Beijing: For four hours every day, for 100 days, Chinese artist Wang Renzheng held up the attachment of an industrial vacuum cleaner to suck in Beijing's notoriously polluted air at various landmarks.Passers-by were intrigued, inquiring
New Delhi: Leading from the front, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pedalled through the streets to mark the national capital's first car-free day as he laid down the roadmap towards a pollution-free and healthy Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi is all set to host its first 'Car-Free Day' tomorrow with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and other cabinetministers slated to take part in the event which aims to
New Delhi: The massive capital city of China banned around 2.5 million cars for two weeks to clear the sky for a prestigious military parade. As soon as the parade marking the defeat of Japan
New Delhi: The Union government recently announced a list of 98 cities that will be developed as smart cities. The need for Indian cities to became smart becomes more important in a report published by
New Delhi: The government has not carried out any specific study to identify monuments across the country with regards to their vulnerability to climate change and air pollution, the Lok Sabha was informed today.It has,
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna river that flows along the monument in Agra.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and
New Delhi: Air pollution from ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) could be responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 deaths in Delhi annually, upto 80 deaths per day, a study on PM2.5 particles indicated.The study, published
"Take care of the earth and she will take care of you."- AnonymousThe World today is celebrating Environment Day all across the globe. This year the theme decided by UN is "Seven Billion Dreams. One
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal Friday restrained individuals, including the municipal corporation employees, from throwing or dumping any kind of waste into the drains in the national capital and ordered a fine of Rs 5,000
New Delhi: Delhi Police today impounded around 100 vehicles in compliance with the National Green Tribunal's order putting a ban on plying of diesel-run vehicles of more than 10 years old in the national capital.“Ninety-six
New Delhi: Amid the debate around the highly polluted Delhi air, the government is waiting for a study it had commissioned IIT Kanpur to conduct in 2013. The project, titled, “Source Apportionment Study of PM2.5
New Delhi: Amid concerns over the growing pollution levels, the government has decided to ensure that authenticated information is available to people by harmonising air quality monitoring system.Members of the Rajya Sabha earlier expressed concern
Kathmandu: Climbers and guides who spend nearly two months on Everest's slopes each climbing season have left a lot of trash and human waste, causing pollution and threatening to spread disease.More than 700 climbers and
Beijing: A slick new documentary on China's environmental woes has racked up more than 175 million online views in two days, underscoring growing concern in the country over the impact of air, water and soil
New Delhi: Different studies by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh state pollution control board suggest that the pollution level in Delhi-NCR region has crossed the normal safety limits. The air quality of
New Delhi: Following the steps of US Union, now European Union has directed its diplomats in national capital to install air purifiers at home and office.This will reduce exposure to high air pollution levels. Joao
Seoul: South Korea was Monday hit by the heaviest yellow dust in five years with meteorological authorities issuing warnings and advisories.The dust warnings were issued in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi province and parts of Gangwon province,
New Delhi: The newly elected Delhi government has decided to strike out the requirement of consent from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and MCD trade license for setting up small scale industries. The issuance
Agra: Commercial vehicles running on diesel and petrol will not be permitted to run in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone from July 31.The Central Pollution Control Board delineated the Taj Trapezium Zone on the basis
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