The Environment Ministry is mulling stringent penalties, including financial and criminal action, for violators by bringing amendments to the Environment Protection Act and creating a "reign of enf
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in Pune has imposed penalties collectively worth Rs 76.20 lakh on two builders and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for environmental da
India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index that is topped by Lithuania and evaluates nations' progress in enacting laws to promote transparency, accountabi
GOLETA: An estimated 21,000 gallons (79,500 liters) of crude oil dumped into the ocean from a broken pipeline just off the central California coast before it was shut off, creating a spill stretchi
VISAKHAPATNAM: Though the construction sector has been witnessing a spurt in demand over the last one year, the more eco-friendly fly ash bricks are yet to gain popularity among builders and contra
Polluters need to watch out for an eye in the sky as drones have helped China's ministry of environmental protection (MEP) detect factories flouting environmental laws in one of China's most pollut