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Does air pollution heighten in winters? The answer is 'yes', as per a study conducted by the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI). The study discloses that the level of Nitrogen Oxides rose to a

The Supreme Court has issued notices limited to the question of surrender of land on a writ petition filed by Birla Textiles challenging the court's earlier orders on the closure and shifting of

A first step in an ambitious programme to remove the encroachment along the city waterways has begun with the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) taking up a formal survey of the population

China's pollution situation remains "grim," even though much environmental-protection work has been completed. Air and water pollution have worsened in some localities, and some ecosystems have

China's small and medium-sized enterprises must adopt pollution control technology to contribute to the State' anti-pollution war. In the past two years, China has successfully launched "midnight

Some 170 governments are meeting in Cartagena, Colombia from 15 to 23 February to finalize adn adopt a legally-binding agreement on reducing any potential risks resulting from the transboundary

Battered by six days of pounding surf, cracks widen in the steel hull of a grounded cargo ship off Oregon Coast (US), pouring thousands of gallons of oil and diesel fuel onto environmentally

Over 175 million gallons of untreated raw sewerage was being thrown in the Arabian Sea from Karachi daily which was not only polluting the water but the marine life as well, it is learnt. The

S.C. declines to entertain SLPs: The Supreme Court has declined to entertain two related special leave petitions (SLPs) against an interim order dated December 23 last of the Madras High Court which

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union of India (UOI), Delhi Governemnt and others (respondents) on a writ petition from M/s Birla Textile Mills (petitioner-mills) on the question of

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