New Delhi: The transformative free bus ride scheme for women launched four years ago by the Delhi government is often ineffective because of gender discriminatory practices, says a report released on Tuesday by Greenpeace India, an NGO focussed on environmental...

During the first quarter of this year, warnings have been issued in terms of heatwaves that posed a serious threat to the country’s electricity generation. According to a report by S&P Global, India’s electricity demand increased by 8.7 percent in 2022, and on the...

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to ensure that the environmental cost of all projects, including the number of trees that are felled and location of compensatory plantation, is displayed at the construction sites. Justice Subramonium Prasad said...

Has Shimla crossed the limits of its sustainability and will the government wake up  following massive destruction, building collapses, landslides and natural calamities in recent months? The erstwhile summer capital of India, a tourist haven of international fame and...

For weeks of lockdown in the UK and beyond, people took part in nightly applause for healthcare staff and carers. Many expressed gratitude for other frontline workers: waste management workers, drivers, retail employees and others performing services that were...

The reason behind the fire at the Toyota showroom was yet to be ascertained as the firefighting operation was still on till the filing of the report.   A major fire broke out at a Toyota showroom in Industrial Area on Sunday evening.  Read More

The Biden administration has introduced a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that grants states and tribes more power to block projects affecting water quality, such as pipelines crossing their waters. This reverses the previous Trump administration's efforts to...

In the independent consultancy's report, Employers and the health of the nation, Health Partners' chief medical officer, Dr Alasdair Emslie, stated that healthcare is now top of the C-suite agenda. Emslie noted that as the occupational health sector focuses on working...

The iPhone 12, a flagship product from tech giant Apple, has sparked debates and concerns related to its electromagnetic radiation emissions. Many users and experts have raised questions about whether the device may expose users to higher levels of radiofrequency (RF)...