An estimated 6.5 million pre mature deaths in the world are linked to air pollution every year with more than half of them being reported from China and India together. India alone contributes 1.59 mi ...More

AHMEDABAD: Polluted air can be as dangerous as passive smoking warned medical experts at a public seminar held on Sunday at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). Air heavy with particulate matter - ...More

A sobering report released on Monday by the International Energy Agency says air pollution has become a major public health crisis leading to around 6.5 million deaths each year, with “many of its roo ...More

Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy, the International Energy Agency said on Monday. Around 6.5 mil ...More

The number premature deaths due to outdoor air pollution is projected to rise, mainly in developing Asia including India, from 3 million at present to 4.5 million by 2040 if energy sector fails to tak ...More

New Delhi, June 27: India's annual toll of premature deaths from air pollution is likely to rise to 1.7 million over the next two decades despite planned initiatives to lower power sector and transpor ...More

New Delhi: An estimated 6.5 million premature deaths in the world are linked to air pollution every year with more than half of them being reported from China and India together. India alone contribut ...More

Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy, the International Energy Agency said on Monday. Around 6.5 mil ...More

The Union Government on 23 June 2016 launched India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in New Delhi. The first of its kind programme was launched by Dharmendr ...More

A joint decision by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and the Ministry of Environment will now make way for the introduction of CNG kits for two wheelers in the National Capital. The decision c ...More

In a bid to check air pollution, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to impose a ban on commercial vehicles like buses older than 12 years and trucks and auto-rickshaws which have been running for ...More

The Union Government on 23 June 2016 launched India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in New Delhi. The first of its kind programme was launched by Dharmendr ...More

In a major step to curb rising air pollution in Indian cities, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (I/C) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State (I/C) for Environment, Forests & Clim ...More

Science fiction tells us of a future in which there will be flying cars, snazzy outfits and intergalactic missions, but if present-day data projections are to be believed, the times ahead are likely t ...More

India on Thursday launched a pilot project aimed at introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel for two-wheelers. The pilot, launched by Petroleum MinisterDharmendra Pradhan and Environment Minis ...More

The much-awaited ‘pollution monitoring station’ set up jointly by the Shiromani GurdwaraParbandhak Committee (SGPC), Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and municipal corporation on the Golden Tem ...More

India on Thursday launched a pilot project aimed at introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel for two-wheelers. The pilot, launched by Petroleum MinisterDharmendra Pradhan and Environment Minis ...More

New Delhi: Scooters and motorcycles that run on non-polluting natural gas could be on India’s roads one day, if a pilot project involving 10 such two-wheelers launched on Thursday proves successful. ...More

In another possible flashpoint between the Centre and the Delhi government, the former launched CNG retro-fitment kits for two-wheelers with much fanfare on Thursday. Ten such green scooties were flag ...More

In the environment ministry we have made emission norms more stringent practically for all industries. Pune: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the ban on diesel cars and ...More