Ghats cleaned, but local ponds a mess
Strict vigil and stringent law have spared river Hooghly from bearing the brunt of pollution triggered by idol immersion, but local waterbodies were not so lucky. After Kali Puja organizers were discouraged
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Diesel vehicles ban: Auto industry loses 4,000 crore in eight months
The Supreme Court had on December 16, 2015 banned the registration of diesel vehicles with an engine capacity of 2000cc and above in Delhi/NCR, citing concerns with regard to increasing air pollution
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Water table rises in Ganga basin but so does salinity
The gravest threat to groundwater in India isn’t over-exploitation but arsenic and salt contamination. This is the conclusion of a new study published on Monday in Nature Geoscience, which also challenges
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Integrating short-lived climate pollutants into Asian NDCs: a survey with recommendations
Much of Asia has significant potential to achieve cleaner air and control near-term climate change by integrating short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) into their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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Trimbak river pollution case hearing on May 15
The Trimbak river pollution case, which was to be heard on Tuesday by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western zone, Pune, was postponed to May 15 as one of the judges had to go on an emergency leave.
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2/3rd of car owners did not drive on odd-even days, says study
New Delhi: A study by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-Pal) on the city's odd-even driving scheme in January and April has found that
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Burning coal for gas in UK seabeds would flame pollution, says report
Plans to set fire to coal under the seabed at up to 19 sites around the UK would cause significant climate pollution, groundwater contamination and toxic waste, according to a report by environmentalists.
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Egypt country climate and development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) explores the challenges and opportunities of improving the alignment of Egypt’s development goals with its climate ambition. The CCDR offers a set of
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New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone
(Reuters) - Could "Under the Dome", Chinese journalist Chai Jing's new documentary about pollution, become China's "Silent Spring", the 1962 book that spurred the development of the U.S. environmental
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Relief for industry, no PPCB nod needed for power presses
Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to exempt industrial units from seeking its approval for installing power presses, a machine that is used for shaping metals. The decision came at a
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UTA study finds air contamination near fracking sites result of operational inefficiencies
Chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington have published a new study that indicates that highly variable contamination events registered in and around unconventional oil and gas developments are
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Mobor hotels under GSPCB scanner soon
MARGAO: Hotels and restaurants dotting the banks of River Sal at Mobor-Cavelossim and along the Assolna-Velim belt will soon come under the scanner of the Goa State Pollution Control Board against the
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Study to assess traces of lead in City cops' blood
The exercise set to begin in June will be conducted in phases The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), the Bangalore Traffic Police and the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI) will conduct a study across the City to determine the level of lead in the blood of traffic police personnel.
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Malnutrition India's biggest health hazard, air pollution a close second
NEW DELHI: Child and maternal malnutrition continues to be the biggest health hazard in India since 1990, while deteriorating air quality came a close second, according to a recent report in one of the
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Delhi kids have smaller lungs compared with children in US due to air pollution’
Smaller lungs mean poorer exercise capacity, and greater vulnerability to respiratory symptoms and diseases, says a recently released study A study conducted on Delhi children and released recently
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Innocenti Report Card 17- Places and Spaces: Environments and children's well-being
<p>UNICEF Innocenti's Report Card 17 explores how 43 OECD/EU countries are faring in providing healthy environments for children. Beyond children’s immediate environments, over-consumption in
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of furnace oil as a fuel in processing of Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) Bars in the steel rolling units, 31/01/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amarjeet Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/01/2019. The issue for consideration is whether use of furnace oil as a fuel in processing
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Associations between coarse particulate matter air pollution and cause-specific mortality: A nationwide analysis in 272 Chinese cities
<p>Coarse particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10μm (PM2.5–10) air pollution is a severe environmental problem in developing countries, but its challenges to public health
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Heat & dust raise Delhi’s air toxins to critical levels
Day temperatures dropped marginally on Thursday but there was hardly any relief for weather-beaten Delhiites as toxins in the air rose alarmingly due to a cloud cover trapping pollutants. The capital's
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MoeF to issue directives to Karnataka government, BBMP on frothing lakes in Bengaluru
MANGALURU: Surreal sight of toxic foam frothing from Varthur Lake, and the foam catching fire in Yemlur Lake in Bengaluru has caught the attention of union ministry of environment, forests and climate