the increasing level of noise pollution is posing a threat to Charminar, the historic landmark of Hyderabad, according to the National Geophysical Research Institute (ngri). Built with lime and

A German company claims its silicon based technology can restore the Taj Mahal to its past glory. But some experts doubt its effectiveness

Proposal for an oil exploration site inside the Kirthar National Park outrages environmentalists in Pakistan

The Madras high court recently upheld an order passed by the Pudukottai district collector that cancelled the licence of a granite quarry. Quarry work was threatening a 1,300-year-old monument.

The Supreme Court has ordered the closure of

The Supreme Court has directed "The Commission Management Board' of the Uttar Pradeh government headed by its chief secretary to appear before it and explain why the court's order relating to the

A Kerala High Court order quashes quarrying operations which had dealt a bodyblow to megalithic tombstones in the state

Agra's Taj Mahal will soon heave a sigh of relief and breathe clean air, it seems. In the first week of March Satish Sharma, the minister of state for petroleum and natural gas, announced a 10-point

In the March 8 hearing of the Taj pollution case, the Supreme Court agreed to consider a more humane way of tackling the problem instead of relocating the hundreds of polluting industries in Agra and

Fariburz Sahba, the Iranian architect who designed the, Baha'i Lotus Temple in New Delhi, is a sad man today. Dust and emissions from vehicles and industries around the temple are causing its marble