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This is a peak win for HimalayasThe Indian government has put the brakes on new hydropower developments in the upper Ganga area of Uttarakhand, citing a history of environ...- Ladakh stakeholders pass resolution, seek regulated outside investment in tourism sectorLadakh's tourism sector and civil society groups have united. They adopted a resolution expressing concern over increasing outside investor...
- India's sustainable tourism market to touch $216 million in 10 years: MakeMyTrip founderIndia's sustainable tourism market is poised for significant expansion, projected to reach USD 216 million in the next decade, a substantia...
- Nagaland: Permission denied for proposed Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra in KohimaThe Nagaland cabinet has denied permission for the Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra in Kohima, citing public order concerns. The decision wa...
- No data to establish correlation of death exclusively due to air pollution, govt tells Rajya SabhaThe Government of India has taken several steps to address air pollution issues, she said. Elaborating further, Patel said the Pradhan Mant...
- Food delivery platforms helping create jobs, but gig workers need social security access: NCAER studyA study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) found that food delivery platforms have helped create jobs for young w...
- Assam's proactive approach: Balancing development and environmental regulatory for sustainable futureEnvironment and Forest department is working proactively to establish a regime wherein development and Environment Regulatory could walk in...
- Hundreds join Sonam Wangchuk on final day of his 5-day hunger strike on issues of LadakhThe apex body and KDA, a separate amalgam of socio-religious, political and youth organisations, are jointly spearheading a campaign to pre...
- Pakistan says its nuclear tests in 1998 established “credible minimum nuclear deterrence" in South AsiaBoth the Pakistan Army and Foreign Office issued separate statements to mark the 24th anniversary of the May 28, 1998 nuclear tests, codena...
- Pakistan marks 23rd anniversary of 1998 nuclear tests; says credible minimum deterrence establishedPakistan carried out the tests after India conducted a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions at the Pokhran in May, 1998. “Twenty thr...
- SC suspends environmental clearance to Mopa airport, asks EAC to revisit decisionIt said that a glaring deficiency which emerges from the EIA report is its failure to notice the existence of Ecologically Sensitive Zones ...
- Auto sector can generate 6.5 crore new jobs by 2026: Maruti SuzukiCurrently, the automobile industry is contributing 7.1 per cent to the GDP of India and around 3.2 crore people are employed directly and i...
- Indian tea industry faces major challenge due to climate change"Droughts, floods & severe attack of pests have been commonplace adversely affecting production, quality and costs," said A.K. Bhargava, ch...
- J&K Governor appeals for peace and normalcy on the eve of I-DayJammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra appealed to all segments of society to shed differences and work together to secure peace and normalcy.
- Congress down but not out, will bounce back: Janardan DwivediDwivedi, while addressing the meeting of INTUC, said all the wings of the party would be strengthened and INTUC is an integral part of it.
- World Bank to fund ecologically safe power projectsWorld Bank lends money to a number of development projects in India, including power projects.
- Geosicientists support bauxite mining atop Niyamgiri HillsCriticising political interference and NGO activism, a Odisha-based geoscientists' body today favoured bauxite mining atop Niyamgiri Hills
- Legal cover for elephant corridors soon: JayanthiEnvironment minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the National Board of Wildlife meeting on Wednesday that a committee had been set up to review...
- Lafarge HP plan hits a green wallLafarge’s plan to set up a Rs 900-crore cement plant in Himachal has run into environmental trouble with the National Environmental Appella...
- Pak will maintain credible nuclear deterrence: GilaniPakistan does not wish to enter arms race but it will maintain nuclear deterrence.
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