In first case of live stranding in India, a ‘blue whale’ dies after washed ashore
On Wednesday, a 42-feet female blue whale washed up on a beach in Aligaug, Maharashtra.
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Monsoon kills 45 in Gujarat, J&K on flood alert : Pictures
Indian state Gujarat has witnessed continuous heavy rains as monsoon knocked at India’s doors. The condition is so bad in Saurashtra and Rajkot regions that, so far, 45 people have died either due to house collapse or drowning. Amreli district reported 36 deaths on Wednesday,
NGT’s order to ban 10-years old diesel vehicles in Delhi is working, but still not enough
To counter alarming rise in vehicular pollution in Delhi, National Green Tribunal had rebuked the government for their failure to plan and implement any measures against it. NGT had ordered that no diesel vehicle over 10 year old shall ply on roads. It has started
India’s new climate-smart cash crop – Triple win for nation and its farmers
The farmers in Gujarat seems to be a little relieved to know that they have something else to sell when they don’t enough crop or going through a dry phase. This year, Gujaraat farmers were able to sell the excess electricity generated by solar panels
Indian railway installing eco-friendly ‘zero toilet discharge’ on coaches to keep tracks clean
It’s been a couple of years that Indian railway has been testing eco-friendly ‘zero toilet discharge’ system in railway coaches. Now, it has announced that it will make two routes, Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder- Wansjalya, in Gujarat free from unhygienic and non-ecofriendly practice of open discharge.