Under the Namami Gange Programme, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is carrying out water quality assessment of the River Ganga at 97 locations in five states through respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs).
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.
In the notice, it has said that no person without its prior consent shall establish or take steps to establish any industrial unit or disposal system thereof...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked 100 industrial units in Palghar to collectively pay around Rs 186 crore as environmental compensation for polluting...
The accident caused a subaquatic firestorm that seemed to boil the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, prompting environmentalists to lash out.
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The container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible...
Mystery disease claimed one life, 500 fell ill after bouts of fits and nausea in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru
The alarming degradation of our rivers is a reflection of our times. But if they die, so do we.
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The largest peer-reviewed study to date on ocean oxygen loss concluded that deoxygenation is already altering the balance of marine life to the detriment of...
Litigation over the upkeep of Bangalore's lakes within its municipal limits is a perennial issue, encroachment and sewage inflow being the main challenges
The SC asked the RO Manufacturers to approach the government on the NGT order prohibiting the use of RO filters.
In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion to tackle pollution, the odd-even scheme was enforced in the national capital from November 4 to 15.
