Water bottles, cups and polythene bags dumped everywhere

Almost 3 billion people, in low- and middle-income countries mostly, still rely on solid fuels (wood, animal dung, charcoal, crop wastes and coal) burned in inefficient and highly polluting stoves for cooking and heating.

In a step towards making Chhattisgarh plastic free, the state government has decided to restrict the use of polythene carry bags from next year.

Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest among eight tropical Asian countries, according to study.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Centre and the Orissa government not to grant any fresh permission for mining and expansion of existing mines in Keonjhar district in the state du

Simbhaoli mills and distillery direct source of polluting the river Ganga

For nearly 20 years, New Englanders drank and bathed in water without knowing it was laced with a neurotoxin.

Report Confirms Concerns Raised By Experts In The Past

Recently, many emerging countries have established subsidized health insurance schemes to provide financial protection and support access to health care to poor households. The challenge to ensure the long term sustainability of such schemes is huge.

Deputy Chief Minister in–charge Public Health Engineering (PHE) Prof RC Laloo today said that the life span of the dam of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (GSWSS) is expected to be shortene

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