Terrorists killed in J-K's Akhnoor were Jaish men, infiltrated from PoK

Three terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region were members of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed group and had recently infiltrated into the area......

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife......

Restoring India's Botanic Heritage

With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......

SC to hear Aarey case on Aug 10; metro corp says no trees cut afresh

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on Friday told the Supreme Court that no trees have been cut in Mumbai's Aarey colony after October 2019. IMAGE: The first set of four coaches for the......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

Govt rushes to ease green norms for industry

Amendments to six environmental laws likely in Budget session The National Democratic Alliance government is in a rush to relax green norms for industries to avoid frequent legislative......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

SC directs Centre to implement interlinking of rivers project

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and......

Shooter Avani wins historic 2nd Paralympic gold medal

IMAGE: Shooter Avani Lekhara is the first Indian to claim successive Paralympic gold medals. Photograph: World Shooting Para Sport/Instagram The incredible Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to......

'Mature' Avani sets sights on another medal haul in Paris

  IMAGE: Avani Lekhara's preparations have been helped by a quick recovery from a gallbladder surgery she underwent in March this year after the Para Shooting World Cup in Delhi. Photograph:......

Shooter Lekhara first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics

IMAGE: India’s Avani Lekhara set a Paralympics record in the women's R2 10 metres Air Rifle standing SH1 shooting event, and in the process equalled the World mark with 249.6 points.......

Paralympians Are Barely On India Inc's Radar

'Instead of making this a four-year phenomenon, when you look at us and get thrilled, do it more regularly.'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Avani Lekhara set a Paralympics record in the......