A putrid stretch of the Adi Ganga behind the Kalighat temple
A polluted Adi Ganga flows into the Hooghly in Calcutta
Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Observer Research Foundation Chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni during a press conference on 'Paris climate Change Pact', in Mumbai.
Anand Mahindra (R), Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the Mahindra Hariyali initiative, in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis planting a sapling during the Mahindra Hariyali initiative, in Mumbai.
Students hold placards during an environmental awareness march held to mark the 440th Foundation Day in Amritsar.
Toxic froth from industrial pollution floats on Bellundur Lake on World Environment Day, in Bangalore.
People looking at a sand sculpture made by Allahabad university students to mark World Environment Day at Sangam, the confluence of river Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad.
A traffic police man lifts a school student so that she can present a sapling to a driver on World Environment Day on the outskirts of Guwahati.
School students hold saplings and placards to mark World Environment Day on the outskirts of Gawahati.
BJP President Amit Shah plants a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia distributes dustbins on the occasion of World Environment Day at her residence, in Jaipur.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal plants a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh.
(R to L) Deepa Malik and Arunima Sinha, brand ambassadors for NDMC Swachh initiative, take a pledge during the launch of 'segregation of waste at source' movement for National Capi...
Students hold placards during a rally on the occasion of World Environment Day in Bengaluru.
Students hold placards during a rally on the occasion of World Environment Day in Bengaluru.
Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal during a tree plantation drive on the occasion of World Environment Day in Bikaner.
People spread the message of protecting environment by performing yoga on the occasion of World Environment Day, in Moradabad.
Women participate in the "Walk for environment" to spread awareness about environment on the occasion of World Environment Day in Kolkata.
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu poses with the mascot during the launch of 'segregation of waste at source' movement for National Capital Region on the occasion of...
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India's plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities to support the country's rapidly growing urban population may have a signif
The National Green Tribunal today directed the DDA to submit an action plan with regard to restoring Yamuna floodplains wh
At least 200 environmental activists were killed around the globe in 2016, out of which 16 were from India, said a green w
The government has spent a whopping amount of over Rs 4800 crore on rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate pact could "push the Earth over the brink" and
US President Donald Trump strongly defended his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, declaring himself "proud
Green bodies today said the issue of climate change should have figured more prominently in the joint statement after the
The Bombay High Court today permitted the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) to cut mangroves to set up the suburba
The Art of Living (AOL) on Monday objected the report filed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the damage to the biod
The government has banned the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter.
The environment minist
The minister for environment and forests, Jairam Ramesh has invited comments from the States, civil society, and other stakeholders regarding the design of an appropriate institutional structure for best addressing the growing environmental challenges. So click here if you wish to participate and provide online feedback to the ministry on the available options for a National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) and to create a mechanism that would be responsible for monitoring and compliance of environmental standards.
