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Southwest monsoon may reach Andaman and Nicobar Islands ahead of schedule this year
Earth Day: How the planet healed during Covid-19 lockdown
Scientists identify the cleanest air on Earth. Find out where
Health, environment experts issue warning as Northern
Finally, the Ganga took a bath...
In Mumbai wetland, a spectacle in pink
IndiaFightsCorona COVID-19
WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard
COVID-19 Cases: Data and Graphs of India and the World
Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Earth Day in the Shadow of Coronavirus
News 2019-20
Vehicular Pollution Is High In Delhi, Plan To Fight Pollution Not Fully Successful, Says Environment Secretary
Delhi Jal Board To Build Country’s Largest Sewage Treatment Plant At Okhla
Developing Nations Need Focus On Water Research: United Nations
Ganga River Water Unfit For Direct Drinking, Bathing, Says Central Pollution Control Board
World Environment Day: Noida Gears Up To Celebrate June 5 By Distributing Eco-Friendly Plants
Plastic Is Taking A Toll On Our Planet As This Heartbreaking Picture Of An Elephant Feeding On Waste Proves
Swachh Amarnath Yatra 2019: 2,850 Toilets, 1,515 Dustbins To Be Installed On The Yatra Route
Government To Set Up Bio-Digesters To Treat Own Garbage, Says Goa Chief Minister
Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Can Now Visit The Holy Place Riding Electric Buses Deployed In Jammu City
Healthier Air Quality In Recently Pedestrianised Zone In Karol Bagh: Centre For Science And Environment Study
Over 10,000 Kg Of Garbage Collected From Mount Everest
Over 25 States Face Rs. 1 Crore Fine For No Action Plan On Plastic Waste Disposal
Ganga Polluted With Bacteria Way Beyond The Permissible Limit, Suggests CPCB Data
Waste Food Can Be Used To Produce Biodegradable Chemical, Suggests Study
Waste Management: People Recycle More If They Know What Recyclable Waste Becomes, Says Study
Water Crisis Returns To Haunt Maharashtra’s Latur, As They Get Water Tanker Once In 15 Days
Even A Drop Of Pollution In Ganga Is Matter Of Concern, Says National Green Tribunal
Once A Dumping Ground, Neela Hauz Now A Soothing Site
In Leh, Tree Plantation Drive To Stem Spike In Pollution
Air Pollution: Viable Alternative Emerges To Burning Paddy Straw In Punjab
Respite From Air Pollution: Delhi’s Air Quality Improves Significantly Following Rains
NGT Directs 18 States, 2 Union Territories To Submit Action Plan On Utilisation Of Treated Waste Water
Plastic Waste: Trash Found Littering Ocean Floor In Deepest-Ever Sub Dive
Adopting Electric Mobility Gets Easy As These E-Scooters Are Now Upto Rs. 27,000 Cheaper Under FAME II
National Green Tribunal Directs Agriculture Ministry To Submit Report On Steps Taken To Stop Crop Burning
National Commission For Women Writes To Delhi Government Over Water Scarcity In The South Delhi Area
No Respite For Delhiites As The Air Quality Settles In Severe Category, With Dust Storm To Continue Through The Week
Air Pollution: Delhi’s Air Quality Severe, Central Pollution Control Board Convenes Emergency Meeting
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply And Transport To Get 20 Electric Buses By Next Month And 60 More By End Of The Year
Waste Management Gets A New Dimension As Gurgaon Segregates Waste Into Wet, Dry And Hazardous
Be Mindful Of Your Trash If You Trek In The Mystical Kheerganga As Forest Department Intensifies Anti-Waste Measures
National Capital’s Air Quality Set To Deteriorate From ‘Very Poor’ To ‘Severe’ Courtesy Of Dust Storm, Says SAFAR
The Diamond City Of India – Surat Gets The Tag Of Generating Maximum Amount Of Renewable Power In The Country
World’s First Zero-Waste Flight Takes Off, To Cut 100 Million Single-Use Plastics In A Year
National Geographic Society To Launch Expedition To Study Plastic Pollution In River Ganga
This Election Season Parliament House Votes For Green Mobility, Gets 10 E-Cars And 7 Electric Vehicle Chargers
Seats Of Your Next SUVs Could Be Made From Recycled And Bio Materials
National Green Tribunal Orders Stricter Norms For Effluent Discharge From Sewage Treatment Plants In Cities
Women In Gujarat’s Villages Walk For Kilometres To Access Drinking Water As The State Observes Major Water Crisis
Setting A New Benchmark, India’s Electric Vehicles Sale Crosses 7.5 Lakh Units Mark In Financial Year 2018-19
Guwahati Goes Green As It Takes Steps Towards Public E-Mobility, Gets 15 Electric Buses, 10 More To Come Soon
