The National Green Tribunal today directed the ministries of environment, water resources and human resource development to file their replies to a plea seeking a uniform policy with regard to imme

In an innovative move, a pitcher or ghada-shaped pots with Gangajal would be placed at 10 spots across the city.

In a move to protect the environment from more damage, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has urged the state government to promote idols that are made out of re-usable and recycled mat

The government has maintained that it would study the Supreme Court's ruling on hydel projects

At a time when the Uttarakhand government has launched a campaign to highlight its achievements in the media, the hydropower sector, a key growth driver in the hill state, has virtually been put on the backburner.

Strict vigil and stringent law have spared river Hooghly from bearing the brunt of pollution triggered by idol immersion, but local waterbodies were not so lucky.

Even as denizens of Sangam City joined crores of other Indians in celebrating the festival of lights, few gave a thought to purchasing ecofriendly idols.

On Saturday, people made beelines at stalls selling idols of Lord Ganesha and Laxmi. However, while most chose the brightest and most colourful idols, only some gave a thought that many such idols would eventually end up polluting rivers with lethal metals like lead.