New Delhi, June 02 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference, at AICC HQ in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader and former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday (November 1, 2024) said sulphur dioxide emissions from power plants contributed significantly to air pollution and any … Read more
Neelakurinji plants have started to regrow in the areas on Chokramudi hills, near Munnar, in Idukki, where vast stretches of land were cleared. | Photo Credit: JOMON PAMPAVALLEY Chokramudi Hills, which transformed into a breathtaking blue carpet as Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) bloomed in 2014, is facing a serious threat of encroachment ahead of the next … Read more
Varsha is an MTech graduate. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Little did Varsha, an MTech graduate from Oxford College of Engineering in Bengaluru, expect her modest initiative in zero waste management of banana plants at Ummattur in Chamarajanagar district would fetch her widespread attention and bring her eco-friendly handicraft and edible items under the media … Read more
A file photo of Supa dam in Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. Supa dam is one of the three major hydel power generating dams in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A weak southwest monsoon has led to low water levels in reservoirs this year, in turn impacting power generation in hydel dams. The cumulative … Read more
New Delhi: In a major step towards enhancing employee safety and healthcare, Apollo Telehealth announced the inauguration of their TeleEmergency and TeleICU services at nine plants operated across India by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The NTPC plants benefitting from these innovative services are located at Ramagundam, Kaniha, Korba, Vindhyachal, Dadri, Barh, Solapur, North … Read more
Reactor buildings of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. File The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has no plans to advance the refuelling activity of the 1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Unit-1. This information was provided by Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office, … Read more
The collaborative studio of designer Anthony Lopez. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Not everyone wants to spend summer renovating the house or investing in landscaping. But this season is also great for making small changes at home, a little more than fixing leaky taps or changing the cushion covers, for instance. How about sparking some … Read more
Gated communities, apartment complexes and campuses are getting swankier by the day, and the meticulously landscaped gardens around them are trying to keep up. Gone are the days of duranta hedges, an avenue of bottle palms, rows of bougainvillea planters and the ubiquitous frangipani in the corner of a clumpy grass lawn. Nurseries and landscaping … Read more
New Delhi: In the wake of a surge in Covid cases, two-wheeler maker on Tuesday said it will “halt operations temporarily” at all its manufacturing facilities. Hero Moto said it will utilise the shutdown days to carry out maintenance work at plants. “The shutdown will not impact the company’s ability to meet the demand, which … Read more
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Meatpacking plants were the source of an estimated 334,000 COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to a new study. It puts the economic toll stemming from those cases at $11.2 billion. And study author Tina Saitone, a livestock and rangeland economics cooperative extension specialist at the … Read more