10,000 villages, 52 towns to be hit as Odisha braces for cyclone Fani
Uttar Pradesh Government To Plant 7.5 Lakh New Saplings In Noida To Improve Green Cover
United Nations General Assembly President Praises India’s War On Plastic Pollution
Nine More Decentralised Waste Management Plants In Delhi
Now Electric Vehicles To Stand Out With Green Number Plates As The Central Government Makes It A Mandate
New Forecasting System To Alert Delhi Residents About Air Pollution
Economic Growth Reducing Groundwater Faecal Pollution In North India, Finds A Study Conducted By IIT Kharagpur
Day after, another fire at garbage plant
‘Eco-friendly Products Need To Be Revived To Replace Plastic’, Says Minister Durga Shanker Mishra Lauding The Green Initiative From Thailand
Elections 2019: Think About Climate Change, Pollution While Casting Votes, Activists Urge Delhiites
Air Pollution: Environment Ministry Forms Panel For Effective Implementation Of National Clean Air Programme
Nepal Clean-Up Campaign: 3,000 Kilogram Garbage Collected From Mount Everest
Caught On Camera: In A First, Man Pays Fine For Spitting At A Public Place In Ahmedabad
Ocean Acidification Could Impact People Globally, Claims Study
Take Cue India! London Marathon Runners Quench Their Thrist With Edible Water Pods To Reduce Plastic Waste
Air Pollution: Driven By Concerns Related To Environment, This Automobile Giant Is Phasing Out Diesel Vehicles
Researchers Sail In Yamuna To Get Data On Pollution To Help Government Plan Cleanup Strategies For The River
National Green Tribunal Directs Haryana Chief Secretary To Submit Report On Bandhwari Landfill Site
Electric Vehicles: India Should Prioritise Two-Wheeler Electrification, Says A Study
Environmentalists Criticise ‘Patchy’ Recognition Of Air Pollution, Asks MPs To Be Pro-Active
NGT Grants More Time To Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad To Submit Action Plan On Phasing Out Diesel Vehicles
Practice Cleanliness Or Pay Fine Upto Rs. 5000 As Single-Use Plastic Gets Banned During Kedarnath Yatra 2019
Shift From Coal To Gas May Stabilise Climate Change, Suggests Study
To Mark World Book Day, Bhopal Introduces Swachh 4Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle And Redistribute
National Green Tribunal Directs Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary To Take Urgent Steps To Deal With Waste Post Kumbh
A Battle For Survival: To Quench Thirst, Residents Of This Assam Village Collect Water Dripping From Mountains
World Earth Day 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Says ‘We Bow In Reverence To Mother Earth’
Government Issues Show-Cause Notice To Okhla Waste-To-Energy Plant For Environment Rule Violations
World Earth Day: Here Are Nine Eco-Friendly Alternatives For Things You Use Every Day
Earth Day 2019: Climate Change Can Affect Food, Water Security, Say Experts
Public-Private Partnership Model Of Urban Waste Management Needs $5 Billion A Year, Says Study
Cutting Household Fuel Use May Save 2.7 Lakh Lives Annually In India: IIT Study
Buoyed by favorable olicy environment, renewables set to lead Indias great green shift
Buoyed by favorable olicy environment, renewables set to lead Indias great green shift
7 Polluting industries in city, Panchkula raided
PSPCL to act tough against farmers who burn stubble
HSPCB close all 14 stone crushers near Yamuna river
Haryana told to identify, shut units polluting Yamuna at once
Usable groundwater rapidly depleting in north, east India
Not change we want
NGT seeks compliance report on illegal mining
News 2018-19
Fish found dead: Thane lake has zero oxygen to sustain aquatic life
Sidhu celebrates environment day by releasing fish seeds in Beas river
PPCB directs Chadha Sugar Mill to build wall along drain to stop spill
Hundreds of fish die in Greater Noida canal raising health concerns
88% dip in dengue cases in Chandigarh this year, experts say strain is less severe this time
NGT: Noise pollution crime, need action
How to make our water se sustainable
Air pollution killing more people than smoking: Scientists
Over 7,000 new marine species discovered
How to take a census of Earths biodiversity? One team of researchers has a plan
US black and Hispanic minorities bear disproportionate burden from air pollution
Research connects dots among ocean dynamics, drought and forests
Pollution panel proposes compensation formula
India has 4% green buildings, lack of tech expertise a major ..
