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HC issues notice to HP PCB on mining along Pabbar river

Taking note of news reports regarding illegal mining along the banks of Pabbar river in Rohroo area ...

NGT pulls up JIT for `silent` report,asks it to file fresh one

The NGT was hearing the applications filed by over 200 industries against its January 17 order direc...

Varanasi citizens file FIRs against polluting Ganga

In a first, citizens of Varanasi Friday lodged police complaints against "unknown" people for pollut...

Varanasi citizens file FIRs against polluting Gang

In a first, citizens of Varanasi Friday lodged police complaints against "unknown" people for pollut...

Pollution leads to brighter clouds, cooler climate

Natural emissions and manmade pollutants can both have an unexpected cooling effect on the world`s c...

Cleaner cook stoves may help reduce air pollution

In a broadly based response, scientists, international aid agencies and governments have launched ef...

Guj HC issues notice to govt on pollution in river

The Gujarat High Court Monday issued notices to the state government and Gujarat Pollution Control B...

Guj HC issues notice to govt on pollution in river

The Gujarat HC today issued notices to the state government and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPC...

Best way to reduce air pollution from wood-burning cookstoves revealed

An interdisciplinary team of Michigan Technological University students has found a simple solution ...

Decline in migratory birds coming to India: Govt

There has been a decline in the number of migratory birds arriving in India due to habitat loss and ...

Experts panel on Sterlite`s smelter plant to submit report April 29

The National Green Tribunal Thursday set up an experts committee to inspect the controversial copper...

Goa:Pollution levels dipped since mining closure

Pollution levels in the iron ore belts of Goa dropped considerably after mining activity was banned ...

Air pollution stunts coral reef growth

Researchers have for the first time shown a clear link between the speed at which corals grow, and p...

Air pollution led to 1.2m deaths in China in 2010

Nearly 1.2 million people died in China due to air pollution in 2010, according to data presented at...

Supreme Court backs pollution board`s powers: MDMK

The MDMK, in a statement here on Monday, asserted that the Supreme Court has corroborated the powers...

Beijing to spend USD 16.09 bn to combat pollution

Beijing would spend USD 16.09 billion in the next three years on a host of measures to combat recurr...

Beijing to spend USD 16.09 billion to combat pollution

Grappling with heavy pollution, Beijing would spend USD 16.09 billion in the next three years.

`Tibet glaciers melting due to S Asian pollution`

About 90 percent of glaciers in Tibet, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution "transferred ...

Greener cars could slash US pollution by 2050

A new National Research Council report has found by the year 2050, the US may be able to reduce petr...

Agra engineering college official jailed for lake pollution

The registrar of an engineering college on the Delhi-Agra highway was Monday sent to jail by an Utta...

MPs want govt to take steps to make Yamuna pollution-free

Expressing concern over the "sorry state" of river Yamuna, members in the Lok Sabha today unanimousl...

Clean Yamuna in time-bound manner: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Monday called for time-bound implementation of programmes to clean the Yamuna ...

Can the Yamuna be saved?

People in this Taj city wonder in sadness if it was still possible to revive one of India`s holiest ...

HC wants to know steps against Harmu river pollution

Jharkhand High Court Friday sought reply from Ranchi Nagar Nigam and Ranchi Regional Development Aut...

Madhu Koda acquitted in pollution control board scam

Jharkhand High Court on Thursday acquitted former chief minister Madhu Koda and his alleged associat...

Govt ready for debate on Yamuna pollution

Amid concerns in Rajya Sabha over increasing pollution level in the Yamuna, the government on Thursd...

80% urban sewage left untreated in India: Study

Nearly 80 per cent of urban sewage is left untreated which is "killing" Indian rivers, a study has s...

Yamuna activists block Delhi-Agra highway

Thousands of activists, on a march from Vrindavan to Delhi demanding release of Yamuna water from Ha...

Pollution in Beijing reaches dangerous levels

Pollution in Beijing and surrounding areas Thursday returned to dangerous levels for the second time...

Clean Yamuna march to Delhi to begin Friday

It`s yet another bid to draw attention to a dying and polluted river that not just sustains life in ...

A solar sponge to soak up industrial carbon

A `solar sponge` could be a feasible way of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal fired power sta...

South Pole turning into waste dump

The South Pole is turning into a waste dump, with leftovers from experimental set-ups slowly decompo...

Beijing ninth worst polluted city in China

Beijing, which reeled under thick "hazardously" polluted smog for weeks, has been ranked as the nint...

Nitrogen pollution drives harmful algae growth

Nitrogen in oceans fuels the growth of two tiny but toxic algae species harmful to marine life and h...

Azam blames Uttarakhand for pollution of Ganga

UP minister Mohammad Azam Khan blamed successive governments in Uttarakhand for pollution in river G...

Beijing hospital admissions go up due to pollution

The number of people admitted to hospital with respiratory problems has increased 20 percent in Beij...

Pollution reaches dangerous levels in Beijing

Pollution in the Chinese capital has again surpassed the worst alert levels, leading authorities to ...

Beijing chokes on lingering smog

The air quality in Beijing Wednesday took a turn for the worse again, as smog blanketed the city.

Beijing vows more efforts to improve air quality

Beijing will strengthen its efforts to slash the density of major air pollutants by two percent this...

Sadhus now want land burial, say rivers too polluted

Concerned over rising river pollution, sadhus of various orders are now seeking departure from tradi...

Beijing plans to restrict vehicles to cut down pollution

Chinese government plans to cut down number of vehicles operating in capital on days when city suffe...

Fighting pollution to take longer time: Chinese leader

As dense smog swathed much of China including its capital for days, country`s Premier-designate Li K...

Advani concerned over pollution in Ganga

Concerned over pollution in country`s rivers, including the sacred Ganga, BJP leader LK Advani has a...

Chinese robbers flee with $160,000 jewellery in fog

Two people managed to flee with nearly 1 million yuan (over $160,000) of jewellery under the cover o...

`Life threatening` air pollution levels in Beijing

Chinese capital Beijing is witnessing air pollution, which has reached levels considered hazardous t...

Smog reaches dangerous levels in Beijing

Beijing faced thick smog for the third straight day as the Chinese Capital`s air pollution reached d...

China chocked by pollution, dense fog

China`s pollution woes continued as it battled both air and water pollution across the country, whil...

Seeds of Indian trees offer alternative to sustainable biofuels

A study suggests that seeds from the Indian mahua and sal trees have almost as good a thermal effici...

Uttarakhand to stop untreated water flows into Gan

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has announced that by 2013 untreated water will stop flowi...

Water supply to Chinese city cut off due to pollution in river

Water supply to Handan city, which has over a million people, has been cut off following contaminati...

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