‘“Trees absorb pollutants, and when planted strategically, act like a protective curtain’

Navigating Madurai’s peak hour traffic is a daily nightmare. Apart from the vehicles, there are the dust and the fumes to contend with. All of which have put Madurai on the Central Pollution Control Board’s list of cities violating the National Ambient Air Quality standards.

Govt Fails To Save Riverine Ecosystem; Also Unable To Improve Air Quality, Contain Private Vehicle Surge

If the Congress government’s performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count—the Yamuna.
Despite repeated promises of cleaning up, the river’s condition has been deteriorating by the day. However,the issue is not entirely of pollution—the flow of water in the Delhi stretch of the river is not adequate.

Delhi government today deferred its decision on finalising an ambitious plan which include some "tough measures" to cut air pollution in the city, apparently because of the upcoming assembly polls.

The much awaited ‘Agenda for Air Pollution Control’, which seeks to meet the ambient air quality standards in Delhi by 2017, came up before the cabinet chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday but was sent back to the drawing board.

While Dikshit has allegedly asked for a sharper plan with a clear roadmap to ensure implementation, it is also evident that the government wants to tread carefully and not stir up controversies on parking, urban transport and traffic just months before the elections.

Air pollution in China’s largest cities, as measured by the concentration of fine particulates that pose the greatest health risk, was three-times worse in the first half of the year than levels ad

Human-caused outdoor air pollution may be responsible for over two million deaths worldwide - a large number of them in South Asia and East Asia - each year, US researchers have said.

Wiser from the disaster, the Uttarakhand government has decided to make ecological health an indicator of the state’s growth.

In a statement released Friday, the government stressed the need to focus on Gross Environment Product as a critical indicator of the state’s growth and prosperity alongside GDP.

But smoke billowing out from steel units is still a concern; Post-monsoon GSPCB to carry out more checks

This might raise many an eyebrow amongst those hit by pollution in and around the Cuncolim Industrial estate. Ambient air quality checks carried out by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has revealed that the levels of dust particle level were found within the permissible limits.

New Delhi: The prolonged heatwave in Delhi since May 18 not only saw extremely high temperatures ranging between 44 and 46 degrees but also led to the development of a dangerous pollutant that has