At Chest Research Foundation, director Dr Sundeep Salvi is amazed at how Pune has changed drastically and for the worse. “Even in the late ‘90s, most people rode bicycles and took pride that we were t ...More

New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Air quality of Delhi saw an improvement during the first half of this year as compared to the same period last year, according to Environment and Forests Minister Harsh Vardhan ...More

The air quality of Delhi saw an improvement during the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, said Union Minister of Environment Harsh Vardhan. The air quality index data of De ...More

Bad old days are back in Delhi. Dust pollution, the cause of many pulmonary diseases, hit the peak again in 2016, after a lull of five years, in the capital. According to the Central Pollution Contro ...More

The state environment department is drawing up a plan to properly dispose of tonnes of road dust that is collected by mechanical sweepers every day. The city has more than a dozen mechanical sweepers ...More

Bad old days are back in Delhi. Dust pollution, the cause of many pulmonary diseases, hit the peak again in 2016, after a lull of five years, in the capital. According to the Central Pollution Control ...More

PUNE: Noise, river and air pollution are high in the city and the situation is worsening, observations for the last five years have shown. The Environment Status Report said streams are polluted an ...More

Industries have to adhere to safety standards, says court The Supreme Court has pointed out a lack of clarity on the pollutive impact of explosive substances used in firecrackers and ordered official ...More

NEW DELHI: In about seven years, Indians would know to what extent air pollution may be impacting their lung function. Dr Anurag Agrawal, principal scientist at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrat ...More

Khrew, Khanmoh: Non-compliance from cement factories and lack of a proper environmental audit has left the inhabitants of Kashmir’s twin industrial hubs, Khrew and Khanmoh, vulnerable to life-threaten ...More

High levels of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides in 2 areas that see severe congestion People living near Bandra's Kherwadi and Sion Hospital intersections are at a greater risk of developing hea ...More

Although the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZA) has placed over two dozen restrictions on industries in Agra to protect the Taj Mahal from pollution, but most of these restrictions remain more on pap ...More

NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog is zeroing in on a "cap and trade" scheme to control air pollution from industries. This will involve a market for industries to buy and sell permits that allow them to emit a ce ...More

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday launched the school flag programme to spread awareness about air quality in city and in specific areas. The launch coincided with the reopening of s ...More

NEW DELHI: A plea alleging rising air pollution by diesel-run ships in the Indian territorial waters yesterday prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek replies from the Centre and others. A ben ...More

The National Green Tribunal on Monday rapped the Delhi government over the lack of proper infrastructure to deal with decaying garbage at landfills. Delhi generates around 14,000 tonnes of garbage eve ...More

NEW DELHI: A plea alleging rising air pollution by diesel-run ships in the Indian territorial waters yesterday prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek replies from the Centre and others. A bench ...More

The National Green Tribunal on Monday rapped the Delhi government over the lack of proper infrastructure to deal with decaying garbage at landfills. Delhi generates around 14,000 tonnes of garbage ev ...More

A plea alleging rising air pollution by diesel-run ships in the Indian territorial waters on Monday prompted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to seek replies from the Centre and others. A bench head ...More

KOLKATA : Andrew Yule & Company Ltd (AYCL) has revived two of its erstwhile successful business verticals — industrial air pollution control and water treatment — to double its topline value in four y ...More