The Delhi High Court held that the firm was liable to pay higher profit share to the government in lieu of its Rajasthan oil and gas block license being extended beyond initial term, a top official said

On sub-schemes of PMKSY, the panel said under the scheme to promote setting up of cold chain, 430 projects were sanctioned by the ministry. Out of which, 103 projects have been cancelled, 210 have been completed and 117 are under implementation

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the recommencement of the plant in 2019 can only be done after obtaining EC

A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, UltraTech Cement, Uncha Kotda Gram Panchayat and others

The missing persons will be presumed dead after the notification and the state government has begun the process to issue death certificates for them.

The state-owned power major was found to have violated muck disposal site maintenance norms, resulting in damage to the environment

In the final budget for the next fiscal, a provision has been made to allocate a budget of Rs 1.5 crore to each councillor for the development work of their wards

Delhi air quality: If no crackers are burnt on Diwali day then the PM2.5 concentration in Delhi might be the lowest in the last four years, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said

Coronavirus in Delhi: The High Court has asked the government to file a status report explaining the steps taken to control the spread of COVID-19

Delhi air quality: A survey has found that a staggering 85 per cent of households in Delhi have one or more individuals suffering from pollution ailments, while the percentage is lesser in other NCR cities, albeit extremely worrying

SAFAR said that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution reached 38 per cent on Monday

The study, which was published in the journal Cell, explained that laser beams can be directed into the hippocampus, the area responsible for memory and learning to stimulate neurons called \"place cells\"

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel clarified that the direction will apply to all cities and towns in the country where the average of ambient air quality during November (as per available data of last year) fell under the 'poor' and above categories

Delhi police has further asked its officers to spread awareness and advise their departments against bursting and sale of firecrackers

RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) also pointed out that in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and many other parts of the country, the livelihoods of nearly one million people depend on the firecracker industry

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Centre as well as the states to take more steps to curb pollution. In a notice to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, the Delhi Pollution Control Board and the Delhi police commissioner, the NGT have asked for a complete ban on crackers from November 7 to November 30. The tribunal said that even the use of green crackers will also lead to poor visibility, hazy conditions and asphyxia. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Delhi govt bans fire crackers as coronavirus cases, pollution rise

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had, earlier on Thursday, also appealed to people residing in the national capital not to burst firecrackers and join him in celebrating Lakshmi Puja virtually

Multiple factors led to it: First they were asked to grow paddy to overcome food scarcity; mechanised harvesting left massive residue that takes longer to decompose and then paddy sowing was delayed to conserve water, overshooting residue burning into Delhi's bad winter air days

The CPCB further informed the NGT that four firms --Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, Pepsico India Holding Pvt Ltd, Bisleri International Pvt Ltd, and Ms NourishCo Beverages Ltd -- are registered with CPCB

Flipkart is aiming to create 70,000 jobs across its supply chain ahead of festive season; the e-tailer will enable GSTIN on invoices to help small businesses claim input tax credit