The Prime Minister wants us to “manufacture goods with zero effect” on the environment. Is this is possible? “Sanitation was unheard of. Water was unpurified, and raw sewage ran down city streets in ...More

Erode: Dyeing units are known sources of pollution. Now, those producing charcoal in Tirupur district seem to have affected the lives of hundreds of farmers in the western belt of Tamil Nadu. Aggrieve ...More

Almost half of city’s population is at a risk of suffering from serious, long-term health problems The pollution level in the air in the city has risen to 136 micro grams, which is a dangerous indi ...More

August 19, when the Telangana government conducted the intensive household survey, was among the days when the city's air was least polluted, data from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board shows ...More

After HC cracks whip, department wants fines for vehicles violating air and noise pollution norms doubled and plans to crack down on two-stroke and vehicles over 15 years old Goaded by the Karna ...More

We’ve all heard about the dangers of climate change on world food security, but by 2050 our ability to produce food may be lowered by up to 10 per cent due to rising air pollution, according to new re ...More

BHOPAL: When it comes to multinational companies (MNCs), Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) appears to be totally ignorant about action taken against under green laws or the number of MNCs ...More

Some three billion people — a third of the world's population — are exposed to “toxic amounts” of pollution produced when households burn plant material, animal dung and coal for cooking, lighting and ...More

According to the study, in some parts of India pollution levels are more than three times higher than a typical London street A new study published in the Lancet revealing that household air pollutio ...More

The first thing the city govt did after Mr Modi took over was that it sent officials to Gujarat to study the Sabarmati river A series of projects, close to the heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...More

BANGALORE: Did you know that the BMTC launched an initiative nearly five years ago to help curb the pollution emitted by its fleet of buses? With the Karnataka high court coming down heavily on the Ka ...More

PARIS: Nearly three billion people risk ill health and early death merely from breathing the air in their homes that is polluted by fires made for cooking and heating, researchers said Wednesday. S ...More

The High Court on Saturday directed the Transport department to file an affidavit on steps taken to prevent pollution by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses. During the hearin ...More

Delhi's air pollution levels remain a serious health risk despite government efforts and an emergency response is needed to meet desirable air quality standards in a time-bound manner, say experts bas ...More

BANGALORE: India's heat and dust image persists: the country was ranked the ninth most polluted country in the world by the Global Health Report 2014 on air pollution levels, by the World Health Organ ...More

BHOPAL: When it comes to multinational companies (MNCs), Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) appears to be totally ignorant about action taken against under green laws or the number of MNCs ...More

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Trap shooting is an international sporting event where participants shoot down wooden pigeons mid-flight. It is ironical that the state government has decided to decimate the homes ...More

Rampant trash-burning is throwing more pollution and toxic particles into the air than governments are reporting, according to a scientific study estimating more than 40 percent of the world's garbage ...More

Weak monsoon and rising temperatures have led to shooting up of pollution levels in the national capital to an "alarming" level in July and August, breaking a four-year record. According to Pune ...More

Mumbai/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Hindustan Copper Ltd environmental clearance to expand mining in Jharkhand less than three months after taking power in May, ending the company’s th ...More