Scientists at the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences dipas), New Delhi, have recently developed a gas mask containing five per cent carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) and 95 per cent oxygen

• The Gujarat government is considering a proposal to carry out environmental audit in industries which manufacture or process hazardous chemicals and pose a threat to sur-rounding areas. The

Delhi, reduced to a gas chamber due to the proliferation of highly polluting industries, now requires the social and political will to enforce an effective relocation

In their greed for more water for the capital city, planners duck the question of wasteful expenditure of local water sources

A study highlights the serious contamination of groundwater in Delhi due to excessive use of fertilizers

Delhi s Centre for Science and Environment starts a fiery campaign against smoke emanating from vehicles

More than 39,000 industrial units in Delhi got a breather recently when the Supreme Court agreed to stay the shifting of these units until the Delhi government draws up an action plan for their

• Delhi has the dubious distinction of being the fourth most polluted city in the world according to a report prepared by the committee on environment and forests which was tabled recently in

Cheaper and more easy to operate models of solar devices have been developed and these can also be built by the people who use them