Indore is Indias cleanest city; Ambikapur, Mysore among top rankers
Air pollution claims seven million lives each year: UN
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30bn annua ..
Brace for spring of life
Dumping debris to cost you dear
Air quality in Delhi in poor category: CPCB
Virus-infected bacteria can aid in fight against climate change
Climate change could wipe out Bengal tigers in 50 years
Need new funds for climate action: India
Another wave of rain, hail likely as weather pattern surprises experts
Earth may be experiencing warmest decade on record
Climate change may make species infertile: Study
Tiger action plan sets new conservation goals
Faster CO2 rise expected this year: Study
Freak weather to rise in India over two decades, cataclysmic fallout likely by 2040
Tweak in 1927 law to finally define what makes a forest
Parched until year ago, village digs deep into resolve to see water table rise
Clearing the Air
Amritsar air quality Good on Diwali eve
Conflict on rise as animal space shrinks
NGT upholds environmental clearance to INO
To clean up air, SC sets 2020 deadline for stringent auto emission norms
Global warming threatens Lakshadweep’s coral reefs
How all fiddle as the crop stubble burns
NGT orders 23 states, UTs to prepare action plans to fight air pollution in 2 months
More forest fires may burn as climate change triggers extreme weather patterns, warns govt
Stubble burning emissions will double by 2050, if not controlled, says PGI study
Groundwater near landfills toxic: Study
News 2017-18
At 121, Mohali cleanest in Punjab
Panchkula 211th, worst in tricity
Shimla, ranked 47, cleanest city in state
Indore cleanest, Gonda dirtiest, two Punjab cities in bottom 10
Deforestation threatens lots of animals with extinction
Paris climate pact bad deal for US: Trump admn
Global warming may explain Arctics Green Ice
NGT allows 100 more vehicles to Rohtang
Why rain- bearing clouds are thinning out over India
Delhi’s post-Diwali air quality takes plunge, enters ‘severe’ zone
Pollution killed 2.5 million people in India in 2015, says study
Produce farmers you helped manage stubble: NGT to state
Forest official asks people to help protect wildlife
Ban Tobacco products outside schools : PIL in High Court
Haryana Govt plans solid waste management project in P’kula
Amid dumping fears, alarm bells in Punjab
No Diwali crackers in NCR
Cold Weather linked to higher heart failure risk
Ban on 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR to stay
Cigarette butts can be used to make asphalt roads
5800 sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica
One- Third of all known plants species are in botanic gardens: study
HP set to move SC against NGT order
News 2016-17
A major fire devastates a forest near Palampur.
