Environmental awareness among ordinary citizens in India is abysmal, with industrial pollution contributing to severe environmental degradation. A World Bank study puts the health costs of

The notices served by the police to some of the illegal factories in the Tughlakabad extension Area have generated little hope among the residents plagued by the pollution caused by these

Poor visibility is no major threat to aircraft at Calcutta airport, according to a West Bengal Pollution Control board report, submitted to the High Court. The report was prepared in consultation

The controversial Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project (MSDP) received a clean chit from the World Bank (WB) on Thursday , when WB managing director (operations) Caio Koch-Weser announced that the bank

In order to protect 5,000 acres of agricultural land from water logging in 29 villages around Anandpur Sahib, a comprehensive plan costing Rs 2.70 crore to dig 23 new drains has been launched by the

A Rs 93-lakh conservation project was on Thursday launched to save Taj Mahal, the world-famous monument of love, from decay caused by pollution. The project undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of

At least 18 people were killed as tornadoes swept through Alabama and Georgia on Wednesday night and Thursday

Noted environmentalist Sundar Lal Bahuguna has been presented this year's Bhagwan Mahavir Sadbhavana Award.Mr. Bahuguna was given the award for "awakening the feelings of love and preservation of

The Empowered Committee for Environment Clearance (ECEC) in the Surface Transport Ministry has given the green signal to six more port-related projects coming up in the Coastal Regulation Zone

The menace of high-volume sound systems and loudspeakers, which are a major source of noise pollution, have now come under the watchful eyes of the Supreme