Consumers inquire about air purifiers at a Beijing store. With air pollution drawing widespread concern, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on Thursday inspection teams will be sent to some regions
Scientists have now turned smartphones into personal, real-time air pollution monitors. The team used smartphone and sensing technology to better pinpoint where and when pollution is at its worst. The
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal faced some embarrassing moments on Thursday when his Rajasthan counterpart Vasundhra Raje flayed his government for being unable to stop discharge of chemical
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satyanarayan Sahni Vs State of Bihar dated 28/09/2020. A report was sought from District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur and Bihar State Pollution Control
Outdoor air pollution is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease throughout the world, with particulate air pollution alone responsible for over three million deaths each year. Increases in
MANGALURU: ASSOCHAM has advocated giving adequate time to the industrial consumers to migrate from the furnace oil and pet coke to gas-base to save the livelihood of over 25 lakh workers in the national
One year may not be enough for him to show results as far as his pet Ganga cleaning project is concerned, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to demonstrate substantial progress on the issue
India plans to order 80 billion-rupees ($1.3 billion) of sewage plants before next June to clean waste water in 118 towns on the banks of the Ganges, its holiest river, according to the nation’s water
A Day after the Delhi government did away with the requirement of “consent to operate” from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for issue of acknowledgment to small enterprises, officials claimed
Tightening its noose around the hoteliers operating without pollution control devices including sewage treatment plants (STPs) at the world famous tourist spot of Pahalgam, Pahalgam development authority
Thick smog enveloped a major Chinese city for a third day Tuesday, with schools and a regional airport shut and poor visibility forcing ground transport to a halt in places. Images from Harbin, a northeastern
Beijing will ban half of its private cars and 80 percent of public vehicles from the roads if a red alert is issued on days of persistent pollution, the capital's information office said on Tuesday. Private
BAIKUNTHPUR: A dam on river Jhunka, which had been a lifeline for Baikunthpur and nearby colliery township Churcha, is dying a slow death due to continuous discharge of untreated polluted water. As a result,
Last year too, the Bombay High Court had observed that religious festivals should be celebrated in a meaningful manner so that no inconvenience is caused to others. The Maharashtra Pollution Control
Ghaziabad: The Allahabad high court has given the district magistrate and the pollution board chief time till August 3 to act on pollution in Ghaziabad, failing which their salaries will be withheld. The
The motor vehicle department recommended the government not to issue permits for diesel auto-rickshaws in Kochi and Kozhikode. Transport commissioner Tomin J Thachankary recommended the government that
NEW DELHI: Polluting coal-based power plants across the country were supposed to comply with strict emission norms by Thursday - a deadline set by the environment ministry two years ago. But, over 300
NEW DELHI: Even as Kathmandu has resolutely curbed the use of horns on roads, Delhi — despite a number of awareness campaigns against honking and noise pollution — continues to record high street noise,
CPCB monitored air quality at a total of 205 monitoring stations. While the worsening air pollution in the country's metro cities has been under scrutiny of courts and Centre, the air quality across
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gram Sabha, Danpur Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/01/2019 regarding prohibition of polluting activity by M/s Bansal Industries, in
