HOUSTON: Harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere may lead to birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy, according to a study conducted in mice.

North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s pilot project to decongest Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh got a fillip on Wednesday, with the Delhi high court backing it.

NEW DELHI: In the next three years, Delhi may get its own Central Park rivalling that of New York as work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Badarpur eco-park is underway.

New Delhi: Acknowledging the high level of air pollution in the capital, the environment ministry on Wednesday said the plan to fight the menace was “not totally successful” and sought public parti

Panaji: Two years after former CM Manohar Parrikar laid out a roadmap to make Goa garbage-free by 2020, his successor Pramod Sawant pushed that target back by at least four years.

Jaipur: The rural development and panchayati raj department will plant a minimum of 100 fruit trees at each of the villages during the monsoon season.

Jaipur: State’s health department is among five in South-East Asia region of WHO to receive award for its accomplishment in the area of tobacco control.

Hyderabad: There has been an increase in the number of turtles at the Neknampur lake.

Gurgaon: Residents of three villages, including Manesar, Kasan and Kho, gathered outside the Haryana State Industry and Infrastructure Corporation (HSIIDC) office in Manesar on Wednesday and protes

Ghaziabad: There was palpable tension at Arthala lake since Wednesday morning after a heavy posse of policemen, along with officials from the administration and the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

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