Green Tribunal’s order rekindles hopes of locals
No new registration of diesel cabs in Delhi: Supreme Court
Worlds biggest rooftop solar plant inaugurated at Beas
Badal opens mega solar plant at Radha Soami dera
Kaza to have solar power project
Solar lighting for 17 railway stations on Kalka-Shimla link
Lucknow tops list of 13 new smart cities
Plain packs can save lives: WHO
India among ten wealthiest nations
Glaciers melting by 5 m to 20 m annually: Dave
Climate Change may make planet less thirsty: Study
MC gets Skoch Silver award for waste management, vendors survey
Warmer seas are changing our planet: Study
Greenland Ice loss 7 per cent faster than previously thought
India must Change attitude to water to avoid looming crisis
Forest Ministry Seeks impact report
Plant ivy, bamboos for air purification at home
How ancient Indus Civilisation coped with climate change
Air pollution problem is very serious, urgent steps needed
Climate Change may be lengthening birds Wings
Canadian glaciers major contributor to sea level change
Plastic from tyres, clothes major source of ocean pollution
Why Earths inner Core does not melt decoded
Need to clear smog in minds first
Waste tomatoes can be used to make car tyres
Ice age not warming, likely caused mass extinction
Warming may disrupt four-fifths of worlds oceans by 2050
News 2015-16
Red colour week
Smart city tag: Amritsar, Karnal among eight cities from region
Climate change has increased vulnerability of poor: Scientist
Ban on bursting crackers from 10 pm to 6 am till Nov 26
Focus on energy and agriculture
2015 set to be hottest year on record: UN
India raises questions over Dollar 100 bn financing to developing countries
Obama eager to press for global action
On eve of Paris climate talks, India says it won’t be bullied
PM warns against unilateral steps
Negotiators struggle to meet deadline
3 new eco-sensitive zones proposed
Industry, cars major contributors to air pollution
Violating natural justice
Obama thanks Modi for India’s role in climate deal
Big push for solar rooftops; neighbours get Delhi air alert
Delhi finds nothing odd about scheme, its a success
UN group agrees to first CO2 emission standards for aircraft
News 2014-15
Sewage release into Ganga to be stopped in four years, SC told
Smoking in public may soon invite Rs1,000 fine
Going green
Govt won’t dilute key green laws: Javadekar
Climate change takes toll on winter tourism in Kashmir
India and climate change: Need for updated plan
Forest Minister welcomes increase in number of tigers
India’s tiger count surges by 60 Percent
Wild and beautiful
Change the perception about Punjab
Agri experts sound yellow rust alert
Guv: Scientists must explore causes for forest degeneration
Environment main focus, biggest challenge of state govt
Soil’s health crucial to boosting output: PM
Experts dwell on climatic changes
Green power boost aims at meeting needs, not impressing world: Modi
Sun power: 215 MW solar boost for Punjab by March
Biggest solar plant in Northeast begins power generation
Your diet may have an answer for cancer
SMS-based cyclone warning system in place
CNG to power 40 diesel locos
Scientists’ role in dealing with climate change crucial: Experts
Chandigarh News
News 2020-21
Spike in biomedical waste amid pandemic, disposal a challenge.
Chandigarh administration to issue notices to 100 service stations
UT Administrator V P Singh Badnore for tougher quarantine norms
With 46% green cover, Chandigarh needs to adopt new strategy: Environmentalists
Chandigarh continues to breathe good quality air
Chandigarh lockdown news: Todays updates
Chandigarh lockdown news: Todays updates from your city
Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India Monthly Weather AccuWeather
CORONA VIRUS IN CHANDIGARH
COVID-19 Cases: Data and Graphs of India and the World
Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India
14 more test positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh; total cases 59
Coronavirus in Chandigarh: Total number of COVID-19 positive cases, deaths on April 10, 2020
Chandigarh lockdown news: Todays updates from your city
COVID-19: Total 236 coronavirus cases in India, says ICMR
News 2019-20
Making best out of waste
Spreading awarwness on rising pollution
Volunteers clean area behind Sukhna
Wasting water post-fine to cost connection: MC
UT gets rap for dumping Sukhna wildlife corridor
Over 50 pedal for good health
Pay Rs. 2000/- for wastage of water from April 15
News 2018-19
Segregate Waste or be ready to pay fine
Teachers of 149 schools take part in eco club event
Use of personal vehicles highest in Chandigarh
Create awareness before taking litterbugs to task
88% dip in dengue cases in Chandigarh this year, experts say strain is less severe this time
Lab on wheels to monitor air quality
Sukhna was declared wetland 3 decades ago, HC told
Green Pedals
City Dutiful: Moves with national trend
Find ways to process entire city garbage: Adviser to MC
HC notice to UT Admn on plea for ban on polythene
Parched until year ago, village digs deep into resolve to see water table rise
Chandigarh air quality still poor
Sector 42 solar power plant DPR ets nod
UT fishery department team collects samplesof water, bird droppings
617 cycle-sharing points identified in city
Unnecessary honking inside 3 hospitals to invite police action from today
Green drive: UT starts constructing 99-km-long stretch of cycle track
Chandigarh administration issues firecracker licences to 96 traders
Garbage segregation takes off in city
MC firm regarding waste segregation, but residents not willing to cooperate
For a garden festival that represents Corbusiers vision of City Beautiful
NGT orders 23 states, UTs to prepare action plans to fight air pollution in 2 months
Chandigarh administration issues firecracker licences to 96 traders
Dip in dengue cases in Chandigarh this year, experts say strain is less severe this time
Garbage segregation takes off in city
MC firm regarding waste segregation, but residents not willing to cooperate
For a garden festival that represents Corbusiers vision of City Beautiful
City Air quality dips
News 2017-18
City slips on cleanliness path
Jaypee to run garbage plant
More trouble for Jaypee garbage plant
Badnore opens ‘Paudhmela’
Project to segregate waste takes off
Environment Day observed
Firecrackers issue: HC issues notice to UT Admn, Punjab and Haryana.
