Pollution check: India's first electric bus flagged off in Delhi

"It is the first such bus in India which is 100 percent pollution free and operates completely on electricity. It is a pilot project....

In 2014, Ten million people died worldwide because of air pollution. It is one of the most serious threats to public health, according to the World Health Organisation

In 2014, Ten million people died worldwide because of air pollution. It is one of the most serious threats to public health, acco...

Why NDMC area can be never be really 'smart'

New Delhi:  If you go by NDMC's smart city concept note, its goal is to achieve WHO's air quality standard of 10 micrograms per cub...

Increasing pollution levels propel sale of air purifiers

Chennai: Rising air pollution levels in the city have increased the appeal of air purifiers among anxious residents, with manufacturers wit...

Is pollution affecting birds' sound? DU to study

NEW DELHI: A project to study the impact of pollution on the acoustic quality of birds is being undertaken at the National Zoological Park....

CPCB report: PM 2.5, ozone dominant pollutants in Februarynt-pollutants-in-february

With 15 “very poor” and 13 “poor” days, air pollution levels continued to be high in February despite the spike in temperature, according t...

India's Air Pollution Is So Bad It's Causing Lung Damage in Kids

The  deadly heatwave  that swept through India this week has melted streets with its searing 118-degree temperatures. But it’s also making...

173 polluting units found in Mandoli area,New Delhi

NEW DELHI: A survey of Mandoli Industrial Area has found 173 polluting units and gross violations of pollution control norms. Therefore, th...

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Study on Air Pollution, 01/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Study on Air Pollution, 01/03/2016. The study conducted by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore na...

As air worsens, New Delhi turns to masks

NEW DELHI: It isn't just sweaters the kindergartners are wearing as they pour out of their classrooms onto the lawns of the American Em...

Air pollution: NGT notice to 13 cement firms for violation

NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal on Tuesday issued notices to 13 cement manufacturers in Delhi and the rest of NCR for allegedly violatin...

Green norms: Govt to extend deadline for thermal plants

In what could bring the much-needed breathing space to the coal-based power producers, the government on Wednesday said it would extend th...

Air Pollution Puts Diabetic Women at High Heart Disease Risk.

Women with diabetes who are exposed to air pollution for long period may have a much higher risk for heart disease, says a new study. ...