Environmental Issues

NS-31, Blue Origin's upcoming mission, will send an all-female crew to space. Since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made history aboard Vostok 6 in 1963, this will be the first launch of its kind.

World's giant 'gateway to hell' in Siberia triples in size in 30 years and continues to expand: Why scientists are worried?

Originally detected as a minor crack in satellite images from the 1960s, the crater has now expanded threefold over the past thirty years, raising concerns among scientists and capturing worldwide attention.

Analysis-Nord Stream gas leaks raise climate fears, but impact hard to quantify

Neither pipeline was in operation, but both contained natural gas - which is largely composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is the second-biggest cause of climate change after CO2.

Air pollution shortens Indian life expectancy by nearly 6 years: Study

Residents of the national capital lose 9.7 years of their lives due to pollution while those in Uttar Pradesh lose 9.5 years, according to findings in the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report, a tool developed by the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago (EPIC).

NGT grappled with environmental issues in 2019

The tribunal not only flagged key environmental issues of the country but brought a new dynamic functioning style for sensitising government machinery to act fast and intensify its surveillance and vigilance mechanism.

India, neighbouring countries to take part in river festival

Representatives from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal will be meeting next week to participate in the first ever river festival aimed at fostering connectivity, trade links and sharing of environmental issues

Sony Pictures Television Networks Launches Global Environmental Responsibility Campaign Called Picture This

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Vested interests, foreign NGOs spreading lies: Tata Power

Tata Power has accused entities with vested interests, along with some foreign NGOs, of spreading "falsehood" about environmental issues at its flagship 4,000MW Mundra project in Gujarat.

RINL mulls cement plant to dispose byproducts

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, the corporate entity of Vizag Steel, is mulling setting up of a cement plant as part of its plans to dispose byproducts such as slag and fly ash, a senior company official said.

PM approves formation of 12-member GoM on coal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved formation of a ministerial panel, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to sort out environmental issues hurting coal production.

India hopes to sort Orissa plant coal issues by mid-Feb

India's power ministry is hopeful of resolving environmental issues regarding a coal block attached to a proposed 4,000 megawatt power project in Orissa by mid-February, Power Secretary P Uma Shankar told reporters on Monday.

May miss production target this yr on green woes: CIL

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Chairman Partha S Bhattacharyya confirmed fears that the company may end with the lower than targetted 460 million tonne for the current fiscal.

Coal India might see some supply enter the mkt: Udayan

CNBC-TV18's Managing Editor Udayan Mukherjee says, “To be fair, the coal India management has been very forthright over the last few weeks, consistently talking about their inability to deliver on volume targets, if they do not get environmental clearances."