PM pollution increased by 20% in Indo-Gangetic Plain, Himalayan region, North-East: StudyPollution levels in North India and the Himalayas have risen sharply. Particulate matter pollution increased over 20 percent in the Indo-Ga...
25 May, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
PM Modi's gifts: Muga silk stole for Italy PM, Ladakhi stole for Sweden PM, Kesar mangoes for UAE prezPrime Minister Narendra Modi presented unique Indian gifts to world leaders during his recent five-nation tour. Items included Muga silk st...
21 May, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
World Bank Air Pollution Report: How long will govt live in denial, asks CongressA World Bank report reveals one million premature deaths annually in the Indo-Gangetic plains and Himalayan foothills due to air pollution....
19 Jan, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
How long will Modi govt live in denial, asks Congress citing World Bank's air pollution reportA recent World Bank analysis reveals that air pollution claims approximately one million lives each year in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and th...
18 Jan, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
Haze hood over Delhi-NCR, Gangetic plains nextA March 2023 report of an expert panel (from IITs, Union environment ministry and Central Pollution Control Board) submitted to the Nationa...
04 Nov, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Dense fog engulfs Indo-Gangetic plains, to persist over 2-3 daysMany trains are also running late due to the prevailing fog. "Darbanga-New Delhi special, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam exp, Banaras-New Delhi...
04 Jan, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
Dense fog disrupts road, rail traffic in DelhiA railway spokesperson said 20 trains were running late by 1:30 to 4:30 hours. Flight operations remained unaffected, an airport official s...
23 Dec, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
Change in approach needed to improve air quality & reduce level of pollutants: World Bank studyA new study by the World Bank, released on Thursday, calls for a shift away from focusing on pollution control in cities and hotspots to an...
15 Dec, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
Number of heat waves in Indo-Gangetic plains likely to be lower than normal from March to May: IMDThe number of heat waves in the Indo-Gangetic plains is likely to be lower than normal during the period, the India Meteorological Departme...
01 Mar, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur studyThe study titled "Record high levels of atmospheric ammonia over India: Spatial and temporal analyses" has also been published in the inter...
03 Dec, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
- Abolish old brick kilns to fight fog: Atmospheric scientist
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) In the wake of 15 schoolchildren dying in a tragic bus accident in Uttar Pradesh, reportedly due to foggy conditio...
19 Jan, 2017, 03.54 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh may spoil India’s basmati GI partyThe All India Rice Exporters’ Association said it is grateful to the commerce ministry and Apeda for spearheading and pursuing the GI for b...
16 Aug, 2016, 04.02 AM IST
North India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanestAlmost all of most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, accordin...
28 Dec, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
- North India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanest
Almost all of the most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, acco...
28 Dec, 2014, 01.59 AM IST
- Biomass burning a major source of pollution in India
Vehicles, air conditioners and industries may be the usual suspects contributing to the rise in pollution levels across the country, but th...
10 Nov, 2014, 01.24 PM IST
Salt invasion in Indo-Gangetic basin has led to 40% increase in human health problems: UNLarge areas of rich irrigated and fertile land in the Indo-Gangetic basin is being lost daily to salt damage, confirms the UN.
28 Oct, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
- PNB launches first financial inclusion project for urban areas
Public sector lender Punjab National Bank today launched its first pilot project to bring the urban poor into the banking fold at Ludhiana,...
18 May, 2008, 03.23 PM IST