Everybody likes to talk about the environment, the latest ‘go green’ fads, the virtues of organic foods and the harmful effects of carbon emissions. Very few actually do anything more than talk. Kul

The Kochi City Corporation is tying up with the Railways to channel the city’s non-degradable waste and construction debris for construction activities of the Railways.

This waste can be used as a f

Panic-stricken passengers jumped off an electric suburban train as it approached the Guindy station platform on Sunday afternoon after sparks and smoke started coming from the motor room of a compartm

Nine-year-old Seema (name changed) suffered five years of pain, both mental and physical, and was bedridden after she was affected with juvenile arthritis. Her parents didn’t think she would ever lead

The National Green Tribunal has rejected a petition by the Union ministry of environment and forests seeking to review an order that asks the government to adhere to the Gadgil report.

The tribunal

Tamil Nadu police on Saturday night detained five people, including a woman, of the People Democratic Republic Katchi (PDRK), an organisation that has been banned because of its suspected links with n

The Sri Krishnadevaraya University (SKU) in Bellary is planning to start a Mineral Processing Department in the varsity in collaboration with Tianjin University of Technology, China, to teach mineral

A whole week has gone by after the rule on garbage segregation at source came into effect, but Bengalureans still seem to be cold to the idea. Though there has been some change in a few residential lo

The special branch police of the state central zone, who has been tracking the operations and livelihood of migrant labourers in Kerala, has found that they transfer around Rs 150 crore to West Bengal

A painter was stabbed to death by his friend in a drunken brawl in Porur on Saturday night. The victim, Mohanasundaram, 21, a resident of Kamaraja Nagar in Tambaram, was stabbed by Balu, 22, a painter