The odd-even scheme and monitoring of air pollution levels found mention in the budget presented by finance minister Manish Sisodia last week. Stating that the government was “concerned”about environm ...More

New Delhi: The menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps in the national capital has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which has asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleging lack of ...More

Health Minister Satyendar Jain Monday said air pollution had taken “centrestage” in the capital over the last year, and has been introduced in public debate and conversation. He added that the debate ...More

The menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps in the national capital has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which has asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleging lack of air qualit ...More

MUMBAI: On Friday, the city experienced its best air quality this year as Mumbai recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) in the 'good' category. According to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and ...More

AGRA: The Supreme Court has given time till June 30, 2016 to the Agra Development Authority to submit its final report on the action plan to reduce air pollution due to burning of bodies at MokshDham ...More

NEW DELHI: Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity and makes people prone to other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, a study has revealed. The study published in the Jou ...More

Worsening air quality in Delhi cannot only cause respiratory disorders, but also make you obese and diabetic. City’s top health experts said when particulate matter ( PM-2.52, PM-10) enters the body, ...More

NEW DELHI: The government announced a slew of measures during the budget speech on Monday that promise to lessen pollution in the city. If the announcements made by deputy chief minister Manish ...More

New Delhi, Mar 28 () The city is set to have three more monitoring stations and one mobile van to constantly monitor air quality, the government today announced while enunciating steps to combat spira ...More

The State government had submitted before the High Court that its decision to ban the manufacture of certain kinds of plastic was not done in a haste. The plastic ban was a step-by-step process that h ...More

NEW DELHI: The Centre has notified stringent environment standards to make cities and towns shift to less polluting and quieter gensets. This the first time such mandated certifications have been noti ...More

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will monitor air quality across NCR in the next odd-even fortnight that starts on April 15. This is being done to compare changes in the pollution level, if any, during ...More

The next phase of the odd-even formula aimed at battling pollution in Delhi will be launched from April 15 to 30, and 400 ex-servicemen will be recruited to help enforce the system, it was announced o ...More

Mumbai: The air pollution levels in the city remained in the "poor" category for the second day in a row with no immediate relief in view as the fire at the dump, which observers blamed for the worsen ...More

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has sought steps to monitor four major air polluters in the city — dumping grounds, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants, industries and vehicles. In January, ...More

Mumbai, Pune among cities with high air, noise pollution, says survey. Major cities in Maharashtra such as Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Nagpur have registered high air pollution levels in 2015, as per th ...More

The chirping of the sparrow may have got quieter by the passing day, but there is no reliable data on their figures in the country so far, experts said on World Sparrow Day on Sunday. Owing to lack of ...More

Mexico City: Authorities in greater Mexico City extended an air pollution alert for a fourth day, as smog levels improved slightly but pollution remained at almost 1 times acceptable limits in some ar ...More

New Delhi: As the second phase of the odd-even scheme is approaching, the Delhi government is fleshing out a robust air pollution monitoring plan. Delhi Pollution Control Committee recently floated ...More