China has detained 11 people for dumping more than 2,900 tonnes of garbage into the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday.

Medical waste, broken bottles and household trash are some of the items found in more than 100 tonnes of garbage salvaged near a drinking water reservoir in Shanghai.

Hyderabad: Municipal commissioners will be given magisterial powers to penalise those throwing garbage, plastic and construction waste on the roads, illegally installing posters, banners or flexis,

Plastic pollution threatens to wipe 7.4 per cent off the value of Sydney homes in areas where litter is apparent, a new report shows.

The Municipal Corporation’s decision to install a weighing bridge at the garbage dumping site in Sector 23 has not gone down well with Panchkula residents.

Districts have joined the government's efforts to improve waste management by incorporating environmental hazards management in their action plans.

LUCKNOW: A day after UP's environment minister met with the Union minister and officials to curb the growing air pollution, UP chief secretary Rahul Bhatnagar issued directions to senior officials

The Delhi government will soon submit an action plan to tackle rising air pollution and garbage issues in the Supreme Court, with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal directing his ministers to treat the