Mumbai: Air pollution is emerging as the third major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in India.

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on the manufacture, stocking, sale and transport of all plastic and thermocol items, an official said.

Ujjain: Haritma Abhiyan, a plantation drive along the banks of the Kshipra took off on Tuesday.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced a ban on the use of plastic in the state from October 2, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Plastic drinking straws are just one example of some of the pointless plastic products that have proved to be a curse for the environment, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a self-declared environment buff.

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir): Amid the wild fire raging in the forests area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district for the past three days, Locals in are complaining of being exposed to a number of

Bhopal: The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has been empowered to act against those violating the environmental norms.

Ujjain : Seventh annual lecture was organised by Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR) in memory of their founder Prof Ramsakha Gautam on “Krishi: kal, aaj aur kal” here on S

New Delhi : Rising pollution levels in Delhi and the extended National Capital Region (NCR) could soon see inhabitants walking around with oxygen cylinders on their backs to counter it, warn expert