Mumbai: A majority of Mumbaikars surveyed as part of a study on the quality of air in the city were of the belief that outdoor air pollution is more detrimental to health than indoor. The study showed ...More

NEW DELHI: If current trends of vehicle population, fuel and emission standards persist in India, PM 2.5 (particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers) emissions will increase three times and NOx ( ...More

NEW DELHI: As part of its ongoing efforts to streamline green clearance process for industrial, infrastructure and power projects, the Centre will on Tuesday launch a Geographic Information System (GI ...More

NEW DELHI: As part of its ongoing efforts to streamline green clearance process for industrial, infrastructure and power projects, the Centre will on Tuesday launch a Geographic Information System ( ...More

Authorities have ordered one of China's most popular air pollution-reporting apps to remove data provided by the US embassy, a company spokesman said today, as Beijing hosts a high-profile gathering o ...More

The Global Burden of Disease report — a collaborative venture of the World Health Organization, Harvard, John Hopkins university and other institutions — has pronounced that Asian cities have become t ...More

Washington: A new study has indicated that children in India who were exposed to more indoor pollutants had increased levels of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). The study examined 70 hous ...More

Pollution in Delhi is likely to worsen during the weekend with the day temperature expected to fall by 2-5 degree Celsius and calm winds, thus hampering dispersion of suspended pollutants. Delhi and ...More

NEW DELHI: Smog intensified in the city as wind speeds reduced on Friday, leading to an accumulation of pollutants and aerosols. A Nasa satellite image showed agricultural fires in Punjab and Haryana ...More

A new study has indicated that children in India who were exposed to more indoor pollutants had increased levels of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). The study examined 70 households where no ...More

Deputy Commissioner R. Vishal flagged off the Environment Awareness Jatha as part of the Air Pollution Control Week celebrations organised by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Depar ...More

GREATER NOIDA: A Greater Noida-based environmentalist on Friday filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against large scale pollution and contamination of ground water in the Chhapraula ...More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the environment department to investigate sources of pollution in Mahul village in Chembur, and treat the application filed by residents of Mahul and Amb ...More

Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to install two permanent ambient air quality monitoring stations at the Town Hall and near Lady Hill Circle in the city to constantly moni ...More

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal, Pune, recently issued bailable warrants against two officials of the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) after they failed to attend a hearing on the high ash ...More

NAGPUR: To create awareness in public and industries which contribute to air pollution, city-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) has come up with a mobile van which wil ...More

NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi has deteriorated substantially since the last week of October. On Wednesday, the pollution levels were the highest after Diwali-October 23 and 24. System of Air Qual ...More

‘Particulate matter in air not within safe limits’ If you have been battling a nagging cough/cold or worse an upper respiratory tract infection this season, the city’s poor air quality could be the c ...More

Agriculture scientists have questioned the credibility of a new study stating that India’s wheat production in India has fallen by 50% since 2010 because of rise in air pollution. “I don’t think that ...More

The illegal practice of burning paddy stubble has been going on unabated in some parts of Punjab and Haryana despite a government ban on it causing air pollution and health-related issues, agri-expert ...More