Indians are likely to be among the worst affected victims of climate change, with average temperatures in north India potentially rising by 2.9 to 5 degree celsius by 2080. With 60 per cent of India’s ...More

According to a new study, diabetic women, who are exposed to air pollution, may have a much higher risk for heart disease, according to a long-term study. Although studies have shown that people with ...More

BEIJING: Beijing suffered its worst air pollution of the year on Monday, with monitoring sites throughout the city reporting extremely hazardous levels of pollutants. City authorities issued a rare ...More

The world has used up two-thirds of its carbon space for a 2-degrees-Celsius temperature rise, consumed 35% of known fossil-fuel reserves and cut a third of global forests. These are the numbers clim ...More

Prime Minister points to country’s ambitious target of producing 175 GW of renewable energy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India would fulfil all its responsibilities with regard to cli ...More

China’s cities are among the world’s dirtiest after three decades of explosive economic growth that led to construction of hundreds of coal-fired power plants. Schools in Beijing were ordered to keep ...More

Ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi in January, the US embassy, worried over the quality of the capital’s air, purchased 1,800 air purifiers for use on the mission premises. With pers ...More

The tens of thousands of people who participated in Sunday’s half marathon in India’s capital had more than just running 21 kilometers (13 miles) through New Delhi’s streets on a misty, chilly morning ...More

With the national Capital being listed as one of the most pollutant city in the world, neighbouring Gurgaon isn't lagging much behind, thanks to large number of industries and motor vehicles. Also R ...More

A ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant in Malad blamed for respiratory problems among residents has been dismantled and moved, a major victory for the citizens who had been fighting for its closure for over ...More

New Delhi: Environment activists have welcomed the government’s move to introduce tighter emissions standards in India three years earlier than initially planned. Bharat Stage V (BS-V) and Bharat Sta ...More

Delhi's air is not just unhealthy, but is turning hazardous for the people. One of US Embassy's pollution monitoring stations in New Delhi on Sunday recorded a reading of 665 on its custom developed ...More

Air pollution in Beijing reached hazardous levels today as smog engulfed large parts of China despite efforts to clean up the foul air. At noon, the US Embassy in Beijing reported the level of the ...More

NEW DELHI: With India Gate barely visible from a distance of even 200m, hundreds of kids braved the chill on Saturday morning and took to Rajpath to sensitise the capital about the increasing air poll ...More

The long-awaited study on Delhi's air pollution prepared by a team of IIT Kanpur, has identified emissions from vehicles, thermal plants and biomass burning in neighbouring states as the "dominant fac ...More

The long-awaited study on Delhi's air pollution prepared by a team of IIT Kanpur, has identified emissions from vehicles, thermal plants and biomass burning in neighbouring states as the "dominant fac ...More

Air pollution in Beijing has reached hazardous levels as smog engulfed large parts of the country despite efforts to clean up the foul air. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing reported the level of the poiso ...More

MUMBAI: On Thursday morning, humidity levels in the city peaked, hitting 98% in south Mumbai and 80% in the suburbs. Peaked moisture levels have high potential to hold pollutants, say experts. Accord ...More

From 1950 through 2012, there have been more than 1,159 Multilateral Environmental Agreements. Over time, environmental issues have been grouped into three categories, namely — green (deforestation, r ...More

Women with diabetes who are exposed to air pollution for long period may have a much higher risk for heart disease, says a new study. "Our study is one of the first to demonstrate high risks of ca ...More