The United States is the only fully industrialised country in the top 10 nations for total pollution deaths, ranking 7th with 142,883 deaths blamed on pollution in 2019, sandwiched between Bangladesh and Ethiopia, according to a new study in the journal The...
Since 1970, Earth Day has been mobilising masses globally to find ways towards eco-friendly, sustainable and biodiversity conservation.
In August last year, the Union Environment Ministry had issued a notification saying the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of...
According to the Regional officer of UPPCB Ankit Singh, the units were fined for burning plastic waste.
Under the campaign launched on October 16, 2020, to cut down vehicular pollution in the national capital, drivers are encouraged to switch off their vehicles...
Poor air quality was the fourth leading risk factor for early death worldwide in 2019, surpassed only by high blood pressure, tobacco use and poor diet.
According to the ministry, on Sunday, three resolutions were put forth by member states on plastic pollution – Peru, Rwanda, Japan and India. The two draft...
The researchers led by Matilda van den Bosch, from Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), used data from 37,000 children in Vancouver, Canada.
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The city government will put a draft policy in this regard in the public domain for inviting suggestions and objections.
A committee was also set up by the MPPCB to demonstrate its application software and remove the glitches, in any, Mukherjee added.
Under the campaign launched on October 16, 2020, drivers are encouraged to switch off their vehicles while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
The pact has been signed between NCDC (National Cooperative Development Corporation) and NPC (National Productivity Council) to promote productivity and...
There is no sight of the Swachh Bharat Mission and children of Jahangirpuri are being denied fresh air to breathe
India’s journey towards a clean environment will be long and winding, with no destination in sight yet
Citizens have taken up the battle against air pollution in India because those who are supposed to be in charge are in deep slumber
Children struggle when the air is unhealthy or worse. In 2019, air pollution alone killed 1,16,00 children in India. Many died due to indoor air pollution.
From the pollution capital of the world, a tale of intertwined yet divergent lives of slum dwellers in Delhi
Children and the youth make a case for speeding up the process of cleaning the country’s notoriously foul air
Delhi in winter is a nightmare come true for its residents. A gas chamber. A purgatory. A place where death comes slowly. One mouthful at a time.
The sky is infinite and there are millions of stars. But, in a city where smog hangs like a veil over us, the stars don’t shine anymore.
While not even death certificates give air pollution as cause, crores of Indians suffer from breathing trouble
Children from economically weak backgrounds face the worst of outdoor air pollution
The bottom 50 per cent of India's population who holds just 2.8 per cent of national wealth, are prone to health issues and other factors due to increased...
On the latest list of the world’s most polluted cities released by IQAir, Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and Patna are in the 28th and 32nd position, while Gaya and...
Tucked away in eastern Mumbai, the polluted industrial pocket of Mahul is a living hell for its poor residents whom even the government seems to have abandoned