GURGAON: The city's air could already be as foul as Delhi's, except there is no way to know.

Here's some good news on World Environment Day. The quality of fuel which often determines the level of toxic auto emissions will improve sooner than we thought.

Chandigarh has 9.75 lakh registered vehicles for a population of 10.55 lakh. Apart from this, the floating population of vehicles is around 1 lakh.

As India rapidly becomes perhaps the most polluted country we have slowed down drastically in adopting cleaner cars. In 2010, we were five years behind Europe. Now, we are 10 years behind them.

KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the state government to check noise pollution in areas where hospitals were situated.

BENGALURU: If you are taking a joyride or getting a cab home after work at midnight, think twice before sliding down the car window and breathing in deeply.

Since 2005, Istanbul has been pedestrianizing select areas on the city’s Historic Peninsula. According to Assessment of the Air Quality Effects of Pedestrianization on Istanbul’s Historic Peninsula by EMBARQ team in Turkey, these measures have significantly improved air quality in the region.

Elevated toxic ozone levels to reduce with fall in temperature and a partially cloudy sky today

This is the first time that air pollution and its associated health risks have been discussed at the highest forum of WHO.

Weak draft EU rules for coal plant emissions could result in 71,000 deaths and €52bn (£37bn) of health costs across Europe in the decade to come, according to new research published on Wednesday.

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