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I came here, specially for my elderly parents who always wanted to visit Tank Bund but couldnt because of the fear of accidents and pollution. They enjoyed themselves, said Ahmed Virdiwala. Twitter

More events added to 'Tank Bund Sundays'

Tank Bund will become a place to enjoy a carnival of sorts, with cultural performances, handicrafts and food stalls.

12 Sept 2021 1:35 AM IST

One of the areas we have focused on is creating grasslands in degraded forest areas, which is paying off now, particularly in the Kawal tiger reserve which is slowly but surely emerging as a critical tiger habitat, says Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), R. Shobha. By arrangement

Road projects in Kawal Tiger Reserve get nod

It is rare that road works are carried out involving black topping and creating all-weather roads inside core area of a...

8 Sept 2021 9:16 AM IST

Globally, approximate 160,000 deaths have been attributed to PM2.5 air pollution in the five most populous cities of Delhi (30 million), Mexico City (22 million), Sao Paulo (22 million), Shanghai (26 million) and Tokyo (37 million), report said. (AFP)

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

Air quality has significantly worsened in the western state of Maharashtra and the central state of Madhya Pradesh

1 Sept 2021 11:40 AM IST

Climate change is already affecting every region on earth, in multiple ways. A file photo of

UN landmark report: Extreme sea level events will hit every year by...

The report, however, gave hope that it is still possible from a physical science point of view, to limit global warming...

9 Aug 2021 2:04 PM IST

A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, Thursday July 15, 2021 after it was flooded by the high waters of the Kyll river. (Sebastian Schmitt/dpa via AP)

UN set to unveil landmark report as climate impacts multiply

The report will project global temperature changes until the end of the century under different emissions scenarios

9 Aug 2021 12:24 PM IST

Hyderabad Road Development Corporation Limited and irrigation department has decided to construct 14 check dams on the Musi River, replicating the one on the Himayatsagar. (PTI Photo)

Musi remains among the most polluted river stretches

Before arrival of officials for inspection, including from NGT, the industries shut off their discharge into Musi and...

8 Aug 2021 11:54 PM IST

Greenland has the second biggest ice sheet on Earth after Antarctica. It has been estimated that it has caused about 25% of global sea level rise.(Sarah Das / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

22 gigatonnes of ice melted in Greenland; third biggest loss in...

22 gigatonnes of ice was lostâ€” with 12 GT flowing into the ocean and 10 GT being absorbed by the snowpack where it can...

6 Aug 2021 2:17 PM IST

Microplastics can be carried hundreds or thousands of miles away from the source by ocean currents. (Photo: PTI/File)

Past climate change -'tipping points-' can help us prepare for future:...

The paper explores prior research with sediment cores in the Gulf of Alaska, dust records in North Africa and ice cores...

1 Aug 2021 1:06 PM IST

Teams from the J&K police, the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and civil administration were joined by local volunteers to begin a massive rescue and relief operation. (Representational image: PTI)

Cloudbursts kill 18 people in Jammu, HP

Six residential houses, a ration depot and a bridge were damaged in the impact of the cloudburst that hit Hanzor of...

29 July 2021 9:31 AM IST

Tigers are coming close to agricultural fields in Penchikaplpet, Bejjur, Dahegam, Sirpur (T) and Kagaznagar in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district. Representational Image (PTI)

Telangana witnesses mini boom in tiger population

Two tigresses have given birth to two and three cubs each in the Amrabad tiger reserve

28 July 2021 11:58 PM IST

Javadekar said under the mission, a mineral study will be conducted 6,000 metres deep in the ocean. (Representational Image: AFP)

Modi govt approves proposal to roll out project to explore deep ocean...

The proposal for launching the 'deep sea mission' came from the Ministry of Earth Sciences

16 Jun 2021 4:38 PM IST

A total of 948 streetlight poles in Khairatabad and Secunderabad zones of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have been decorated with white LED light strips.

Vizag could be first to get 10,000 solar streetlights in country

The corporation spends nearly Rs. 2 crore a month to pay its electricity bills, including those of its offices and...

15 Jun 2021 8:22 AM IST