China has ordered special teams to begin inspecting steel mills across the country to see how well they are complying with tough new pollution rules, its environment ministry said on Monday.

The amount of primary materials extracted from the earth will almost triple by the middle of this century if action is not taken, as emerging economies develop and consume more, a U.N.-backed repor

The firm also has an objective of achieving a capacity of 40 MTPA in the next decade

Northern China's Hebei, home to seven of the country's 10 smoggiest cities, has pledged to double up its efforts to tackle hazardous pollution following an environment ministry report accusing the

Worsening air pollution has reduced the average life expectancy in China by over two years, said a report released here this week.

However, it is subject to some conditions based on the recommendations of the government's experts' committee.

An environment ministry panel has accorded clearance to a captive iron ore mine project of state-run NMDC in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.

Cuncolim locals have demanded that the government carry out an inspection of the hazardous waste dumped at Cuncolim industrial estate, waste from steel factory and pollution caused by the fish meal