<p>Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a known pulmonary carcinogen. Recent detection of Cr(VI) in drinking water wells in North Carolina has raised public concern about contamination of drinking water wells
<p>Although the impact of long-term use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on health is still unknown, current scientific evidence indicates that e-cigarettes are less harmful than combustible cigarettes.
France today appreciated India’s initiatives for addressing climate change concerns by making it an integral part of its urban missions. During a meeting with visiting French Minister of State for Industry
<p>How will ecological communities change in response to climate warming? Direct effects of temperature and indirect cascading effects of species interactions are already altering the structure of local
A major independent report emphasises that the Government of Bangladesh and its partners must rally to end hunger and improve nutrition to sustain the country’s remarkable economic trajectory. Led by
BHUBANESWAR: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government not to carry out any activities like human settlements, construction of roads, railway line, electric lines, canal and mining
KOLKATA: Environmentalists fear the ostensible flip-flop by West Bengal Pollution Control Board over permissible noise level of firecrackers this year will make the din unbearable on Kali Puja and Diwali
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued directions for surprise checks to be conducted on polluting industries in Ghaziabad and adjoining areas after a plea alleged that toxic discharge from these
Adani Petronet has received green clearance for the third phase expansion of its Dahej port in Bharuch district of Gujarat that will entail an investment of about ₹ 464.32 crore. Adani Petronet (Dahej)
Nagpur: “Nature is the first teacher and it has taught us everything we know. Keeping that in mind teachers in schools should pick up the baton and make children aware of preserving our environment,” said
TRICHY: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will set up temporary Ambient Air Quality Stations at three places in the city to monitor pollution levels during Diwali. Like in previous years,
GHAZIABAD: The high pollution levels in Kaushambi have forced the Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association (KARWA) to start an online campaign to discourage the use of firecrackers this Diwali.
NEW DELHI: Brace for severely poor air quality this Diwali, primarily due to two reasons: one, pollution levels are already high because of massive agricultural-residue burning in neighbouring states and,
INDORE: A proposal to install air monitoring stations at 3 new locations in Indore has been sent to the Central Pollution Control Board. The proposal has been sent with an aim to expand the ambit for accurate
Snake tablets were followed by ladis (strings of 1,000 crackers), pulpuls (a kind of colourful fuljhadis), fuljhadis, chakris and anaars in the level of pollutants generated. The snake tablet cracker
New Delhi: The world has now entered a new climate reality era, with average concentration of CO2 expected to remain above the threshold level of 400 parts per million throughout 2016, according to the
KOLKATA: The national-level entrepreneurship development programme that started in Kolkata last Tuesday -developing micro-solar domes conceptualised and invented by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri
New Delhi: The University of New South Wales (UNSW) today said its new solar cell technology can help India save Rs. 6,000 crore annually in operational costs. The technology will be showcased during
As many as 80 cases of dengue and around 30 cases of chikungunya were reported in the last few weeks in Bathinda. The Health Department, Bathinda, claims to have launched a continuous drive to prevent
Initially Sadhaya Arora was admitted in Government Medical College Hospital at Jammu some days ago, BJP sources said, adding that he had been in coma for the last three days. At least two people have
