'sonia bhaskar' - 113 News Result(s)
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Monday February 08, 2021Meet 40-year-old Soumya Prasad, an ecologist, currently based in Dehradun. She has been harnessing the power of solar for the daily energy needs of her house and office and even charges her electric car through it
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Monday January 18, 2021Until 2013, the George household would pay a bi-monthly power bill of about Rs. 10,000 whereas after switching to solar power, their monthly bill stands at Rs. 130
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday December 30, 2020The grid connected rooftop solar projects of capacity 1.7 MWp spread across 57 locations in India produce 22 lakhs of units per annum which saves up to Rs. 1.5 crore
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday January 22, 2021An LED light typically consumes around 50-90 per cent less energy than an equivalent incandescent or halogen bulb, said S.P. Garnaik, Business Unit Head (Lighting), Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday December 17, 2020During the financial year 2018-19, 1,26,759.09 million units (MU) were generated from renewable energy sources. Of this, 39,268.20 MU were generated from solar, reveals annual report of 2018-19 released by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday December 02, 2020Mumbai's housing society Bhoomi Arkade which went solar in 2016, has seen a 28.7 per cent drop in its electricity bill compared to that of 2011-12
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday December 01, 2020Power requirement has increased by 53.4 per cent in the last nine years. It's time to cut down on power consumption and save money and the environment
Written by Sonia BhaskarThursday | August 20, 2020 , New DelhiSwachh Survekshan 2020: Minister Hardeep Singh Minister announces the results of the fifth annual cleanliness survey which is part of the Swachh Bharat Mission
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday May 12, 2020Speaking at the Hero Cycles-NDTV #TheCycleOfChange telethon, Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta - The Medicity talked about protecting the environment in the long run
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday May 05, 2020While speaking at the Hero Cycles-NDTV #TheCycleOfChange telethon, Geetam Tiwari, Professor- Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi highlighted how roads of Delhi are unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians
Written by Barkha Mathur , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday May 05, 2020According to environmental activist Vandana Shiva, in order to conserve the environment after COVID-19 lockdown is lifted, there is a need to change agricultural policies and more focus needs to be given to the villages and forests to consciously reduce our ecological footprints
Written by Anisha Bhatia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Monday May 04, 2020Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot joins NDTV and Hero Cycles #TheCycleOfChange 2-hour special telethon to discuss life after the lockdown
Written by Anisha Bhatia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Monday May 04, 2020Union Minister Nitin Gadkari talked about the positives of coronavirus lockdown in India and how it has resulted in reducing air pollution levels and road accidents
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Saturday May 02, 202098-year-old Gurdev Kaur Dhaliwal from Punjab's Moga district is stitching masks for people in need and distributing it free amid coronavirus crisis
Written by Barkha Mathur , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 21, 2020A total of 25 community kitchens are operating under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation that are delivering food packets daily to about 67,000 people amid the national lockdown imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 21, 2020CRPF ASI (Assistant Sub Inspector) Padmeswar Das who is officially on leave and is at his home in Assam is helping the needy by providing dry ration from his own savings
Written by Anisha Bhatia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 21, 2020Punjab Police decided to deliver a cake at the doorstep for Maira who was celebrating her first birthday during the nation-wide lockdown
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 17, 2020Bollywood actor Shikha Malhotra who has a degree in nursing from Delhi's Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, has started volunteering at a Mumbai hospital as a nurse to help patients fight the COVID-19 disease
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 17, 2020The items being airlifted across the country by Tata Trust include personal protection equipment (PPE) kits containing coveralls, gloves, masks worth Rs. 150 crores
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 17, 2020Employees and partners of Starbucks can apply for Emergency Relief Fund launched by the firm, if they are facing economic problems amid the coronavirus outbreak
Written by Barkha Mathur , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 17, 2020With an aim to provide some relief and help to the stranded migrant workers, slum dwellers and senior citizens in various old age homes amidst the coronavirus lockdown, a few doctors from All India Institute Of Medical Science, are serving cooked wholesome meals
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday April 15, 2020While the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, children from some parts of the country have come forward to donate their small savings for the cause of fighting COVID-19
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday April 15, 2020With COVID-19 being a global pandemic, shortage of personal protective gear (PPE) and masks has been a cause of concern, but prisoners from Telangana and Uttar Pradesh are by doing their bit to help those in the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 14, 2020Ally the dustbin can help with contact-less waste collection and move to the disposal centre on its own, dispose the waste and get ready for reuse
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Karin Modig, The Conversation | Tuesday February 03, 2026A new study published in Science has challenged this view, suggesting the genetic contribution might be considerably higher.
- Asian News International | Monday February 02, 2026 , New Delhi
Several parts of the national capital woke up to dense fog on Monday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the moderate to poor categories according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
- Reported by Shreya Ghosh | Sunday February 01, 2026 , New Delhi
India's fight against toxic air just took a hit. The 2026-27 Budget allocated only Rs 1,091 crore to pollution control - down from Rs 1,300 crore last year.
- Sunday February 01, 2026
Several parts of Delhi and the wider National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed light rain during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a drop in the maximum temperature for today.
- Press Trust of India | Saturday January 31, 2026
The air quality in Delhi has shown slight deterioration this January compared to last year, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) till January 30 standing at 307, compared to 306 during the same period in 2025, according to an analysis
- Reported by Ishika Verma | Friday January 30, 2026 , New Delhi
The Delhi government on Friday released Rs 500 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to stabilise sanitation services, repair damaged roads and curb dust pollution.
- Friday January 30, 2026
Sarfarz Khan, his brother Musheer and several other Mumbai players wore masks on the field as an air pollution row erupted in a Ranji Trophy match against Delhi.
- Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 28, 2026 , Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday orally observed that the impact of air pollution on the economy needed to be examined and just uttering "harsh words will not yield any results".
