How many of us care to switch off the vehicle engines at a traffic signal? If the answer is ‘none’, it is a great cause for worry. An idling vehicle emits more Carbon Monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon ...More

Pioneer News Service New Delhi:The falling level of air pollution in winter has again started rising in the Capital, thanks to the increase in number of diesel cars. So much so that the rising number ...More

Bangalore: 8.60 per cent, National Capital Region (New Delhi): 8.49 per cent, Greater Mumbai: 6.20 per cent, Chennai: 7.50 per cent… And the corresponding figure for Calcutta is a paltry 0.95 per cen ...More

The rising number of vehicles is the single largest cause of air pollution „h „h It will indicate air quality and pollution levels, among others BANGALORE: The city got its first state-of- ...More

CHENNAI : Students of Madras School of Social Work took out a bicycle rally from the Labour statue to the Gandhi statue on the Kamaraj Salai here on Thursday. Commissioner of Police Letika Saran fla ...More

Need to curb vehicle pollution and ensure fresh air for all The quality of life in the State would soon take a nosedive and every newborn would be gasping for breath unless the Government and the peop ...More

Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said last Saturday: “Politicians are now compelled to consider ecological issues around them. If we don’t act now, Nature will take its revenge.” Metro tracks t ...More

Northward wind, discharge from factories causing problems for residents Life has become a nightmare for the inhabitants of Paradip and its surrounding areas for a couple of weeks. With the onset of ...More

APPCB takes decision at the Task Force committee meeting Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has served closure orders on seven polluting industries in Hyderabad and Medak ...More

BANGALORE: As one sips coffee at a fast food joint near Manipal Centre in Bangalore, one notices a board on a tree right in front of it. The board says the tree is worth Rs. 11.2 lakh. One wonders how ...More

New Delhi, October 22: BOTH noise and air pollution levels this Diwali were down significantly as compared to last year, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As ...More

NEW DELHI: While many had feared that people will take to bursting crackers in a big way this Diwali to kill mosquitoes in the wake of the dengue situation and this would lead to excessive pollution, ...More

Fifty schools take part Fifty schools participate „h Children make eco-friendly models based on five topics „h Painting and slogan writing competition also organised HYDERABAD: Do you k ...More

To monitor noise level and air quality in city „h Four awareness programmes have been planned „h Monitoring teams formed to highlight impact of bursting crackers MINISTER PITCHES IN: ...More

To monitor noise level and air quality in city „h Four awareness programmes have been planned „h Monitoring teams formed to highlight impact of bursting crackers CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Pollut ...More

Puffed rice factories, movement of heavy goods vehicles reason for this DAVANGERE: The atmosphere is polluted in many parts of Davangere city such as Azad Nagar and Mandakki Bhatti owing to the pres ...More

The global dimming effect might have caused large scale changes in weather patterns. Our climate is changing at a grossly under-estimated speed. Almost everything we do to create energy causes p ...More

Research study by SV University finds SPM and carbon monoxide at abnormal levels in Alipiri · Maximum vehicles ply on fifth day evening when Garuda Seva is performed · Cause high-level concen ...More

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Monday served show cause notices to the general managers of Central and Western Railways for their failure to keep mainline and suburban stati ...More

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Monday served show cause notices to the general managers of Central and Western Railways for their failure to keep mainline and suburban stati ...More