PATIALA: Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to challenge the recent report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in which eight cities have been listed among worst f

Shimla: Environmental activists from Himachal Pradesh are among those vociferously opposing the draft National Forest Policy 2018 as they say it would do away with some important principles that 19

Ludhiana: Though not even a single case of dengue, malaria, or chikungunya has surfaced in the district due to the recent rainfall and sudden upsurge in the temperature, the district health departm

CHANDIGARH: To provide an alternative to burning of crop residue to check air pollution, Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala has proposed the use of waste decomposer in the fields, which could convert the c

CHANDIGARH: Giving a gift of tranquil surroundings to city residents, enclosed in a forest reserve once again, the department of forest, UT Administration is all set to inaugurate 'City Forest ‘als

Chandigarh: Mosquitoes that passed dengue fever to a lot of people last year have stung many families again in Sector 22, as the residents remain dissatisfied with the maintenance of their parks an

CHANDIGARH: Most traffic violators in Chandigarh are from Punjab and Haryana, police here informed the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday, during the resumed hearing of a public interest litig

Amritsar: From April 1, the Golden Temple will replace the use of plastic carry bags with compostable ones to make its contribution to environment protection.

CHANDIGARH: With the Union government setting a target for reduction of pollution, the UT administration has decided to prepare a comprehensive action plan.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to tap its full resources and become a 100 percent renewable energy powered city, the Chandigarh administration has asked the union ministry of power to increase the quota of r