to avert chemical disasters
Prevention and mitigation of chemical disasters will now not only be limited to strict regulation and safety audits of industries handling ...