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Announcing the winter action plan, Kejriwal said the Pusa biodecomposer that prevents stubble burning will be sprayed on 5,000 hectares of farmland this year against 4,400 hectares last year

Delhi currently boasts a fleet of 7,041 buses, including 4,088 Delhi Transport Corporation buses and 2,953 cluster buses. These include 456 e-buses and 94 mini electric buses.

Earlier this week, the road, transport and highway minister's remarks regarding the need to levy 10 per cent tax on diesel-run vehicles to help cut emissions had generated lots of controversy.

The Delhi government has been following the practice of banning all kinds of firecrackers for the last three years.

In July, the city enjoyed cleaner air as air pollution levels dropped significantly, per data from the Telangana State Pollution Control Board.

The Telangana government has issued orders increasing the fee for testing and issuing pollution under control certificates for vehicles.

Human pressures have pushed the Earth's system on a trajectory moving rapidly away from the stable system.

TSMDC Chairman Manne Krishank said Trimulgherry lake was being polluted with untreated sewage generated by the surrounding colonies, resulting in surface water pollution, and causing inconvenience to locals

Due to rains, there is drop in PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels improves air quality in Hyderabad

As per the report, among the six metro Indian cities, Kolkata was ranked the most polluted after Delhi.

The Singareni management has decided to implement it at the opencast-I CHP, Ramagundam-III division

Speaking on the occasion, Principal Prof K Ashoka Reddy said that youth should focus on preventing pollution and raise awareness about the ways to keep eco-friendly methods to have sustainable environment.

In South Asia, Bangladesh and India had the largest share of total premature deaths attributed to fossil-fuel combustion: 36.5% in Bangladesh and 30.7% in India.

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the Govenrment to frame guideline to stop pollution of Hussain Sagar lake due to immersion of Ganesh idosl made of Plaster of Paris. The court said that the issue continued to be brought up before the court in one form or the other since 2001 when initial guidelines […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s environs are going green, and how! A certain commitment to Mother Nature and sustainable efforts to protect the city from the perils of pollution and to pass it on as a safe inheritance to coming generations, had the State government coming up with various concepts to increase the green cover in the city […]

Texas: According to a study led by Texas A&M University, exposure to pollution during pregnancy can have many adverse effects in infants and children that can even extend into adulthood. The results of the study were published in the journal, ‘Antioxidants’. Air pollution exposure is associated with an increased risk of low birth weight, preterm […]

By Shahnaz Husain Hyderabad: Looking fresh and glowing all day long can be quite a struggle, especially in summers when we have to deal with dry and dehydrated skin. Pollution, dirt, oil, and exposure to harsh sunlight/ UV radiation make it even harder to maintain a fresh face during this season. There’s nothing quite like […]

Quoting from her personal experience of a field trip to an area from Arunachal Pradesh, Zoological Survey of India Director Dhriti Banerjee said, over the last two decades, she has found that over a fifth of the species have been lost.

Hyderabad: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar on Saturday underscored the need to promote the use of electric vehicles in the State to reduce the increasing pollution levels. Participating in the New Year celebrations at the Transport department head office in Khairatabad here, he said the State government has brought a policy to encourage people to […]

The data was shared in a compiled Action Taken Report (ATR) prepared by the Department of Environment & Forest, showing the figure from November 17 till December 6.