Last year, the High Court of Bangladesh directed the Government not to approve any industrial development within the 10-kilometre buffer zone of the reserved forest, but according to UNESCO, approv

Although a complete ban on the use of polythene will be effective in the state from Tuesday, little has been done by the authorities to spread awareness on the issue.

Doctors and NGOs urge the Centre and the State to ban lime or chuna in plastic sachets used in betel chewing and also acids used as cleaning agents in home.

Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Sunday, urged the youth to come forward and lead the crusade against environmental degradation, which has far-reaching ramifications not only at the n

MANGALURU: Residents of Jokatte and neighbouring villages, around 12km from here, have been reeling from intense headaches and breathing air laced with chemical fumes for the past one month.

The city generates 2,100 tonnes of solid waste every day, of which 1,078 tonnes is processed, and there are plans to set up seven plants to process the remaining amount.

NTECL Vallur, which is a joint venture of NTPC Ltd and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), is located on Chennai’s outskirts in neighbouring Tiruvallur district.

The Tamil Nadu government had on May 28 ordered the state pollution control board to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns

HYDERABAD: Hundreds of people living in villages around the uranium plant at Tummalapalle in Kadapa district are suffering from a plethora of diseases caused allegedly by leachate of uranium radion