All parameters of water quality of the Yamuna indicate that it more or less resembles a drain, the Supreme Court said on Friday, directing authorities to make a joint effort to make the river pollution-free.

“All authorities are expected to make some joint efforts to make Yamuna free of pollution,” a bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and S.J. Mukhopadhaya said while asking the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to conduct a joint inspection on rising pollution level of the river in the national capital.

New Delhi: Smog conditions over Delhi improved considerably on Thursday as the muchawaited wind finally picked up in and around the city.

207 HRS and Counting Met warns of dense smog starting Nov 12, says not seen since 1989. After 207 hours of smog cover, the city saw clear sky when the afternoon sun returned on Thursday.

Expressing concern over the thick smog cover over Delhi and the pollution level, the Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it would take up the issue.

Taking stock of the oil spill in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu where a leak from an abandoned ONGC pipeline affected a large area of under-cultivation farmland, Union Environment Minister Jay

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over smog conditions in the Capital caused by high pollution and decided to examine the problem and suggest remedial measures.

A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justices S. S. Nijjar and J. Chelameswar agreed to look into the problem of smog during the course of hearing of petitions relating to disposal of toxic waste in Bhopal.

The Centre has decided to leave it to the Supreme Court to identify the venue for the trial burning of Bhopal toxic waste as the Group of Ministers (GoM) and Madhya Pradesh are at loggerheads over

New Delhi: After 18 years of monitoring efforts to reduce pollution in the Yamuna for which UP, Haryana and Delhi have spent nearly Rs 5,000 crore, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked – thousands of

Noting that the Yamuna remains polluted despite crores being spent on cleaning the river, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from all stakeholders on “what fruitful purpose has been ach

Expressing disappointment over high levels of pollution in the Yamuna, the Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments for little being done in the past 18 years for cleansing the river despite over `4,400 crores being spent for the purpose.

“All the agencies have spent crores of rupees. What is the purpose? What work has been done ultimately?” said a bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and M.B. Lokur.