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Air pollution a growing concern in India. (Photo: AP)

Steep fall in Green Index: India 177th in a list of 180

While India is at the bottom of the list in the environmental health category, it ranks 178 out of 180 as far as air...

25 Jan 2018 2:52 AM IST

National Green Tribunal (Photo: PTI/File)

Pollution: NGT notice to Ghaziabad-based firm

The tribunal had last year imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 20 lakh.

19 Jan 2018 2:13 AM IST

Dr Harsh Vardhan (Photo: PTI)

Centre & Delhi govt's joint campaign to clean city air

The teams will be provided with check-lists so that there is focused activity on mitigation of pollution.

13 Jan 2018 1:30 AM IST

The impact of particulate matter on birth defects varied based on how far women lived from air quality monitoring stations. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution around conception tied to birth defects

Women who breathe polluted air during the month right before or after they get pregnant may have babies with birth...

4 Jan 2018 10:44 AM IST

Air pollution a growing concern in India. (Photo: AP)

Air quality falls to hazardous' levels

The value on the air quality index (AQI) at 6 pm was recorded at 410.

3 Jan 2018 12:53 AM IST

Mr Gahlot, an MLA from Najafgarh, faced an uphill task of boosting the public transport infrastructure with the state transporter DTC having a depleting number of buses.

For transport department, 2017 was a tough year

A highlight of the year for the department was the appointment of Kailash Gahlot as the new transport minister, by CM...

31 Dec 2017 1:48 AM IST

A flock of bar headed geese.

Pollution delays arrival of winter birds?

Environmental experts said that the species diversity and the number of birds have been fluctuating for some years now.

31 Dec 2017 1:45 AM IST

The tribunal said there cannot be any worst source of air pollution than burning of carbon and plastic. (Photo: PTI)

Lower IQ, psychiatric problems in children linked to air pollution

Women exposed during preconception period or one month after it have higher risk of children being born with birth...

28 Dec 2017 8:22 AM IST

Air pollution a growing concern in India. (Photo: AP)

Now environment marshals take charge of 7 Delhi wards

Fourteen home guards have already been posted in seven wards of three municipal corporations.

28 Dec 2017 1:19 AM IST

Women and nonwhites also faced a mortality risk that was 25 percent higher than those who were male or white. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution ups death in elderly women

The results indicated that during the study period, almost 22 million people died.

27 Dec 2017 2:52 PM IST

The result came after studying the association between abnormalities at birth and the mothers exposure to increased levels of fine particulate matter (PM) in the air during pregnancy.

Babies develop defects due to pollution'

Children, pregnant women, elderly and people with respiratory problems suffer the most due to it, says S.P. Byotra.

26 Dec 2017 1:40 AM IST

A team of the Boards scientists have found that particles from salt mines of Afghanistan push up the levels of air pollutants, especially PM2.5, in Delhi.

CPCB plan for building towers to monitor pollution stalled

Board's proposal has been affected due to financial constraints.

25 Dec 2017 12:34 AM IST