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Delhi: Environment Minister Gopal Rai urges NCR states to ban firecrackers
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a run-up to bringing down the pollution levels in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday urged the NCR states to ban firecrackers ahead of Diwali.
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"Graded Response Action Plan-II stage implementation doesn't seem to be sc
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hitting out the AAP government, he said, "The government seems to have no research report on pollution and its causes, and the Graded Response Action Plan stage implementation doesn't seem to be scientifically based. Two days ago, Minister Gopal Rai announced the implementation of Graded Res
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Asian Para Games: Medals continue to rain in India's overall tally with sh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India enjoyed double-medal glory in the men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event as Rudransh Khandelwal and Manish Narwal clinched silver and bronze medals respectively.
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"Delhi govt making all-round preparation to combat increasing pollution":
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the rising concerns over the environment of the national capital with deteriorating air quality, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday that the government is making an "all-round" preparation to combat pollution.
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3 empty coaches of EMU derail near Chennai, train movement affected
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Three empty coaches of a suburban Electricity Multiple Unit (EMU) train derailed near Avadi railway station in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Tuesday morning, hampering the movement of nearly a dozen trains.
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Devotees visit Shimla's Kalibari celebrate Navratri, but footfall down owi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Devotees thronged the over 200-year-old Kali Bari temple in large numbers in Shimla for Navratri celebrations on Monday.
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Rail communications in Dhaka resume, toll from collision rises to 17
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The death toll from the collision between a passenger train and a rear-ended goods train in Bhairab upazila at Kishoreganj in Bangladesh rose to 17, Dhaka Tribune reported.
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Bangladesh train collision leaves 12 dead, several injured
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhairab Station Master Yusuf said, "The incident took place around 3:30 pm. The death toll is expected to rise further. Rail connectivity from Dhaka to Chittagong, Sylhet and Kishoreganj is suspended."
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Delhi: 8 more pollution hotspots identified, next 2 weeks crucial, says mi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"We have spoken to the environment ministers of the surrounding states and they have assured that they will take action on stubble burning... Due to Diwali, stubble and Dussehra, the next 10 to 15 days are very crucial for Delhi..." Rai said.
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"Not going to last": SBSP Chief OP Rajbhar attacks INDIA bloc
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid rising "tensions" within the INDIA bloc, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Chief OP Rajbhar on Monday took potshots at the alliance stating that it is "not going to last".
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"Second phase of GRAP implemented in Delhi to reduce pollution," Environme
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"The cold has started increasing in Delhi and the speed of the wind has decreased, this may result in an increase in pollution... The particulate matter is staying near the ground. The second phase of GRAP has been implemented in Delhi... A meeting has been called with all the concerned d
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Train Firing: GRP chargesheet says RPF constable who killed 4 was 'mentall
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
RPF constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary, who shot 4 people, including his senior officer, dead with his service weapon on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express on July 31, is completely sane and was aware of what he was doing, chargesheet filed by Government Railway Police (GRP)
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