What a waste! 4 months on, segregation project yet to take off
NGO holds walk for environment
Dead Trees Haunt Forest Authorities
Sukhna to be declared wetland
Experts dwell on tackling air pollutio
Don’t play politics over pollution: NGT chief
Forest Department for making monkey feeding an offence
Garbage processing plant gets another show-cause notice
Solar Power Plant at GMCH-32
Air quality worsens in city
News 2016-17
Your fridge is poisoning the city: PGI study
PGI body plans to buy cycles for doctors
Pollution panel finds shortcomings at STPs
Sarangpur village govt school gets solar power plant
Homes to host sun power
Capitol Complex may host PM’s yoga session
Over 1 lakh to take part in events
Website for mega yoga event
Students visit wildlife sanctuary
Soon, solar power plants must for buildings in city
Finally, City Beautiful on Smart track
Solar plant inaugurated at District Courts complex
MP flags off four vehicles for Disaster Management Centre
UT approves formation of SPV for Smart City Project
MC to produce power from waste
9-member panel approves project to generate power from solid waste
Traffic cops to get handy pollution-checking devices
MC to install GPS in garbage-lifting vehicles
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Tree Plantation Drive
World Population Day
Capitol gain: World heritage
Dispose of bio-medical waste properly, NGT tells hospitals
Dadu Majra colony residents protest dumping of garbage
City gets floating solar power plant
City records lowest July rainfall in 5 years
Make a Capitol out of heritage site tag for city landmark
Now, you have a say in ‘Save Sukhna’ case
Green drive begins at BBMB colonies
Residents want garbage dumping site in Dadu Majra shifted
Forests, wildlife conservation on Badnore’s priority list
UT admn swings into action, puts 62 workers to remove weed
Now, green paver blocks for other parts of the city too
UT Admn starts removal of weed from Sukhna
Mount Carmel School organises anti cracker rally
Anti-cracker rally
Ill effects of air pollution may be transgenerational: Expert
1500 students pledge to celebrate Green Diwali
2000 students take oath to celebrate green diwali
2,500 students take green Diwali pledge, show the way
MC goes green, approves plastic to fuel plant
Steps Towards Solarcity
UT to produce 650 Mwh energy from two Rooftop SPV Power Plants
22 Schools Participate in Wildlife Week Celebration
UT finds it tough to axe 250 dead trees
Diwali over; trail of smoke persists
UT to implement e-rickshaw policy by November 15
Sec 22 had max noise pollution; Sec 29 had max air pollution
UT Gets Mobile Air Quality Laboratory
Environmentalist Peter Raven to Deliver Lecture at PU on Today
Tata Power to focus on renewable energy
Saksham 2018 concludes with vow to save fuel
GMSSS-37 launches Paper recycling Drive
UT Admn mulls green tax on commercial vehicles
News 2015-16
World Health Day
Get guided tour to Capitol Complex from April 15
Poster-making competition at Sec 25 school
Earth Day observed
Cycle rally, greenathon mark Earth Day
Students walk for Earth
Admn notifies Master Plan
Shock after shock; Nepal toll nears 2,500
Punjab’s ESZ idea around Sukhna ‘fraught with danger’
Biodiversity Day observed
Two new species of butterfly spotted in city
Two-day workshop
Focus to be on non-polluting units, says Kirron
Vanamahotsava celebrated
Solanki writes to Punjab, Haryana
UT to set up facilitation centre for convenience of residents
18 challaned for smoking at public places
Now, banks offer loans for installaing solar plants
City Beautiful set to get smart too
First 10 kW solar plant installed at pvt house in city
MC House to mull over engaging NEERI team for waste management
बैटरी के साथ ही सोलर एनर्जी से चलने वाले व्हीकल दौड़ेंगे चंडीगढ़ में
Two new species of butterfly spotted in city
City records 16.4 mm rainfall
