Auto industry body SIAM on Wednesday said it is unfair to single out cars forpollution as their share in vehicular emissions is only around 10%, adding thatDelhi government's move to curb car use may ...More

When you cross the strict security and enter the venue of Paris Climate Summit, you arrive at a broad passage that leads to the array of halls and meeting rooms. The passage is baptized by the French ...More

BEIJING: Fang Yang, mother of a four-year-old girl, was among the thousands of Beijing residents who woke up on Tuesday unsure how to respond to the first day of the red alert on air pollution. Man ...More

The Delhi government’s road space rationing strategy and plan to reduce air pollution (Editorial, Dec.8) are welcome given that the deteriorating air quality in the capital city has, without doubt, ma ...More

Baidu India initiated a green campaign this Diwali, encouraging people to light lamps (diya) instead of firecrackers to curb air pollution. A successful week-long social media campaign (7th November ...More

If wearing anti-pollution masks is a sign of protest, Beijing citizens were out protesting on Tuesday. Beijing municipal authorities were aware of the heavy breathing -- the highest alert for smog, t ...More

Half of Beijing's private cars were ordered off the streets on Tuesday and many construction sites and schools were closed under the Chinese capital's first-ever red alert for pollution. A grey haze ...More

Combined assault of severe air pollution and acid rain could destroy facade of buildings, say experts They may have stood the test of time, but Delhi’s monuments could now be affected by the city’s h ...More

Finally, the Delhi Government has unveiled its “blueprint” for the implementation of the much-talked about odd-even scheme for plying of private vehicles in the city to reduce pollution and will soon ...More

In a change from its earlier plan, the Delhi government announced on Tuesday that private vehicles with odd and even registration numbers will ply on odd and even dates, respectively from January 1. ...More

Varanasi: To alert the health-conscious people about the level of air pollution in their areas, the Greenpeace has introduced a mobile application 'Clean Air Nation'. It not only tells people how poll ...More

Discussions on rising pollution and worsening air quality of Delhi are nothing new, but what's new is that people are now taking steps to keep themselves away from the toxic air. We recently told you ...More

A day after he was stuck in a traffic jam for hours on the outskirts of Delhi, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday vowed to ease congestion in the national capital region. Maintaining that ...More

Delhi has surpassed China's capital state, Beijing after it (Beijing) released its first ever air pollution red alert. As per a report published in a national daily, four stations in Delhi, Anand Vih ...More

MUMBAI: Destruction of mangroves by the land mafia has been reported along the Madh Marve road in Malad (east). A complaint was filed with the Mangrove Conservation Cell as well as the local police by ...More

The Delhi government's ambitious plan to regulate vehicular traffic is a welcome step to curb the alarming levels of pollution in the city, but the move will be effective only when there is a check on ...More

Beijing is readying for heavy pollution on Tuesday with the government issuing the most serious alert for smog over a city of more than 21 million. It means schools will be shut, just about 50% of pr ...More

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has announced a slew of measures to address the very poor air quality and pollution in the nation’s capital. It is, in principle, a largely welcome move that co ...More

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Monday issued notices to 38 top construction sites — including extension works of Parliament House Annexe building and additional building for the Supre ...More

The Delhi government has imposed an environment compensation penalty of Rs 50,000 on 38 major projects across the city for causing dust pollution. Officials said notices have been sent to all the proj ...More