Plastic drinking straws are just one example of some of the pointless plastic products that have proved to be a curse for the environment, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said.

HYDERABAD: Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has called for a universal ban on single-use plastic to rid the communities of the "malaise".

Panaji: ‘Gandhigiri’ should be used to impose the plastic ban in Goa, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Rajendra Talak, said.

BEIJING -- China's ecological restoration projects are beneficial in controlling dust erosion and reducing dust concentration in the North China Plain, especially during spring, according to a rece

A long-standing dispute over sand mining spawned violent clashes Monday in Gambia, with two people killed and others — including police officers — critically injured.

Gambian police on Monday killed two young men during a village protest against sand excavation they claim is damaging their rice fields, official sources said.

The latest Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) analysis shows the National Capital Region has witnessed a substantial ozone build-up this summer.