India's environment and science minister Dr Harsh Vardhan asserts that India has now developed green firecrackers. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research or CSIR has...
"Green crackers" - the less-polluting, less noisy crackers allowed by the Supreme Court this Diwali - has finally been developed by the scientists. They will be...
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) titled 'Air Pollution and Child Health: Prescribing Clean Air' highlights the impact of air pollution on children health...
Supreme Court has restricted the use of firecrackers across India saying that only green crackers will be allowed. To avoid increasing air pollution, inducing fire accidents,...
For metro cities like Kolkata, managing solid waste has always been a major challenge. Watch how much waste Kolkata generated ahead of Durga Puja through a...
According to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) air pollution forecast for October 26, 27, and 28 of 19 areas in Delhi-NCR, 16 areas will have...
Gangadevipalli, a small village in the Warangal district of Telangana, is proud to be Open Defecation Free. The citizens consider hygiene and sanitation as part of...
The Supreme Court's decision on firecrackers today, at first glance, seemed a careful balancing act between the right to livelihood and the right to breathe. Not...
In a major ruling, the Supreme Court has banned all highly polluting crackers and restricted their use to between 8 and 10pm on festivals like Diwali....