Nainital: Uttarakhand high court (HC) while hearing a public interest litigation alleging improper disposal of untreated chemical waste by a private industrial unit in Haridwar directed the state p

After plastic, the state government will crack down on electronic waste.

PATNA: People in city can now buy carbide-free mangoes and litchis from three Jeevika outlets here.

HYDERABAD: Reverberating the United Nation's awakening call to ditch plastic, Telangana, along with rest of India, on Tuesday marked World Environment Day with 'beat the plastic pollution' as its t

The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kasaragod District Collector had already initiated steps for identifying the real victims of endosulfan and excluding the i

AHMEDABAD: In India, an estimated 1.59 lakh workers are exposed to silica dust and are likely to suffer from silicosis.

Pesticide Management Bill 2017 is not comprehensive enough to address the multitude of concerns about pesticides in India, according to toxicity watchdog Pesticide Action Network (PAN) India.

Deaths of farmers and farm labourers caused by pesticide poisoning in Maharashtra might have grabbed public attention outside the state only last year after the Yavatmal incidents but the danger ha

The National Green Tribunal today appointed an expert committee to study the harmful effects of antimony on environment after a plea sought a ban on the manufacture, use and import of solar panels

Rwandan government has begun recalling products by French food giant Lactalis days after it issued an order similar to that given by manufacturers.