The shocking reason why your current salary could be lower: Childhood air pollution, says studyA Harvard study reveals a link between exposure to fine particulate air pollution during infancy and reduced economic earnings in adulthood...
16 Sep, 2024, 12.26 PM IST
Environment Minister Gopal Rai issues order to restart functioning of Delhi's only smog towerThe smog tower stopped working after the personnel responsible for its operation 'locked it' due to non-payment of their salaries for Decem...
10 Jan, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
View: 40 questions for breathless India to ask itself as ‘festive’ pollution continues to be in the airWhy is the subject of air quality not being discussed with seriousness across any public or private forum even as we are dying faster with ...
21 Dec, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
Delhi govt likely to roll out EMI facility on electric 2-wheelers for employeesThe government had on Thursday announced a major plan to push e-cycles -- first 10,000 electric cycle buyers will get a purchase incentive ...
08 Apr, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
DPCC spent over Rs 12 crore on 3 phases of odd-even scheme: RTI replyThe reply to the RTI filed by activist Amit Gupta revealed that the pollution control body gave Rs 3.38 crore to divisional commissioner an...
07 Dec, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
NGT raps Chhattisgarh for not constructing road for transporting coal from minesA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the chief secretary, Chhattisgarh to ensure necessary action on the pa...
27 Jun, 2021, 03.29 PM IST
Revise mechanism for setting up, expansion of industries in polluted areas, NGT directs CPCBA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also warned that it will "coercive action" against the heads of SPCBs for faili...
20 Nov, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
Want to shift from metro city? Here are costs, ease of living features of tier 2 townsIf the pollution and stress of a metro city are getting to you, consider the following tier 2 cities.
29 Oct, 2019, 09.07 PM IST
Seeking breathing room, CXOs say no to jobs in toxic NCRSearch firms estimated that nearly 40% of CXOs are declining job offers citing pollution.
03 Nov, 2018, 09.01 AM IST
Delhi smog: AAP government files Odd-Even review petition in NGTThe AAP government had said that it would file a review petition against the NGT's decision rejecting most exemptions given under the Odd-E...
13 Nov, 2017, 02.45 PM IST
Delhi smog live updates:Odd-even scheme from Nov 13-17 in the national capital called offDelhi and Punjab governments announced complete closure of schools till Sunday following weather forecasts that situation is unlikely to im...
11 Nov, 2017, 05.46 PM IST
'Swachh Delhi' app relaunched with additional featuresThe Urban Development department will track important statistics and data like how many complaints are being lodged and which areas have ma...
09 Nov, 2016, 07.25 PM IST
Odd-even move to avoid media glare on MLAs' salary hike: CongressCongress today raised questions over the Kejriwal government's preparedness to implement the odd-even scheme from Friday, asking whether it...
30 Dec, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
At Rs 2.5 crore, eco-friendly buses are not exactly pocket-friendlyEco-friendly hybrid buses remain a distant dream for Bengaluru. Reason: They are priced high and the government cannot afford it.
24 Sep, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Vedanta to start iron ore mining operations in Goa next weekMining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd is likely to start iron ore mining operations at the Codli mines in Goa on August 10.
06 Aug, 2015, 05.54 PM IST
- Clean up Kolkata air to make it inviting: US diplomat
A senior American diplomat has cautioned that Indian cities, including Kolkata and Delhi, may have difficulty in retaining and attracting t...
05 May, 2015, 02.08 PM IST
- Heavy air pollution at ships' graveyard
There is no cause for worry about environmental pollution, according to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials, who echo the ...
04 Jun, 2011, 06.28 AM IST