Keeping in mind the adverse effects of fire crackers on air quality last year after Diwali, Supreme Court restored its decision of banning the sale and...
National Green Tribunal asked states to provide machinery free of cost to the farmers having less than two acres of land, to farmers having medium land...
Supreme Court appointed EPCA seeks to assess the ground reality of the implementation of Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering Delhi
The Supreme Court’s verdict of banning the sale of firecrackers is a step taken by the court to assess whether banning of firecrackers has an effect...
Last year, the Delhi government had imposed the odd-even rule for 15 days after the government had declared city’s air pollution as an emergency situation in...
The magnitude of atmospheric pollution due to brick kilns can be gauged from the fact that burning of one kg of coal releases at least four...
Students of Delhi school will be made ambassadors of change to celebrate an eco-friendly and green Diwali. They will also be made aware of environmental pollution...
According to a study by the German League, football matches that take place during periods of heavy air pollution are played more slowly
A bench headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to upload the guidelines for emission standards...
National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) 2015 direction to ban stubble burning put farmers under huge financial burden. Farmers gathered outside NGT premises and lashed out at the...
A "poor" AQI essentially means that people will have breathing discomfort on prolonged exposure to such air. On further dip in air quality, AQI will turn...
According to Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) around 35 million tonnes of paddy straw are burnt in Haryana and Punjab before the onset of...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