UNESCO team in city to assess U.T. Claim
350 Cyclists Pedal for green cause
Climate change action
Carbon security for India
Climate justice: Walking the talk
India won’t accept terms that impact its growth
Air pollution dips in city, noise up a few notches
Chandigarh bags “The Greenest City of India” title
Eco-ministry opts for satellites for info on stubble burning
U.T. needs more funds to complete solar power project
Chandigarh Carnival begins today
Panel formed to check functioning of Jaypee garbage processing plan
Chandigarh Based Students develop farm model
Before final round, India says won’t accept change in UN climate pact
‘Spiritual leaders should educate public about climate change’
40 hybrid, electric vehicles take part in FAME India Eco Drive
Heed the global warning
Residents bat for action against violators, check on production
Climate deal a diplomatic coup for France
DRDO, CSIO scientists run for clean India
Evaluation of Children Science Congress
Centre doubles subsidy on solar power plants
District Courts Judges shun vehicles for a day
Polythene ban: List of officials authorised to issue challans released
Ban plastic production, offer alternatives
A walk for clean, green environs
Four vendors challaned in city
Quiz, slogan-writing competition
Hollande praises Modi’s role in Paris deal
Corbusier link: France wants best ‘Smart City’ status for Chandigarh
Explore options before putting curbs on modes of transport
Finally, piped cooking gas, CNG to be reality
UT mulls odd-even formula for vehicles
Only area under UT to be declared ESZ
UT starts implementation of action plan on climate change
UN group agrees to first CO2 emission standards for aircraft
Smart not yet, but second cleanest
World Wetlands Day observed
Come April, city to go kerosene-free
Decision on world heritage status in July
Car-free day: Scooters, bikes to stay off road too
UT Admn to prepare GIS-based master plan for land development
News 2014-15
DRAFT MASTER PLAN-2031
JERC fixes new solar power tariff at Rs 9.43 per unit
Students made aware of swachhta abhiyan
All set for ban on poultry products
National And International News
Chandigarh News
Ansari to attend Chemical Engineering Congress at PU
Good news for the city
Chandigarh Ranked Third in India for electricity production from ROOF Top Solar Photovoltaic Plants
UT Admn to review orders after receiving lab report
UT to allow mobile towers in open areas
Rooftop solar power plant : Green energy-A new source of income
Maximum temp plunges; fog grounds all flights
Cold days, colder nights ahead; dense fog predicted
Sukhna Lake to be opened on Jan 19
BARC to start work on installation of two biogas plants in Feb
UT first in country to install rooftop solar projects
Patil inaugurates solar rooftop power plant at IRB complex
City residents pitch for more facilities at Sukhna Lake
Life returns to Sukhna Lake
Kirron inaugurates solar power plant at college
Students showcase projects at CBSE science exhibition
Longest cold weather conditions in city in 5 yrs
UT mulls introducing cycle-sharing scheme
Solar plant donated
It’s not just a rose, but says a lot more
Mercury dips as rain, winds lash region
Rain mars eventful Sunday
3 months on, boating resumes at Sukhna
Seamless corridor mooted to link Sec 17, Sukhna
Calendar of activities soon
In year end Chandigarh will be first in rooftop solar power generation
Preservation of flora, fauna should be on priority
News 2013-14
Eco-sensitive tag for bird sanctuary
News 2012-13
UT Master Plan 2031 to get statutory status
News 2011-12
5 new villages in MC limits
Soft drinks still hard on health, claims CSE
Tree plantation at GMHS-43
Rubber as a fuel
400 saplings planted
Society to hold seminar on waste management
GCG celebrates vanmahotsav
Garbage dump a nuisance
Not a drop of clean water!
