Plastics which emerged as a highly conventional and cost-effective material to serve a variety of purposes including packaging, do not pose a health hazard if managed properly and the waste plastic

The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) will be restructured soon based on the recommendations of a committee being set-up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF). The Union Environment Minister, Mr.

According to a survey, altogether 3513 wetlands have been recorded covering an area of 101231.60 hectares in Assam. The survey, which was coducted by the Assam Remote Sensing Application Remote

The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA), has served a closure notice on Happylodge Hotel, the oldest hotel in the city, located in the Paltanbazar area for its allegedly not complying with the

The Madhya Pradesh government has approved the State Environment Policy'99 which spells out sustainable development by comprehensive protection and improvement of the environment. Under the policy

HC order on Jayanagar unit: The Karnataka High Court ordered issue of emergent notice on a writ petition seeking a direction to the Karnataka Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to implement its order to

Scientists at Guwahati have warned of a worst disaster in the coming days if appropriate measures are no initiated at the earliest to make the Bharalu river free from the deadly pollutants, both

At least 3,000 bighas of agricultural land have been affected due to pollution of the soil, water and the air by the Nagoan Paper Mill, run be the Hindustan Paper corporation (HPC) at

As the city choked on smog and landslides hit Uttar Pradesh, while crop failures elsewhere revealed the price one has to pay for environmental degradation, the government is bracing itself to prevent

A proposal to improve air quality by setting a lower limit for benzene content in unleaded petrol was given the go-ahead by Hong Kong legislators yesterday. From April 1, benzene content in unleaded