After hosting an impressive 47 lakh devotees this season, the Badrinath Nagar Panchayat initiated a comprehensive cleaning drive to restore the sacred shrine and its surroundings to their pristine condition ahead of the winter closure.

Tonnes of untreated waste continues to be dumped at the landfill sites around the famous Himalayan temple of Kedarnath, causing concern as the area is eco-sensitive.

'Nirmalaya', formerly known as Recycle Aastha, was set up by Rajiv Bansal in the year 2020. The brand strives to restore sacred temple offerings by transforming them into eco-friendly products

Project 'Palaash' was started in 2019 with a vision to safeguard life underwater by tackling the problem of poor waste management in urban temples

Bageeya not only promotes handwork and crafts, but also gives a purpose to floral waste in their second life as natural dyes that bring colour and texture to their line of sustainable clothing

China is moving ahead in areas like artificial intelligence and robotics and it would be a waste of time if India distracts itself by talking about temples and mosques, former Navy Chief Arun Prakash said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the "professional pessimists" for their criticism of the government's vision to make India a $5 trillion economy, saying that people should stay away from such people as they "always feel nothing is achievable and everything is a waste of time". "You can say some people who are asking why we are doing this (5 trillion dollar ...

The authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi has alerted about an impending water crisis in many parts of the temple town after the water level of the Ganga went down significantly. Local officials said the water level has fallen to such an extent that the riverbed in the middle of the Ganga can be seen from the banks. The temperature has also been rising

Farmers in Maharashtra emptied huge containers of milk and dumped fruits and vegetables on roads to demand a crop loan waiver and better procurement prices. In the temple town of Shirdi too, farmers wasted hundreds of litres of milk and threw large quantities of tomatoes and green chillies on streets.