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Shimla, June 5 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced that six lakh stainless steel water bottles would be distributed among school students across the state as an initiative against plastic use. Presiding over the state-level World Environment Day function here, he said that the state government's top priority is environmental protection and concrete measures are being taken to control plastic pollution. Sukhu said that regulations related to plasti ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rare earth magnets, essential for EV motors, have become the latest flashpoint in India's growing electric mobility ambitions. These magnets power the core of Brushless DC (BLDC) and Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM), which drive most electric vehicles today, particularly two-wheelers. With China tightening export controls, Indian automakers now face serious supply-side disruptions. If the situation continues, industry experts warn that EV prices could rise, production could ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday completed the longest underground tunnelling between Tughlaqabad Airforce Launching Shaft and Maa Anandmayee Marg on the Tughlaqabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase IV. This is the longest underground tunnel of Phase IV. A tunnel boring machine broke through at Maa Anandmayee Marg Station after boring a nearly 2.7-kilometre-long tunnel. This tunnel breakthrough was achieved using a mammoth 105-metre-long machine. Two parallel circular tunne ...Read More >
A cylindrical bottle, nearly 8 inches tall, was found by Ross Russell, a mechanical engineer working for the Northern Lighthouse Board while conducting his regular inspection. A bottle with a 132-year-old message has been found embedded in concrete within the structure of Corsewall Lighthouse situated in the Rhins of Galloway in the far south of Scotland. Referred to as a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity, this is the first time such artefacts have been discovered in a Scottish lighthouse. The m ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) has made considerable headway in Nagaland as 48,826 houses have been sanctioned under the scheme out of which the construction of 19,300 have already been completed, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Panchayats and Rural Development on Friday. The impact of the scheme is visible in the remote hills of Nagaland, where development projects often face logistical and geographical challenges. The pucca houses are transform ...Read More >
Among the six active AQI monitoring stations in Lucknow, the Talkatora industries centre and Lalbagh consistently record the highest pollution levels, with PM2.5 and PM10 levels reaching as high as 400 on certain days. The AQI in these areas has remained severely polluted for an extended period, causing concerns among residents and authorities. Recently, UPPCB conducted inspections in both areas to identify the primary sources of pollution. The findings revealed that automobile repair shops and ...Read More >
The two-day international conference organized by the Department of Civil Engineering at B.I.T. Sindri concluded on Tuesday with presentation of around 50 research papers during various technical sessions. Environmental degradation faced in Jharia coalfields too was part of discussions during one of the sessions. Experts from different fields, both domestic and international, presented addressed participants during the event. In opening session, Chief Guest Dr. B. Bhattacharya, Professo ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], November 18 (ANI): Following the implementation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage IV in Delhi to combat air pollution, environmentalist Vimlendu Kumar Jha on Monday said that these measures "similar to lockdown" were important to be executed in the national capital. "This is the second day when the air quality index of Delhi NCR has been in the severe plus category. Glad that the government or Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has announced GRAP ...Read More >
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