A new comprehensive plan to bring down air pollution in the Capital will aim to bring down the annual average of PM2.5 down by 70% to meet the clean air standard. The plan, which is being drafted by ...More

Bodies such as WHO used ‘arbitrary’ conversion factors to measure pollutants. The Central Pollution Control Board — an Environment Ministry organisation that sets guidelines for monitoring and contro ...More

KOLKATA: After the 'no helmet-no fuel' policy for two wheelers, the state government is proposing a 'no PUC o fuel' rule. According to the proposal, fuel stations an sell petrol and diesel to only tho ...More

As the Capital's air quality shows improvement, thanks to change in the weather conditions, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has recommended that the operatio ...More

The Central Pollution Control Board — an Environment Ministry organisation that sets guidelines on monitoring and controlling pollution — says international studies linking air quality in India to dis ...More

Bodies such as WHO used ‘arbitrary’ conversion factors to measure pollutants The Central Pollution Control Board — an Environment Ministry organisation that sets guidelines for monitoring and control ...More

New Delhi: The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) is set to submit a comprehensive action plan to the Supreme Court on meeting the national air quality standard in NCR. The draft plan p ...More

A year ago an FIR was filed at the Jeevan Bima Nagar Police Station against a person for punching posters on trees, after which he was warned to stay away from such activity. Taking up the idea of sa ...More

In less than a year, the environment wing of the country’s national carrier in Mumbai has converted more than 3,500 kg of garden and kitchen waste into 500kg of organic manure, thereby saving it from ...More

China Sunday named and shamed more cities for poor air quality control as the country intensified its efforts to curb recurring smog. Inspections of 18 cities in north China’s Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (B ...More

Britain was one of the five European nations to be warned by the European Commission for breaching air pollution limits. Just 117 hours into 2017, London breached its annual air pollution limits, as ...More

The state pollution control board has issued a notice to the National Highways Authority of Indian (NHAI) on Thursday asking them to abide by environment norms while constructing underpasses at Iffco ...More

NEW DELHI: About 69% of 500 respondents interviewed for a poll on air pollution said they supported a phase-out of diesel private vehicles in the capital whereas about 56% believed vehicular emissions ...More

As children in Delhi continue to be affected by high pollution levels, doctors have urged parents to conduct Lung Health Screening Test (LHST) for their children as their vital organs are not mature e ...More

This refers to the editorial, “Air pollution a real threat” (February 23). Given the harmful effects of air pollution on human health, animals and environment, it is time the Government takes preventi ...More

The National Green Tribunal has rapped public sector oil companies for not submitting status report on their 10-year old diesel trucks used for transporting petrol or petroleum products. A bench head ...More

According to a 2014 WHO Study Report, Delhi is the most polluted city in the world when it comes to air quality. Needless to say, air pollution level in Delhi remains very high round the year (much wo ...More

Power distribution companies storing hazardous e-waste have come under the lens of the NGT which has ordered inspection of their premises here after a plea alleged these were causing massive air pollu ...More

The Kharun river is being threatened by pollution from the industries which are on the outskirts of the city, observed Raipur's 'Smart City' proposal document for 'The Smart City Challenge Stage-II' o ...More

Air quality continues to deteriorate, but there is no pressure on the government to take action A report from The Lancet , published on Sunday, estimated that two lives in India are lost every minute ...More