Delhi’s air quality index on Thursday morning was recorded at 228 falling in the ‘poor’ category, authorities credited the improvement to the rainfall in the city and the direction of the winds ...
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The Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) said that agriculture waste burning in the neighbouring states have contributed only 3 per cent to the deteriorating air quality in the national capital region this week ...
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A study on perception on air quality conducted by Clean Air Collective interviewed 5,000 people in 17 cities of India and found that even though the citizens are aware of air pollution, there are gaps in the perception on its causes and solution and lack knowledge about Air Quality Index (AQI), Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) ...
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From mere 28 per cent of sanitation coverage in 2014 to 100 per cent now, Jharkhand has come a long way in achieving the swachh bharat abhiyan goals ...
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Drizzle on Tuesday and during early morning hours on Wednesday aid in bringing down AQI to ‘very poor’. Experts show apprehension, rain might increase the levels of pollution ...
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With the air quality index of the national capital in the severe category, children face several health consequences such as breathlessness and asthma ...
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To mark the upcoming World Toilet Day on November 19, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has started “Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest 2018” for all districts and states focusing on behaviour change with respect to sanitation and ODF (Open Defecation Free) sustainability ...
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Thousands of devotees defied the NGT ban and celebrated Chhath Puja at lake Rabindra Sarobar in south Kolkata which is part of the National Lake Conservation Plan of the Government of India ...
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Actors Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra struggle to breathe fresh air in the national capital region, post a picture of themselves wearing masks as they shoot for their movie The Sky Is Pink in New Delhi
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In a citizens’ march organized by the Municipal Corporation of Agra, more than ten thousand people paraded from Agra College to municipal corporation headquarters to spread the message of Swachh Bharat Mission ...
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Women Boxers training for the World Championship to be held in Delhi between November 15 and 24 are facing difficulty as capital’s air quality continues to be a cause for concern, with a thick smog enveloping the city ...
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National Green Tribunal Forms Committee To Check Pollution During Functions At Banquet Halls, Hotels
A bench of National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has formed a committee to stop activities that lead to degradation of the environment and has asked it to prepare an action plan in this regard within a month ...
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