In 2021, Delhi most polluted capital in world, no Indian city met WHO air quality standard: ReportThe report mentioned that among the most polluted capital cities, Dhaka ranked second after Delhi, followed by N'Djamena in Chad, Dushanbe ...
22 Mar, 2022, 03.20 PM IST
Centre to rank states based on time taken to grant environment clearancesAccording to the proposed ranking system, a state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) will get two marks for granting environme...
20 Jan, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
COP26 outcome not in line with expectations, but not hopeless either: Greenpeace IndiaAs imperfect as the final outcome may be, the goal of limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius may still be within reach, Avinash Cha...
14 Nov, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
India must act now, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build climate resilient infrastructure: ExpertsThe Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved by the 195 member countries, cautioned ...
10 Aug, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
Delhi's NO2 pollution increased by 125 pc in one year: StudyNO2 is a dangerous air pollutant that is released when fuel is burned, as in most motor vehicles, power generation, and industrial processe...
07 Jul, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
22 of world's 30 most polluted cities are in India: ReportDelhi is the most polluted capital city globally. Ghaziabad is the second most polluted city in the world followed by Bulandshahar, Bisrakh...
16 Mar, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
Ghaziabad is the second most polluted city in the world followed by Bulandshahar, Bisrakh Jalalpur, Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow and Bhiwari16 Mar, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year, says studyPM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. Exposure to PM2.5 is considered the most important enviro...
18 Feb, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Uttarakhand flood: Green experts point at increased human intervention in Himalayan regionIncremental use of reinforced concrete cement structures replacing the traditional wood and stone masonry is accelerating a heat-island imp...
07 Feb, 2021, 10.05 PM IST
India world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide, emissions see drop in 2019: Report08 Oct, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Experts welcome UN Secretary General's advice to India to phase out fossil fuel for combatting climate changeThe UN SG had on Friday called on India to be at the "helm" of an ambitious global leadership on clean energy and climate action, saying th...
29 Aug, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
Delhi lost 6% of its GDP to bad air in 6 months: StudyOf the 28 metropolitan cities around the world, Delhi has borne the highest economic cost - 5.8% of the GDP due to air pollution in the fir...
11 Jul, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Blue skies, reduced emissions only temporary, won't benefit environment in long run: ExpertsEnvironmentalists feel that carbon emissions may have reduced drastically but are likely to go back to the pre-corona levels in a few weeks...
09 Apr, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Centre's budget for environment not enough to tackle climate crisis: Experts"It's good to hear a special mention of climate change and air pollution in the budget speech. Union Budget earmarked Rs 4,400 cr for Natio...
03 Feb, 2020, 06.55 PM IST
India must enact stringent law to combat rapidly changing climate: ExpertsWith the chorus against climate change getting louder than ever, countries around the world, including India, have expressed their commitme...
15 Dec, 2019, 01.40 PM IST
India must enact stringent law to combat rapidly changing climate: ExpertsUnder the Paris Agreement, India pledged to reduce the emission intensity of its gross domestic product (GHG emissions per unit GDP) by 33-...
15 Dec, 2019, 01.29 PM IST
No Indian study to show pollution shortens life: Javadekar; draws flak from environment expertsEarlier in the day, while responding to a query in the Lok Sabha, Javadekar said no Indian study has shown any correlation between pollutio...
06 Dec, 2019, 07.40 PM IST