36 killed as overcrowded bus falls into gorge in Almora

A packed beyond capacity bus carrying passengers returning to work after Diwali fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the over 60 people on......

Trump's Election Should Worry The World

'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a physical wall to the south to prevent unwanted immigrants from entering the land of milk and honey, but also trade......

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......

Why Did Naidu Meet Modi?

According to an Andhra government statement, Naidu 'reposed confidence' in the PM's leadership. IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu meets Prime Minister Narendra D Modi to......

10 million new jobs in forest management

Investment in sustainable forest management has the potential to create 10 million new 'green jobs.' This can help cushion the impact of the job losses the current downturn has seen. 'The dual......

Finance panel outsources eco management job

The 13th Finance Commission has outsourced a major part of the exercise for devising ways to better manage ecology, environment in the North-East to two prominent organisations. "We have entrusted......

Environ ministry not blocking highways: Ramesh

Environment mnister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday that the ministry not blocking construction work of national highways in the country. "Ministry of environment and forests has cleared 98 per cent......

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......

Sunny Singh Gill set to become first referee of Indian descent in EPL

IMAGE: Sunny Singh Gill will enter the history books when he steps onto the field for the EPL fixture between Crystal Palace and Luton. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Sunny Singh Gill was standing......

Football backs 'Fergie', the greatest manager of all

Ferguson was immovable for more than quarter of a century re-inventing United as the world's most celebrated club IMAGE: Sir Alex Ferguson in the stands. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters If......