The new station to come up in Anand Vihar

While permitting Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin to continue operations of its copper plant, the Supreme Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to issue notice to the in

Canada is spending billions of dollars on poorly planned climate change programs and could miss its modest 2020 target for greenhouse gas emission cuts, Parliament's environmental watchdog said on

KSPCB issued show cause notices to 12 of its officials in three districts on September 22, as to why action should not be initiated against them, with the Lokayukta report on illegal mining pointing fingers at the Board too.

In many cities air pollution is reaching levels that threaten people's health according to an unprecedented compilation of air quality data released today by WHO (World Health Organization).

Only a mere 30 percent of the vehicles at the Ministry of Environment passed the emission test, says Anura Jayathilaka, Chairman of Air Resources Management Division of the Ministry.

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In A shocking revelation, the environmental status report of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) states that the present land cover in the city under the No-Development Zone (NDZ) has dras

Air pollution is rising in the city`s I-9 industrial area but the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) can do little because its Environment Monitoring System (EMS) has been gasping for funds for mo

Kolkata is one of the most polluted cities of the world. The city has been plagued by one of the most prominent pollution problems of the of the world, the air pollution. The time period of 2000-2008 saw a huge number of vehicles hitting Kolkata’s streets, which has lead to a significant increase in air pollution. Realising this, the Supreme Court has decided to impose a ban on the vehicles, which are more than 15-year old. The ban was imposed finally on 1 st August, 2009.

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