Air quality in Mumbai has improved but not satisfactory, says HC; calls for a comprehensive planThe air quality index (AQI) in Mumbai has improved but continues to be moderate and not satisfactory, the Bombay High Court said on Monday,...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
Maha Pollution Control Board asks Tata Power to halve particulate matter emissions at plantMumbai is witnessing very high air pollution despite its inherent advantage of being a coastal city. Experts have blamed the infrastructure...
03 Nov, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
Minimal or no improvement in air pollution levels, Ghaziabad most polluted: NCAP reportSome of the cities have even recorded an increase in particulate matter (PM) levels, it said. Cities are declared non-attainment if they co...
10 Jan, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
Cost of living in 'new' metros: Hyderabad vs Bengaluru vs Ahmedabad vs PuneApart from the four metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, India has four 'new' metros. These cities are providing a better quality o...
29 Oct, 2019, 01.11 PM IST
Lower crude prices good for OMCs as well as Indian consumers: MK Surana, HPCLIt is more a demand side worry than a supply side worry, which is driving crude prices down, says Surana.
07 Jun, 2019, 02.14 PM IST
On the grapevine: Business heir excited to welcome his babyThe couple had tied the knot in Vienna and Mumbai a couple of years ago.
18 Jan, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Delhi air pollution hits hazardous levels, but it's not the capital's problem aloneHere are the three common myths that inhibit air pollution from being front and centre of a national public health discourse, all year-long.
13 Jun, 2018, 10.02 PM IST
PNB fraud perpetrators will be brought to book: GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari also sought to quash speculation that he will re-enter the state politics fold in his native Maharashtra.
23 Feb, 2018, 03.37 PM IST
Mumbai gets its first 'Sunday-cycle' trackFrom today, there will be two lanes dedicated for cyclists from NCPA theatre (Nariman Point) to Worli Sea link every Sunday, a civic offici...
03 Dec, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Pollution soars in many cities, but Delhi breathes a little better than last yearAir Quality Index rose to the dangerous level of 500 points around midnight in parts of many cities, including the large metro cities as we...
21 Oct, 2017, 12.02 AM IST
Dirty Patna belittles govt development works: Nitish KumarAsking officials to keep the capital clean, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he often faces embarrassment when VVIPs tell him about t...
24 Feb, 2016, 07.18 PM IST
35% school children have poor lung health: Union GovtThirty-five per cent of school going children, including 21 per cent in Delhi, are suffering from poor lung health, Health Minister J P Nad...
22 Dec, 2015, 06.10 PM IST
- Only two Kerala towns in India meet clean air benchmark
Two towns in Kerala – Malappuram and Pathanamthitta – have met the clean air benchmark of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
27 Sep, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
- Suzlon shares fall 6% on US pollution violation penalty news
Suzlon Energy shares plummeted 6% to Rs 48.60 on news that its subsidiary Suzlon Rotor Corporation has been fined Rs 2 crore for violation ...
06 Aug, 2011, 05.59 AM IST
- Every Breath You Take
First the bad news: More than half of 130 Indian cities being monitored for air pollution are at critically polluted levels.
05 Jun, 2010, 12.12 AM IST
- Sterlite falls 3% as Grupo Mexico outbids Vedanta for Asarco
Shares of Sterlite Industries were under pressure Wednesday after mining giant Grupo Mexico outbid Vedanta Resources for acquiring bankrupt...
15 Apr, 2009, 11.24 AM IST
- Urbanisation, pollution rings death knell for sparrows
Rapid urbanisation and increasing pollution is spelling doom for the small ubiquitous sparrow, which was earlier found in large numbers in ...
17 Jan, 2008, 01.53 PM IST