Comparing between Indian cities on levels of particulate matter PM10 and the more harmful PM2.5, Delhi features in the top lists in India. In terms of pollution levels, Delhi ranks fourth in PM10 list
Meerut: A team from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) landed in Meerut on Tuesday morning to launch an intensive study of pollution levels here. Equipped with cutting-edge equipment, the team’s
GENEVA: Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million
The report also called for strengthening measures against inefficient modes of transport, household fuel and waste burning Air pollution is killing nearly eight lakh people annually in the South East
Fine particulate matter from industries, cars and biomass causing premature mortality. Air pollution could have killed at least 600,000 Indians in 2012, a study conducted by the World Health Organisation
Motihari: Waterman Rajendra Singh on Monday asked the youths to come forward and play an active role in creating awareness on issues related to climate change, water crisis and environmental pollution.
India’s policy push towards widely limiting hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) release would depend significantly on funding provided by developed nations, an environment ministry official said on Tuesday. HFCs
India's leading integrated power major Hindustan Power was awarded the Best Solar Developer' by the Indian Power Producers Association of India during its 17th Regulator and Policy makers Retreat at Goa.
To make Odisha an industrial state, the Naveen Patnaik government signed MoUs with 30 independent power producers (IPPs) to set up their units in the state since 2005. Eleven years on, only three IPPs
The central government is looking at possible sites in the northern states of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana for setting up new atomic power plants, a minister said on Tuesday. "We are exploring the
CHANDIGARH: Dengue count in Chandigarh has reached 274 with 15 new cases being reported on Tuesday in different health institutions across the city. A case of chikungunya was also reported taking the count
Almost 51 per cent of health insurance policyholders in India are underinsured despite steady rise in policy sold, said a report Apollo Munich Health Insurance. At 52 per cent men are more underinsured,
A 15-year-old girl died of suspected dengue in Takiya area of Narhi locality in Hazratganj on Monday, a day after a member of the All India Democratic Women's Association died with the same symptoms in
DEHRADUN: The dengue virus has not spared the holy city of Haridwar this season. Haridwar recorded massive 77 dengue positive cases. A sharp rise from 126 cases on Monday to 203 on Tuesday has alarmed
JAIPUR: Chikungunya, the vector-borne disease has turned into a nightmare to city dwellers with 40 fresh cases were detected on Tuesday. According to the official figures of health department, the number
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said environmental pollution could have a negative impact on the State’s tourism sector. Addressing the delegates from foreign countries and other states at
Nagpur: After remaining in deep slumber for over nine years, the forest department seems to have woken up and has convened state tiger cell meeting on October 1. The last meeting of the cell was held on
Nagpur: Even though the state forest department’s 2.81 crore plantations on July 1, 2016, has found place in Limca Book, the department has failed to come clean on its ambitious project to plant 100 crore
A Central team will visit Andhra Pradesh after the state government submits a report on the losses due to floods. Visakhapatnam: The toll in rain-related incidents in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra
The “controversial” Ken-Betwa river-linking project proposed in poverty-ridden Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh has found its first victim in Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), robbing the national park of