First cyber security centre in country opens at Chandigarh at Manimajra.
Save water the gift of God.
Rare sight of deer at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh.
Bid to control water-borne diseases
Garbage dumping compounds problem
World environment day celebrations
At last the skies opened up.
Who will recharge these wells ?
Pollution Hai Haiwan staged
Students to go the healthy way
Cycle rally on dengue
Smoke-free city from July 15
Rain just a trace
A cleansed Sukhna in 5 years
Smoking ban: Hotels, colleges told to get ready
Elusive rain pushes humidity to 85 pc
Prof Ahluwalia to head environment programme
Concrete moves to kill the green
Energy Park for city approved
Trees to make way for govt quarters
City not ready for rains
Rally marks Population Day
Anti-dengue camp today
Lax rain worries Punjab
Clubs raided: 4 booked for smoking
Tobacco control cell formed
City smokes it out today
Day 1: Drive selective
Installation of high-capacity incinerator
Humidity high at 91 pc
200 saplings planted
50 saplings planted
World Heritage City
Van Mahotsava celebrated
Health deptt. seeks global expertise
UT fails to weed open spaces
Violators to land in tobacco cell
the slum side of city beautiful
From Schools and Colleges
GMCH gets nod to upgrade incinerator
Plantation drive at G.C.G-11
Upgrade amentities in Industrial Area: Administrator
A new building would soon replace at the Chandigarh Airport.
Photo of Sector 17 plaza.
Protesters flout smoking ban
Plan to spruce up city
Lightning leaves a trail of destruction
UT sewage flowing into Punjab villages
This water-logged subway is commuters nightmare
UT gets more helpful to tourists
‘IMAGES 07’ concludes at Manav Mangal School
City looks at solar power option
Vehicles weigh heavy on city infrastructure
Going Green: Sector 51 to be first model housing enclave
Now on, no less Green
At last, bin-free
Ban on smoking goes up in smoke
Oil conservation function begins
UT intensifies surveillance of migratory birds, poultry
Rains, hail give city shivers
PU holds workshop on organic farming
No more flats, please
Day temp rises, nights are cold
Play on Chipko Movement best
PM speaks of a green blueprint
PETA bares link between poultry filth, bird flu
Lowest day temperature in a decade
Polythene Ban: Draft notification issued
General launches Green march
Water scheme to save MC Rs 4.25 crore
Bird sanctuary: Admn, MC told to switch off lights at sunset
For first time, 250 trees transplanted
Treated water for irrigation
City first to develop sanitary landfill site
Heritage walk annoys Manimajra Fort occupants
City ready for LPG autos
Residents views sought for development plan
Joint agreement on water conservation
450 saplings planted
Chandigarh to become first solar city soon
Land for development work: Forest dept to transplant trees
Administration extends green belt in educational institutions
Plastic ban hovers on city consensus
24-hr water move may boomerang
Rally on Earth Day
Environment protection camp held
LPG autos hit roads
Get set to tap rainwater
City Beautiful to shine in solar avtaar soon
Rodrigues pleads for sustainable development
Green brigade romps ahead
Cleanliness drive at Sukhna
Industry must pitch in, say environmentalists
World Environment Day Vehicles go off varsity roads
HAZARDOUS WASTE:UT gives 3 months to erring units
Record rain in 20 years
1,000 saplings planted in park
Students run to highlight population pangs
Sun way: UT to generate power
Only LPG autos to run in city
City to be plastic-free from Gandhi Jayanti
Stricter monitoring of vehicle pollution on the cards
New garbage unit all-weather proof
International Ozone Day at city schools
Quieter, greener Diwali this time
Ban in larger public interest, admn to HC
Poly ban brings cheer to slum kids
Rodrigues releases eco report
Students take out anti-cracker rallies
Polythene ban: Strict action needed
Plastic bags: Adviser for strict enforcement of ban
Admn seeks Rs 25 cr for tourism
Pollution check centre
HC notice to petitioner on hookah ban
Project on industrial pollution sanctioned
City gets awards for water supply, drainage
