California was the first US state to ban plastic bags in 2014. The ban prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers with plastic bags
The Delhi government puts odd-even roll out on hold after National Green Tribunal (NGT) rejects its plea for exemptions under Odd-Even scheme
A research by the University of Maryland and NASA last week blames severe haze as a major public health concern in China and India
After the blame game, political leaders call for action and Centre to intervene and help coordinate states to coordinate and tackle the problem of air pollution...
The National Green Tribunal pointed out that despite its orders, neither have construction activities stopped in NCR, nor crop burning in neighbouring states
According to the recent report by Central Pollution Control Board, Varanasi tops the list of most polluted cities in India at 491, followed by Gurugram at...
Union Agriculture Ministry directed the states to use the funds of ₹4,000 per hectare available under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation to provide straw management machinery...
Free sanitary napkins, storage spaces and environment friendly incinerators will be provided at all government-aided schools in the state under the scheme
A number of farmers, who have been sowing wheat without paddy straw burning, participated in the meeting and shared their experiences and informed that straw management...
Always looking for ways to highlight burning issues through his sand art, Sudarsan Pattnaik's latest creation at Puri beach in Odisha spreads the fight pollution message
The project LOTUSHR (Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse) aims to demonstrate a novel holistic waste-water management approach, that will produce clean water...
Each state government would set up one or more monitoring groups which will continuously look at the effective implementation of the measures to combat pollution
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...
