PUNE: In the last three years, lakhs of school students in Maharashtra have given up bursting firecrackers during Diwali celebrations, saved Rs 60 crore and bought books and scientific toys or games t ...More

PATNA: The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) will monitor the noise pollution level near puja pandals across the state capital on October 11, 12 and 13. Two BSPCB teams would patrol the c ...More

While the festive season calls for some sprucing up of your home, do so with a conscience this year. Here's how you can make your home environment-friendly All festivals in India are innately relat ...More

We can avoid the worst effects of climate change, say a team of Imperial College energy engineers in a recent study, and it will only cost US$2 trillion a year, at most. This sounds an unfeasibly larg ...More

NEW DELHI: At a time when most Indian cities and towns show pollutants in the air due to emissions from different sources, two towns in Kerala - Malappuram and Pathanamthitta - have met the clean ai ...More

NEW DELHI: At a time when most Indian cities and towns show pollutants in the air due to emissions from different sources, two towns in Kerala - Malappuram and Pathanamthitta - have met the clean air ...More

NEW DELHI: If the Congress government's performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count-the Yamuna. Despite repeated promises of cleaning ...More

NEW DELHI: If the Congress government's performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count—the Yamuna. Despite repeated promises of cleanin ...More

As it releases its findings at the end of the month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will do more than highlight the man-made increase of global temperatures. Its report will also ...More

GUWAHATI, Sept 24 – The Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued guidelines for celebration of Durga Puja in an eco-friendly manner. As per the general guidelines, the idols of Goddess Durga ...More

New Delhi: A new study has found that reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will not just reduce global warming, but will also have significant beneficial spin-offs on human health and potentially hel ...More

Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): A new study by an Indian origin scientist has revealed that exposure to diesel exhaust particles from traffic pollution leads to increased asthma severity in children due to ...More

State coastal zone management authority rejects Tata's proposal to relocate 520 mangroves to modernise its Trombay unit. The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has rejected a proposal ...More

Chennai: Environment pollution and lifestyle modification play crucial roles in health and a recent report published in a British journal stresses on the burden of air pollution on public health. T ...More

SHIMLA: Hotels causing pollution in Beas river in Kullu-Manali area will face closure, with Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board finally issuing orders to snap water and electricity supplies ...More

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Lokayukta has appointed a one-man commission to look into the allegations of pollution being caused by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) in One Town area. The commission will submi ...More

KOLHAPUR: Air pollution levels stood at twice the permissible limits during this year's Ganeshotsav in Kolhapur city. Overcrowded areas, heavy traffic emissions, generators used to fuel sound systems ...More

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's plans to curb the gases blamed for global warming are heading to their first test, a House hearing in which administration officials make their case before skept ...More

Taking exception to violation of pollution norms, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has served closure notice on Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) in Sambalpur district. The OSPCB ...More

NEW DELHI: Delhi's not the only culprit. A recent study by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has found that the city's emissions, though considerable, are not alone responsible for the sudden pea ...More