India Drafts Emissions Targets For Industries, But…
The Indian government has drafted mandatory emissions intensity targets for high-emitting industries to meet, failing which a fine will be...
Central Pollution Control Board
Coal-Based Power Plants Are Worsening Air Pollution In Delhi-NCR
According to a new analysis, non-compliance of thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR with emissions standards is contributing significantly to air...
Addressing Water Scarcity Through Wastewater Treatment & Reuse
While urban India generates 72,368 million litres (MLD) of sewage every day, only 28% is treated and reused. The remaining...
Gujarat Farmers Accuse Pesticide Company Of Damaging Their Crops
Salim Patel is a 43-year old cotton farmer based in Tralsa, a village in Vagra taluka of Gujarat’s Bharuch district....
Noxious Air Sinks Life Expectancy By 10 Years, Yet No Action Plan
(Source: IANS) India is the world's second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average life expectancy in the country...
To Limit Clay Mining, Pune Recycles Clay From Ganesha Idols
Dinesh Gole is an artisan working from Pen, a small town, around 110 kilometres away from Pune in Maharashtra, where...
NGT Directs Study On Menace Of Microplastics
The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee and directed it to conduct a study to reduce the menace of...
Sewage Pollution Drives Drastic Deterioration Of Brahmaputra
Several million people depend on the Brahmaputra River for agriculture, fisheries and as a source of drinking water. But mounting...
Sanitary Pads: As India Breaks Taboo, Environmental Crisis Mounts
In the throes of the first pandemic induced lockdown in Indian history, many started to reflect on how the human...
Dussehra Celebrations Worsen Delhi’s Air Pollution Woes
New Delhi’s appalling air quality turned a lot worse over the weekend as people in the Indian capital burned effigies...
Scientists Sent Out To Tackle Winter Air Pollution Woes
Authorities have sent teams of scientists out to various parts of the national capital, New Delhi, and surrounding districts on...
Scavengers In India Risk Health To Sift Coronavirus Debris
Mansoor Khan and his wife Latifa Bibi have been collecting scraps of plastic and other items at an enormous landfill...
Delhi’s Air Quality Turns ‘Severe’ As Toxic Haze Lingers
India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in a toxic haze for the second straight day on Thursday, and visibility dropped...
Indian Capital In ‘Day-To-Day Battle’ With Smog As Cool Weather Sets In
Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital on Wednesday, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in...
As Pollution Plagues Delhi, Calls Grow To Shut Schools And Axe Sport Events
Some doctors and residents urged New Delhi authorities to shut schools and cancel outdoor sporting events in the Indian capital...
