A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice A K Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL); the state transport commissioner and the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Pardeep Kumar and Ashok Kumar, residents of Patiala.

Environment Body Can Bypass Legislature To Curb Emissions

The US Environmental Protection Agency has cleared the way for regulation of greenhouse gases without any new laws being passed by Congress, reflecting President Barack Obama

Mumbai Even as the state takes stock of the new stringent ambient air quality standards that the Centre announced recently, levels of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and nitrogen oxide levels have been soaring in Mumbai since 2005 due to vehicular traffic, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials said.

They will come in the way of efforts to make Delhi a world-class city: Police

Old World Charm: The good old cycle-rickshaw, the plying of which was opposed by the Delhi police in an affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court, has drawn censure from the Bench.

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly V. K. Malhotra has expressed concern at recent incidents of fire in some of the newly-commissioned low-floor buses, saying they have become a cause for alarm even as the terror of Blueline buses persists as they are yet to be phased out completely.

Pool your cars, ride bicycles and own trees. That is the message going out from Bangalore's green groups as the Copenhagen climate summit progresses.

Mercedes Benz on Tuesday launched a new E350 CDI Blue Efficiency car here on Tuesday, setting a new milestone in the premium luxury market.

Most of them have not heard of global warming or Green House Gas emissions, but children across the State are falling victim to vehicular pollution at a worrying rate. Exhaust from vehicles is identified as the prime source of air pollution in most areas of the State as industrial activities are limited or concentrated in some pockets.

As many as 120 Rotarians joined hands on Sunday to promote cycling as a eco-friendly mode of transport in the City. With cycle manufacturing major BSA partnering-in, the participants in the age group of 6 to 68 rode in the

Nishu Mahajan | Chandigarh

Deliberating upon the need to apprise people about the environment hazards caused by burning of agriculture residue or wastes in the fields, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is organising awareness programmes at the block levels in all 21 districts of the State under a special action plan prepared by the Board to deal with the issue.