Another toxic aspect of the pollution caused by the mountains of imported coal dumped on port trust land in Sewri is signalled by smoke billowing out of the heaps.

Even as the Punjab government has asked all the deputy commissioners and local bodies to strictly implement the Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act from May 1, 2011, n

The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the government for failing to come up with a study on plastic packaging of products and generation of such municipal waste, saying the people should know

KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Monday, directed the Bakreswar Thermal Power Project (BkTPP) to show cause why it should not be penalized for polluting the Chandrabhaga and Bakreswar

That’s the target for the next 5 years, but given the constraints the State-run miner operates under, is this achievable? Or even necessary?

HARIDWAR: Implementing the ban on use of plastic in the twin cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh is proving to an uphill task for the civic authorities.

There is no decisive data or evidence so far to show that radiations from mobile phones or towers have adverse health or environmental effects in India, a top BSNL official here said.

Though the use and sale of polythene is officially banned in Sivasagar, these are openly used by fruit and vegetable vendors, fish and meat sellers and grocers and sweet sellers.

Srinaga: With most brick kilns in the Kashmir Valley not implementing the measures specified for minimizing pollution levels, the areas where they operate are virtually facing an environmental cata