NEW DELHI: The Centre's ongoing efforts to streamline green clearance process for industrial, infrastructure, mining and power projects will soon get another boost with the environment ministry plan ...More

BHOPAL: Doing their bit for green cause, members of 'Youth at a Revolution' group are planning to stage a series of street plays urging city residents to celebrate Diwali in an eco-friendly way. Al ...More

HYDERABAD : With Diwali fast approaching, one of the major concerns for the people is the increase in pollution levels. In recent years, comparative studies conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution C ...More

NEW DELHI: The Centre was today directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to respond to a plea seeking quashing of environmental clearance (EC) granted to Reliance Power for construction of Sasa ...More

AHMEDABAD: The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) on Tuesday felicitated 15 schools, 11 teachers and 16 students at the national level with Paryavaran Mitra 2013 awards at a ceremony held on the c ...More

BHUBANESWAR: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institution (NEERI), which conducts research and development programmes in environmental science and technology, is likely to submit its fi ...More

The environment ministry has sought explanation from five district administrations over rising air pollution around the Taj Mahal, allegedly caused by industries operating illegally in the 80 square k ...More

As a fast-developing country, India’s economic growth is allowing millions to escape poverty. A new government has risen on this mandate of overcoming economic debacles, and is doing so by leaning o ...More

NEW DELHI: The Hudhud cyclone on the east coast seems to have affected Delhi's air pollution levels, as predicted on Friday by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. Fine particulate pollution ...More

Flash floods and extreme rainfall events are becoming common occurrences now. The recent flood in the Kashmir valley has brought to the focus how nature plays havoc if interventions are inappropriate. ...More

Are autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, where the body’s immune system reacts against itself, linked to air pollution? A preliminary analysis of an ongoing study at AIIMS since April 2 ...More

The World Health Organization on today announced its first-ever guidelines for indoor air pollution related to cooking, heating and lighting, a problem estimated to kill more than four million peopl ...More

BEIJING: China plans to keep a tight rein on air and water pollution by cutting emissions from vehicles and industries when it hosts leaders of 21 APEC nations including US President Barack Obama earl ...More

China plans to keep a tight rein on air and water pollution by cutting emissions from vehicles and industries when it hosts leaders of 21 APEC nations including US President Barack Obama early next mo ...More

AURANGABAD: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) attempt to keep a check on noise pollution during Diwali in Aurangabad has shown a sign of improvement: only one type of firecracker was fo ...More

Air pollution increases chances of suffering from arthritis, an AIIMS study has found. “Air pollution influences the autoimmunity of a person, which increases the chances of rheumatoid arthritis. ...More

Move to rein in motor vehicles, which cause 42 per cent of all the air and noise pollution in the city of 45 lakh cars and motorcycles Tackling the city's most pressing civic issue head-on, the ...More

Beijing: Beijing raised its air pollution alert to orange, the second-highest level, triggering limits on some industrial production as smog enveloped northern China for a second day. The concentrat ...More

NEW DELHI: The Hudhud cyclone that's likely to hit the Coromandel coast on Sunday will have a serious effect on Delhi's air quality. The models prepared by System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting an ...More

BEIJING: Polluted fog is back again to haunt the Chinese capital as the government issued a yellow alert for air pollution for the next three days advising residents to take a number of precautions. ...More