The Deputy Commissioner, Mr K.S. Sidhu, today directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to initiate strict legal action against industrial units responsible for air and water pollution in

The supreme court's 1993 order debarring any construction activity on the coastline 500 metres from the high-tide mark appears to have little meaning on the Madh-Marve stretch, where new projects on

The urbanisation prevalent in the 20th century has brought in its wake an alarming, inevitable and persistent problem of slums. This massive and vital problem which is affecting every citizen was the

The Karnataka High Court today directed the Karnataka Pollution Control Board to constitute an expert committee to go into the alleged environment pollution caused by the Vikranth Tyres Limited,

Anti-nuclear activists repeatedly delayed a train transporting 60 tonnes of atomic waste as it trundled north through Germany with about 30,000 police guarding the

Report: The Union Territory of Pondicherry has become one of the most serious victims of air pollution. This was revealed in the latest study on ambient air quality published by the CPCB. The report,

Jethmalani: The Urban Development Ministry hyas gained an unsavory reputation following indictments by the Supreme Court and there is an urgent need to undo this, the new Urban Development Minister,

No witch hunting: Mr. Suresh Prabhu, the minister for environment and forests from Maharashtra, said the new environment policy will not review policy decisions and project clearances given by the

The World Wide Fund for Nature-India has expressed resentment over the Maharashtra Government's attempts to construct a multi-million dollar port at Vadhavan saying that if the port comes up it will

Fly ash from the AEC continues to poison driking water. The Ahmedabad Electricity Company (AEC) is using the ravines on the river bank to dump the slurry and reclaim land. However, the ponds created