Mumbai, June 4 : The trail of devastation left by cyclone Nisarga - which claimed 6 lives - was spread across nearly one-third of Maharashtra with Raigad bearing the brunt of its fury, officials said here on Thursday. In Raigad, an estimated few lakh homes have been damaged, while around 13,00 […]
Category: Environment
CRPF to plant 22 lakh saplings on World Environment Day
New Delhi, June 4 : The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will plant 22 lakh saplings to augment the country's green canopy on the occasion of World Environment Day on Friday. The CRPF personnel at all its units will take part in the drive amid the rising clamour for ecological protection an […]
Cyclone Nisarga: Need to harmonise with nature, says Goa Guv
Panaji, June 4 : Citing the destruction caused by 'Cyclone Nisarga' on India's west coast, Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday, in his message on the eve of World Environment Day, called for a need to respect nature and harmonise human lives in sync with it. "Recently the 'Cyclone Nisarga […]
Amid concerns over Assam gas blowout, Singapore firm roped in
Guwahati, June 4 : A Singapore-based emergency management firm will start work to control the 8-day long blowout in the gas well in Assam's Tinsukia district, officials said on Thursday. The announcement came even as experts, individuals and members of civil society organisations expressed con […]
This Kerala hospital has a sapling for each newborn
Kasargode, June 4 : A Kerala hospital near here has much to celebrate about this World Environment Day. Its policy of 'one baby-one sapling' has given life to thousands of trees besides giving babies the hope for a clean environment. The Matria Hospital for Women and Children has recorded the […]
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