GURGAON: Delhi may have been in the spotlight for being the world's most polluted city, as per a recent urban air quality database released by the World Health Organisation but Gurgaon is definitely n ...More

Like air pollution, level of noise pollution is also found to be on the rise in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The government, however, admitted in the Lok Sabha that officials desig ...More

The increasing amount of marine debris like plastic, glass, rubber and others break or damage reef, a senior scientist said. “Marine debris like plastic, glass, metal, rubber abandoned fishing nets a ...More

Due to increased distress in rural Karnataka, and with no other urban area in the state guaranteeing employment, we are likely to see an increase in migration to Bengaluru A Union report on rural i ...More

Pune: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will decide on the recommendations made by the high-level committee to review environmental laws by January and place it before the Cabinet, Union ...More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed authorities to seal the junk market in Gokalpur in North Delhi for causing noise pollution and affecting the health of around 7,000 students studying in ...More

The recent climate change meet at Lima has paved the way for a pragmatic pact on emission reduction The UNFCCC Conference of Parties in Lima, Peru, concluded with 196 countries agreeing to collective ...More

MUMBAI: Ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants in the city will not be allowed within 200m of schools, colleges, hospitals and courts and they must maintain a 100-m buffer zone from residential areas as well ...More

The operations at Navlakhi port in Morbi district of Saurashtra were suspended on Thursday, a day before National Green Tribunal (NGT) was scheduled to hear a complaint regarding alleged violation of ...More

PUNE: Cities like Pune and Mumbai, where substantial number of people live in unhealthy conditions, could get central assistance to provide housing for poor as part of the Central government's push fo ...More

High growth is not only not a must to improve our level of well-being, it is doubtful if it can be pursued for too long. High growth is good for those who sell motor cars and home appliances, but it c ...More

WASHINGTON: People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new US study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier, worsening ...More

Even the high and mighty living in the posh areas of Delhi, including Lutyens' Zone, are not safe from the alarming levels of air pollution that plagues the national capital, advocacy group CSE said t ...More

Early on November 13, Bhure Lal, chairperson of Delhi’s Environment Pollution Authority, set off from his residence in Lutyen’s Delhi for his daily walk in Lodhi Gardens, his personal air pollution mo ...More

India wants developed countries to fulfill their commitments under the Unite Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of providing resources to the developing countries to mitigate adverse impac ...More

If you are in Delhi and think that morning walk, paddling bicycle and practicing yoga during the dawn this winters is the mantra for a healthy start to the day, then here is a word of caution for you. ...More

The inconvenient truth is not that global warming is undeniably unequivocal but that we are unable to address it with the required urgency. And the convenient truth is not that India is entering a d ...More

The Indian delegation led by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar had a meeting with the US special envoy on climate change, Todd Stern, at Lima on Sunday. The meeting was one of a series planned ...More

The letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from attorney general Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma carried a blunt accusation: Federal regulators were grossly overestimating the amount of air p ...More

In the last few years or more, people have become more aware of clean and green technology, inviting many business opportunities to take shape in the realm. Many companies have taken ken interest in e ...More