PUNE: The western region bench of the National Green Tribunal in Pune has directed the railway ministry to install mobile toilet units on platforms of all the stations handling over 25,000 commuters d ...More

With the Capital’s air quality taking a hit this week, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday directed the agencies concerned to intensify the crackdown on burning of waste. Mr. Hussai ...More

The National Green Tribunal Wednesday issued directions to ban the practice of crop burning in Delhi and four neighbouring states. While observing that the practice was having an adverse impact on air ...More

The air pollution meter buzzed and spat out a stunning result: levels of PM2.5—tiny, toxic particles that lead to respiratory diseases—were 27 times the safe limit near the Parliament in New Delhi on ...More

Delhi government has convened a meeting of all concerned departments and organisations on Wednesday for control of air pollution. In the meeting, the department of environment will review measures in ...More

Chandigarh: A week-long 'Green Diwali' campaign was launched in city schools on Monday to raise their awareness and knowledge about the ill-effects of bursting crackers during Diwali. The campaign was ...More

Authorities in Delhi failed to implement a Supreme Court order to collect a green tax from commercial vehicles entering the Capital, raising questions over a plan to clear the city’s air and ease tr ...More

Delhi on Sunday recorded its first 'severe' Air Quality Index this winter, further emphasising the need for emergency measures to bring down air pollution. The Capital was the only city in India to s ...More

With the ban of the central government on import of Chinese crackers this year, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has all reasons to believe that Diwali this year would be less noisy and with ...More

NEW DELHI: Uncontrolled burning of paddy stubbles by Punjab farmers appears to be again putting the health of residents in the National Capital Region at risk, with Delhi's air quality falling sharply ...More

New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the world’s most polluted capital ahead of Diwali celebrations. Trucks are ...More

MUMBAI: Some commonly available fire crackers this Diwali, and also round the year, have high levels of dangerous chemicals like mercury, lead and sulphur, a recent chemical content test conducted by ...More

Even as the day to start collection of pollution tax in accordance with the Supreme Court order from commercial vehicles entering Delhi approached, MCD toll operators decided to keep the process on ho ...More

A new study on air pollution in Delhi by a team of researchers led by the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom has found the city suffers from a “toxic blend of geography, growth, poor energy so ...More

Nagpur: Taking note of TOI's report on nuisance of noise pollution in the city due to activities at construction sites, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has asked its registry to file a suo mot ...More

NEW DELHI: Data released recently by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR) under the ministry of earth sciences shows the air quality in September has steadily worsened since ...More

The fine particle pollution rates in Delhi are ten times higher than that of Chennai, which has ten times more cars but is coastally located, says a new study that suggests a combination of factors, ...More

A team of researchers has uncovered the underlying causes of Delhi’s air pollution problems. They assessed how Delhi’s landscape, weather, energy consumption culture, and growing urban population co ...More

LONDON: Delhi, the world's most polluted city, suffers a toxic blend of geography, growth, poor energy sources and unfavourable weather that boosts its dangerously high levels of air pollution, scie ...More

The Delhi government has empowered its SDMs and tehsildars to carry out suprise inspections of construction sites and recommend penalty against violators of laid down norms to tackle air pollution. ...More