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`Polluted stretch of Yamuna has gone up to 600 km`

The Central pollution Control Board has confirmed that the total polluted stretch of the Yamuna rive...

‘Penalise people making the Ganga filthy’

Activists of Ganga Mahasabha on Wednesday demanded enactment of a law to penalise people for making ...

Pollution warms atmosphere by teaming up with thunderclouds

A new computational study has concluded that pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thun...

`Despite investments, pollution in Ganga, Yamuna up`

Despite efforts and "huge investments", pollution level in Ganga and Yamuna continues to increase.

Australia seventh-worst polluter on Earth

Australia has been ranked as the seventh top polluter mainly due to carbon emissions, a report said.

`Centre responsible for deplorable condition of Ganga`

BJP leader Uma Bharti said the National Ganga River Basin Authority is not functioning properly and ...

Biodiversity loss impacts ecosystems as much as climate change

Loss of biodiversity apparently impacts ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other ma...

Now, a flourescent fish to track pollution

Scientists have created a green-glowing zebrafish to monitor ecological damage caused by pollution i...

Time running out for Ganga: PM

Warning that time was running out to preserve the Ganga, PM Manmohan Singh pulled up state governmen...

Oil spill harms marine life, but recovery possible

Salt marshes are commonly disturbed by natural events and, as a result, they may be able to also rec...

`55% Delhi population directly hit by air pollution`

The report, submitted to the Delhi govt, estimated that about 55 per cent of Delhi`s population is d...

World Bank issues SOS for oceans, backs alliance

The World Bank announced on Friday a global alliance to better manage and protect the world`s oceans...

China mulls pollution control system

China will launch a new pollution monitoring system that will also check the effect of greenhouse ga...

`Curb wastage, pollution to tackle water disputes`

Curbing wastage, reducing pollution and forming joint platforms to assess geological changes were am...

`Electric cars cause more pollution than petrol ones`

Researchers Chris Cherry and Shuguang Ji analysed the emissions and environmental health impacts of ...

China reverts to bicycles to curb pollution

China, once a nation of bicycles, is reverting to it as a means of movement once again in a nationwi...

Pollution costing China dearly: Report

The cost of environmental damage soared to almost 1.4 trillion yuan ($222 billion) in 2009 in China,...

India ranks 125th in addressing pollution control

India ranks a lowly 125th in addressing pollution control and natural resource management challenges...

`Taj Mahal minaret has tilted 3.57 cm`

A minaret of the famed Taj Mahal has recorded a tilt of 3.57 cm in three decades but overall there ...

Diesel cars guzzling 40% of segment`s fuel: CSE

Increased use of diesel by cars means enhanced public health risks and greater revenue losses due to...

Beijing starts releasing key air pollution data

Beijing has started releasing hourly readings for key air quality data that are expected to better i...

Puducherry Pollution Control Board re-constituted

The Central Pollution Control Board has re-constituted the Puducherry Pollution control committee....

Fungi can help rein in lead pollution

Fungi can help scientists keep hazardous lead under control by transforming the heavy metal into its...

Air pollution ‘worsens’ winter smog in South Asia

Rapid rise in air pollution from fossil fuels and biomass burning has worsened winter smog and exten...

Mexico City closes world`s largest trash dump

Authorities in the Mexican capital said Monday that concerns about pollution of the air and nearby u...

Delhi`s air as dirty as ever despite some reforms

Air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought sky...

Oz scientists studying marine debris barcode

Experts are studying the country`s 35,000 km coastline to measure the affect of rubbish on marine ec...

Air pollution worsens drought, flooding: Study

Researchers found that rising levels of aerosols in the air strongly affects cloud formations.

Australian Senate OKs carbon tax on big polluters

The Australian Senate on Tuesday passed bills that will make the nation`s 500 largest polluters pay ...

Biggest jump ever seen in global warming gases

The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, a sign of ...

Air pollution intensifies Arabian Sea cyclones

Raising air pollution over the Indian sub-continent could be partly blamed for a recent increase in ...

MP Govt flouted noise pollution norms: Ajay Singh

MP Congress demanded that cases be filed against the chief minister and top officials for violating...

Beijing air pollution `hazardous`: US embassy

The Chinese capital is one of the most polluted cities in the world, mainly due to its growing energ...

Pollution down this Diwali in Delhi but noise level up

Air pollution declined in the capital this Diwali as compared to last year but noise level rose marg...

Washing machines polluting sea shores

Washing machines are becoming a major source of harmful microplastic pollution which is littering se...

FIR against Sena leaders for noise pollution

An FIR was on Friday lodged against organisers of Shiv Sena`s Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park here ...

India’s ‘dry’ monsoon caused by air pollution

The effect of European aerosol pollution accounts for about half the drop in the volume of monsoon r...

`Ozone-related deaths to increase in next 60 years

Climate change may be worse for the lungs, as ozone pollution-related deaths are likely to increase ...

Two million die of air pollution each year: WHO

Two million people worldwide die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organiz...

China shuts solar plant after pollution protest

China has ordered the closure of a solar panel plant in after hundreds of local residents staged v...

Ozone in smog damages health even at current level

Health experts lamented a move by Obama to halt rules on limiting smog pollution, saying the decisio...

Apple accused of causing pollution in China

Chinese environmental groups accused Apple Inc of turning a blind eye as its suppliers pollute the c...

Bengal govt for pollution-free environment

The West Bengal government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb growing environmental degrad...

WB initiates steps for pollution-free environment

To keep an eye on violation of anti-pollution measures throughout the state, Paribesh Sevak, or envi...

‘Ganga pollution claims more lives than blasts’

Advanni said that Ganga is languishing in such polluted state that people hesitate to bathe in her w...

Centre urged to take steps to save Ganga

A top scientist attached to the `Save River Ganga` movement today urged the Centre to take immediate...

Govt agencies foxed by mines ban

The Mines Department, on the other hand, says that they are not the authority to implement the ban ...

Pollution causes brain damage, depression

Long-term exposure to air pollution could damage the brain and cause depression, besides triggering ...

Uma urges PM to set up board on Ganga pollution

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s help in setting up a board to r...

Uma urges PM to set up board on Ganga pollution

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s help in setting up a board to r...

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