A study by IIT Delhi reveals that vehicle speeds had increased 11am onwards during the first phase of the odd-even scheme. The maximum increase recorded was 9%.

The study found that average speeds decreased by 5 per cent in arterial road segments, 4 per cent in ring road segments, 3 per cent in commercial roads and by 1 per cent in inter-city roads during

New Delhi: Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) convened an urgent meeting of Delhi government, rest of the NCR states and private cab an

In a major boost to Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), the environmental committee of ministry of environment and forests has approved the expansion of the container terminal project.

Levels of air pollution, including harmful particulate matter, are higher in and around the floodplains of the Yamuna, which should ideally be home to rich eco-systems.

Concerned at the increasing contamination of water bodies by antibiotic sources, 15 universities from eight countries, including IIT Madras, have decided to come together to test water samples as p

In a move that has left green activists worried, the Centre has shrunk the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the meteor-crater Lonar lake in Buldhana district to 100 metres from 500 metres.

CHENNAI: With new projects including smart cities coming into focus, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras is preparing a blueprint to set up a Centre of Excellence in Construction Engineering

If you go by NDMC's smart city concept note, its goal is to achieve WHO's air quality standard of 10 micrograms per cubic metre for PM 2.5 by 2025.

VARANASI: To prevent the majestic ghats from caving in, the experts of Geological Survey of India (GIS) and National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) will assess the measures to check erosion on the le