Power and thermal projects in the capital today came under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which directed pollution monitoring bodies to take ambient air quality samples near them. A be ...More

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Friday said it would crackdown on those burning waste, including leaves, to curb air pollution. SDMC Commissioner Puneet Kumar Goel on Friday issued a ...More

Reena Rawal and Hitendra Jham, both Bangalore residents came to Delhi a few weeks back. Within this time of their sojourn both had to rush to a Gurga¬on-based doctor to get themselves checked for res ...More

GHAZIABAD: Air pollution in Kaushambi is alarmingly high, according to a study by the UP Pollution Control Board's (UPPCB). The level of suspended particulate matter (SPM), released by local factories ...More

Stating that it is now time to prosecute officials of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for failing to take steps to check air pollution, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday asked BBMP ...More

Adopt more stringent fuel quality and emission standards — and push for the national automobile pollution and fuel authority Approximately 20 years ago, in 1995, a process was started that held great ...More

MYSURU: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials in Mysuru recently wrote letters to the deputy commissioner and authorities of civic body appealing to them not to allow burning ofgarbage in ...More

MYSURU: The air quality is deteriorating in Heritage City, all because of higher vehicle emission, road dust, burning of garbage, construction and dwindling green cover. There is a considerable ri ...More

NEW DELHI: Over one lakh trees were cut during 2006-2014 to make way for Delhi Metro and PWD projects, bringing down the city's green cover to 10% from the minimum desired level of 33%, a Delhi high c ...More

Air pollution is among the biggest health risks in the world, says the World Health Organisation. Though the problem needs government and community intervention on an emergency footing, Mumbaiites hav ...More

The past fortnight has seen two notable events: the high intensity campaign mounted by The Indian Express, highlighting the alarming air pollution levels in Indian cities; and the consultation by the ...More

KOLHAPUR: Veteran scientist R V Bhosale has claimed that environmental changes and increasing air pollution might be the major obstacles to the festival of rays at the Mahalaxmi temple. During the ...More

Air pollution extracts a heavy price – both in terms of health and money. A study published by the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) in 2011 put a price tag on air pollution in Mumbai. Pu ...More

Borivli resident Parth Rander, 4, rarely goes out to play with children his age, as he is always at the risk of an asthma attack, triggered by pollutants in the environment. Rander was diagnosed wi ...More

NEW DELHI: All government agencies of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Monday came out with their joint three-month action plan to check air pollution in the national capital region. ...More

The National Green Tribunal, NGT, on Monday stayed for two weeks its order to ban diesel vehicles, heavy or light, plying in the capital for more than 10 years. "There shall be no impounding of veh ...More

For the past few years, residents of buildings surrounding a bakery at Bhalerao Marg, between Girgaum and Charni Road, have been choked by thick black smoke from the wood-burning ovens, which are used ...More

Philip Earis, working for the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, moved to Mumbai in June 2013 and has been interacting with scientists all over India since then. Earis, who has been investigating v ...More

Walking down most streets in any major city in India, one notices pollution in one form or another. The air most times causes a burning sensation, or if that is missing, one can at least see empty col ...More

Days after the National Green Tribunal order for a cleaner Delhi, Haryana has come up with a measure aimed at curbing vehicle pollution in its districts within the National Capital Region. These 11 di ...More