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Mon, Apr 23 2018. 05 24 AM IST
Even as larger issues around sustainability take centre stage in the wake of World Earth Day, some companies have been implementing responsible consumption practices for a greener workplace
Mon, Mar 26 2018. 04 03 PM IST
The draft proposal, unveiled earlier this month, suggests allowing plantations of ‘commercially important species’ such as teak, eucalyptus and bamboo in forest lands
Wed, Mar 21 2018. 07 25 PM IST
Bengaluru water table has shrunk from 10-12 m to 76-91 m in just two decades while the number of extraction wells has gone up from 5,000 to 0.45 million in 30 years
Wed, Mar 14 2018. 03 09 AM IST
The number of farmers covered under prime minister’s crop insurance scheme fell to 47.9 million in 2017-18, from a high of 57.5 million the year before, a sharp decline of 17% in just a year
Tue, Mar 06 2018. 01 18 AM IST
Punjab has demanded more powers for states to regulate the use of agrochemicals, sought penalties on companies selling spurious pesticides to be raised to 2% of their total sales in a state
Wed, Feb 28 2018. 12 20 AM IST
The road towards energy efficiency hasn’t been easy due to lack of funds, resulting in the govt rolling out a number of policies that include a market-based trading mechanism for moving towards cleaner cooking fuels
Mon, Feb 26 2018. 03 04 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir becomes the latest state to prohibit all polythene bags, in accordance with a ruling by its high court
Fri, Feb 16 2018. 12 43 AM IST
Firms are increasingly joining hands with local government bodies and NGOs to plant more trees in urban areas
Wed, Feb 14 2018. 01 47 PM IST
The proposed plan would give money to farmers in three states bordering Delhi—Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh—to cover 80% of the cost of machinery to remove crop stubble
Thu, Feb 01 2018. 01 50 PM IST
Experts welcomed Arun Jaitley ‘s move but also cautioned that air pollution is a national crisis not limited to the Delhi-NCR area and requires wider support
