Actor-activist Dia Mirza has been appointed UN Environment's Goodwill Ambassador for India. The 35-year-old actor has been recognised by the United Nations for her contribution to environment conserva ...More

Former beauty queen and actress Dia Mirza has been appointed as UN Environment’s Goodwill Ambassador for India. As part of her role, Dia will work on raising awareness of and seeking solutions to envi ...More

Nagpur: Soon in 10 areas of the state, citizens will come to know round-the-clock which industry is causing the most air pollution. Moreover, they can also raise their voice on an interactive platform ...More

NEW DELHI: A Rs. 2,000-crore road map to end stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana suggests that the government must provide equipment to farmers for free instead of subsidies, and the cost be recove ...More

State capitals across the world have taken the challenge to fight pollution on war footing and that’s the only way to do it. Last week in Singapore, as I walked to the Lee Kuan Yew campus in the hear ...More

Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) on Wednesday banned crackers in six major cities, including capital Raipur, for two months during winter as a part of its initiative to control air p ...More

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the AAP government after the latter informed it that it has proposed to buy 500 electric buses worth Rs 400 crore using the Rs 700 crore green ce ...More

Air pollution is considered to be the most hazardous crises that the national capital has been experiencing for the past many years. This year was no different, however, the weather condition was not ...More

New Delhi: Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government to formulate “measurable targets” to mitigate air pollution in the state in a time-bound manner. Consequences should be borne by ...More

An Italy-based multinational company has come out with technical solutions to provide environment friendly alternative to burning crop-residue and stubble.Addressing a news conference here on Wednesda ...More

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the Delhi government's proposal to use Rs. 400 crore out of the Rs. 700 crore Environment Compensation Charge fund to buy 500 electric buses. ...More

The Delhi High Court has expressed its displeasure over the AAP government's proposal to buy 500 electric buses utilising Rs 400 crore from environment compensation charge (ECC) fund. The court sai ...More

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the city government's proposal to use Rs 400 crore out of the Rs 700 crore Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) fund to purchase 500 electric buses. "W ...More

Pollution levels in Delhi were back in the ‘very poor’ category during the morning hours on Wednesday with air quality index (AQI) — a measure of the level of pollutants — reading 303 at 8.30am. The A ...More

Kuala Lampur: Delhi must adopt anti-pollution steps taken by other megacities like Beijing and Mexico City if the national capital is to get serious about tackling its annual smog crisis, experts sa ...More

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) on Tuesday banned crackers in six major cities, including capital Raipur, for two months during winter as a part of its initiative to control ...More

India's estimated cost of health impact due to air pollution is a staggering $220 billion (Rs 1417k crore) - one of the highest in the world, said a new UN report. In South and South-East Asia, India ...More

A recent statement made by the environment secretary has struck a debate among environmentalists. It is viewed as an irresponsible statement by some and others see it as a pertinent issue of multiplic ...More

A recent statement made by the environment secretary has struck a debate among environmentalists. It is viewed as an irresponsible statement by some and others see it as a pertinent issue of multiplic ...More

High-level political commitment stressed India had the highest share of welfare costs (or a loss of income from labour), of about $220 billion (about ₹1.4 trillion), in South and South-East Asi ...More