PATNA: The Bihar government has banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from this capital's road in a bid to control air pollution. The decision follows an advisory issued by the Bihar State Pollution C ...More

Administrative fiat is certainly not the best option in the absence of accurate data on vehicular pollution During the late 1990s, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) worked with six coun ...More

Himachal Pradesh government recently submitted an affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), urging it to allow entry of more vehicles to Rohtang Pass — the gateway to tribal Lahaul and Spiti dis ...More

KOLKATA: The city has been dropped from the air quality index (AQI) carried out by the environment ministry due to an inefficient system and alleged non-cooperation from the West Bengal Pollution Cont ...More

Government is devising a plan to combat smog in the capital New Delhi, the world’s most polluted city, two senior officials said, but it is stopping short of targeting the powerful transport industry. ...More

In a city where app-based taxis and cab fleets are the lifeline for lakhs of commuters, less than 1% of the vehicles run on CNG. Of the total 13,207 cabs registered in Gurgaon, only 36 use compresse ...More

NEW DELHI: Driving smooth on a slow but steady recovery path, the automotive industry came to a screeching halt as the year 2015 entered its last lap -- thanks to a raging debate on pollution control. ...More

The research lab claims their idea will be more effective that Delhi's proposed odd-even licence-plate policing. A mid-week work-from-home, rather than licence-plate policing, may be the solution to ...More

New Delhi: Wednesday saw the highest level of air pollution in Delhi this year, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), which operates under the ministry o ...More

New Delhi: New Delhi resident Lizu Matta, 29, is unsure how she’s going to commute to work in the new year with the start of traffic controls aimed at benching half the Indian capital’s 2.8 million pr ...More

The affluent may not be able to go around in their SUVs or high-powered bikes, as the state government is contemplating banning registration and movement of SUVs of capacity of 2,000cc and above and t ...More

A Central government research institute on Wednesday has come out with an idea of having a work and schooling-from-home strategy to reduce vehicular traffic on Delhi roads and asked Chief Minister Arv ...More

The Delhi government’s proposal to bar private vehicles with registration numbers ending in odd and even numbers on alternate days from 1 January is being actively discussed at water coolers, in livin ...More

New Delhi: AIIMS has endorsed a concern raised by medical practitioners for months - increased air pollution in Delhi is affecting not just our lungs but almost every part of the body. In a joint s ...More

GURGAON: In light of the Supreme Court order directing diesel vehicles to convert to CNG or face banishment from the roads, it's as good a time as any to take stock of what has been achieved by Gurgao ...More

GURGAON: In light of the Supreme Court order directing diesel vehicles to convert to CNG or face banishment from the roads, it's as good a time as any to take stock of what has been achieved by Gurgao ...More

As the Delhi government gets ready to implement a series of measures to tackle air pollution, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is set to lead the first large-scale study in nearly 1 ...More

As Gurgaon observed 14th car free day today, the city's police faced several odds, including the lack of equipments to monitor pollution level, in making the drive a success. With each car free da ...More

Driving smooth on a slow but steady recovery path, the automotive industry came to a screeching halt as the year 2015 entered its last lap —— thanks to a raging debate on pollution control. The secto ...More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to think twice before he steps out in the open every morning at his official residence 7, RCR with his yoga mat. That's because the biggest threat to Modi comes not ...More