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Donald Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crimeTop US law enforcement agencies like the FBI and DEA have seen thousands of staff cuts. This reduction impacts crime-fighting capabilities....23 Apr, 2026, 04.21 PM IST- Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spillThe Trump administration is merging two agencies that were split after the 2010 Gulf oil spill. This move aims to boost efficiency and expe...04 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
- Experts blame perfume, hair gel for fuelling smog in BeijingThe air quality index in Beijing climbed to 213 on Monday. While several studies have been conducted on the reasons for heavy pollution in ...15 Oct, 2018, 12.08 PM IST
- Beijing to be hit by new bout of pollutionAccording to the municipal environmental protection bureau, Beijing will see mild pollution, with the main pollutant being PM 2.5, Sunday. ...15 Jan, 2017, 08.00 PM IST
- China extends orange alert as thick smog chokes BeijingThe orange alert, the second highest after red which was originally effective from Friday to yesterday, will not be lifted until Wednesday ...02 Jan, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
- Beijing removes 3.40 lakh old vehicles from roads this yearBeijing has about 5.65 million vehicles, with total pollutant emissions of about 500,000 tonnes per year, Li Kunsheng, director of the vehi...02 Nov, 2016, 09.20 PM IST
- Beijing issues month's second 'yellow alert' for air pollutionBeijing issued the "yellow alert" for air pollution today for the second time this month as the Chinese capital remained blanketed by heavi...15 Oct, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
- China, India can join hands to tackle urban pollutionIt is a fact that environmental pollution is a challenge for cities around the globe and that's why major consensus has been reached to sav...22 Jun, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
- China to adopt world's strictest vehicle emission standardsBeijing will implement the world's new strictest vehicle emission standards by next year to reduce hazardous hydrocarbon emissions by five ...25 May, 2016, 11.58 AM IST
- Beijing to end coal usage by 2020 to reduce smogAn official of the Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau said boosting efforts to cut air pollution in northern China, especially winte...12 Jan, 2016, 01.22 PM IST
- China revamps 8,800 diesel buses to cut pollutionThe city has promised to phase out 200,000 vehicles that fail to meet emission standards and close more than 300 polluting factories this y...07 Jul, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
- China presses drones to identify environment pollutersThe UAV's were responsible for identifying at least one environment norms violator in Hebei's Handan City, where the air quality ranks amon...02 Apr, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
- Beijing's smog police outgunned in China's war on pollutionEnvironmental inspectors in Beijing are scrambling to keep pace with a rising number of cases as the city tries to impose tough new standar...14 May, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
- Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wellsThe oldest of these wells were abandoned in the late 1940s, raising the prospect that many deteriorating sealing jobs are already failing.07 Jul, 2010, 11.50 AM IST
- Cloud of pollution hangs heavy over Olympics VillageThe Chinese capital was shrouded in a thick, gray haze of pollution, just 12 days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.28 Jul, 2008, 12.00 PM IST
- Indian Bureau of Mines sustains impressive performanceThe Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has maintained its impressive performance during 2007-08 and also in the first quarter of current fiscal, ...15 Jul, 2008, 02.34 PM IST
- 50 polluting firms blacklisted in south ChinaA booming province in southern China has blacklisted 50 companies for failing to meet environmental standards and warned them that they wou...23 Feb, 2008, 07.37 PM IST
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