Nature trails for tourists opened
Chrysanthemum show concludes
Conservator forest conducts field visit to justify
Permits will be granted to LPG/CNG/Battery driven auto rickshaws only
Oil Conservation Fortnight
Allotment of Nursery Sites
LAST WEEK, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation issued its annual firman on water-saving: lawn-watering, car-washing, allowing taps to run or tanks to overflow fines all to be punished with fines and even disconnection
MRTS draft plan submitted
Plantation drive in Sector 38
City greenest in Asia: Report
SEGREGATION OF UR HOUSE ITSELF
Drive to enforce ban on polythene bags
Administrators plea for ecological balance
Stress on introducing green buildings
Roads to be spruced up
The Chandigarh Transport as been ranked second in All India ranking
UT to be developed as city of gardens
Crackers sale sluggish
City tops in green cover cities
Diwali Pollution levels lower than last year
No rituals at Sukhna
Environmental nod must for industrial projects
UT to prepare list of heritage buildings
Rain marks advent of winter Maximum temperature drops by 4.8 degrees Celsius
Work on drainage system inaugurated
Two lakh consumers to get CFLs
Forest departments efforts revive Sukhna Lake
City greener: Report
Relocating Slum-dwellers
Migratory birds make Sukhna their home
Garbage plant gets ministrys nod
Non-LPG autos cant ply after March 31
No let-up in cold wave conditions
City to be made slum-free Secy
UT to outsource gardens upkeep
North reels under fog, chill
Admn to control fish population in Sukhna
Need to conserve oil, natural gas stressed
Seminar on green buildings
Emphasis on energy conservation
Regulated Growth New rules drafted for UT villages
Southern Sectors Mayor for upkeep of green belts, parks
Days warmer, but nights remain cold
Project planned to remove silt, UT tells HC
Clean-up drive by students at Rose Garden
Drizzle ends dry spell
Light rain brings mercury down in city
Experts warn against misuseof water
Patil: Right mindset vital to save environment
Admn efforts help revive dying Sukhna: Report Forest dept built 193 check dams to keep silt at bay
Chill persists as sun plays hide-and-seek
Admn to launch CFLs in big way
Icebergs will melt, but dont panic
Tourist spots in the southern sectors
Need to save forest resources stressed
Another topiary park in Sector 49 soon
Rs 40 lakh approved for new parks
NGO to study silting of water bodies
PU to adopt rainwater harvesting
44th green belt inaugurated
City sizzles at 39.2 degree C
2011 census kicks off in city today
Admn moots Japanese garden for Sec 31
Heritage Walk on April 18
Census operations begin in city
Mercury at 30-year high
A walk down heritage lane
Census control room
Duststorm fails to bring relief
Govt boost for Tourism in city
UT keen to ban flexible PLASTIC BAGS
Desilting at Sukhna picks up
Drizzle brings respite from heat wave
City sizzles at 43 degree
Light showers bring respite from heat
Air pollution in city rises alarmingly due to vehicles
Panel to save architectural heritage
Tree plantation drive to mark Environment Day
No vehicle day marks Environment Day
NGO observes Environment Day
13 more clinics sealed
The gruelling heat wave tightened its grip over the city today even as it continued to reel under high humidity.
Plantation drive launched
Showers cool city, monsoon in a day or two
700 saplings planted at 12 Wing
GCG-11 offers add-on course on disaster mgmt
Morning drizzle greets city
350 saplings planted
12,000 saplings to be planted at PGI
Out of waste solution
Forum to raise awareness on climate change
Chandigarh records 25 pc more rain than normal till date
MCM, Sector 36 Environment Committee in collaboration with NSS and NCC groups
Sukhna on way to revival, weeds almost cleared
Save Sukhna Forum revived
No Respite From Rain
Sukhna level up by 2 feet
Rainwater harvesting catches admn eye
Environment education - Not an optional subject anymore
Advisor Advises to keep city green and pollution free
Valley of springs to have rare trees
Environmentalist Peter Raven to Deliver Lecture at PU on Today
Last Updated On: 30/12/2016
