The city needs a leader with a long-term vision to conserve its environment and take policy decisions that would help the city manage its limited resources more effectively, said green activists in

London : India has slipped by five places to 106th spot, way below neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China in the world prosperity index, largely due to poor ‘safety and security’ envir

The government plans to introduce safety rating system for chemical plants in India will minimises accidents and increase productivity, if implemented in right spirit

Chemical industry involves handling of hazardous substances, which if not handled as per prescribed guidelines can lead to disaster. While there are many regulations (pertaining to safety, environment, handling, manufacturing, etc) for the chemical industry in the country, there is no mechanism by which one can know the level of safety preparedness of the manufacturing unit.

The Goa State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday granted the State government ‘consent to establish’ solid waste treatment plants at Calangute/Saligao in North Goa and at Cacora in South Goa.

दुर्गा पूजा समारोह में शामिल होने वाले श्रद्धालुओं को पर्यावरण संरक्षण का संदेश देन की पूरी तैयारी चल रही है। पांडाल पर्यावरण अनुकूल सामग्री से बनाए जा रहे हैं। कई जगह प्रसाद देने के लिए जूट के वि

About 23 per cent of child mortality in the country is caused by environmental degradation and diseases caused by poor water supply, sanitation and hygiene, a World Bank study has found.

Wiser from the disaster, the Uttarakhand government has decided to make ecological health an indicator of the state’s growth.

In a statement released Friday, the government stressed the need to focus on Gross Environment Product as a critical indicator of the state’s growth and prosperity alongside GDP.