A team of pollution control board officials had found that the IOCL’s Panipat refinery was causing ‘enormous damage’ to the environment and human health. read more

Officials said that this recent spike in pollutants has been prevalent since May 8, when Western Disturbances began blowing in the direction of the National Capital Region from Rajasthan and parts of northern Gujarat. read more

In Gurugram city, people said the government should resolve the issue of increasing pollution and dwindling tree cover. read more

The study records light levels across five locations and highlights the effect of street or high-mast lights, which can especially harm motorists. read more

The expedition will be undertaken by boat, road and rail over four months, of which two months will be in summer beginning at the end of May and two months after the monsoon. read more

Lok Sabha candidates from South Delhi, Raghav Chadha, and North West Delhi, Gugan Singh, released separate poll manifestos in the presence of party’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai in central Delhi. read more

India pledged last year to eliminate all single-use plastic by 2022. The metro cities of Delhi and Mumbai and Tamil Nadu state have banned various types of single-use plastics. read more

According to the farmers, around 5,600 acres of their land in eight villages, namely Dharampur, Mohammad Heri, Daulatabad, Kherki Majra, Dhankot, Chandu, Budhera and Makdola, remain submerged almost throughout the year, as a result of which they are... read more

In their campaign rallies, the AAP has pitched that Delhi Police should come under the city government and that can happen only with full statehood. read more

Noxious fumes from traffic cause four million new cases of childhood asthma every year, of which 350,000 occur in India, according to the first global study that makes a case for tougher air pollution laws worldwide to protect children. read more

The committee has also levied an environmental compensation fine of \u20B95,00,000 each on the SDMC, the public works department (PWD) and the district-level monitoring committee after a news report highlighting dumping of biomedical waste in Barapullah drain... read more

As a result, companies operating in areas removed from the environment are feeling the need to create a conversation around the issue which, they say, has been largely ignored by the authorities. read more

The air pollution conversation in India usually develops around the start of winter. This coincides with two episodic events, i.e., Diwali and crop burning. The conversation ends around the new year, which again coincides with the change in weather. read more

The two-day long conference is aimed at facilitating discussion on sustainable urban development with environmentally clean transportation and climate change. read more

Scientists say there is no rationale for the belief, but pork sales jumped about a fifth on the year from Feb. 28 to March 5, when pollutants blanketed most areas, data from major retailers E-Mart and Lotte Mart showed. read more