Green crackers are now available in Delhi-NCR for Diwali. These specially formulated fireworks reduce pollution by up to 30 percent. They u...

Delhi Air Quality: Following Diwali, Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" range, with a daily AQI reading of 362 on Friday morni...

Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who represents the main petitioner Arjun Gopal and others seeking a ban on the sale and manufacture...

Announcing the ban on firecrackers, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said an action plan will be drawn up with the city po...

Terming the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR an ''emergency'' situation, the Supreme Court on Saturday suggested clamping a lockdown in t...

Bursting of green crackers will be allowed for two hours on Chhat Puja from 6 am to 8 am, and for 35 minutes on Christmas and New Year's Ev...

Recently at the UNESCO headquarters at Paris, Modi said that India will achieve most of the COP 21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Co...

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category Friday despite a slew of measures that were implemented in the national capital ah...

Diwali is celebrated in the state early in the morning to commemorate the death of Narakasura, it pointed out.

As per the court order, SHOs will be held liable if banned firecrackers are sold in their area.

Mumbaikars also welcomed the ban, with some activists suggesting a calibrated approach towards Diwali celebrations in the metropolis that h...

WBPCB chairman Kalyan Rudra said the board was working in tandem with law enforcing agencies in the state to prevent illegal firecrackers f...

Every year Maharashtra Pollution Control Board carries out a test of firecrackers at an open ground in the presence of environment activist...

As the city’s air goes from bad to unbreathable, expats can talk about returning home, but for people heavily invested here—native-born Del...

Although sky lanterns are being claimed by marketers as an "eco-friendly" alternative to crackers and fireworks this Diwali, experts say it...

Around 8,000 children from various colleges and schools have joined hands to protect environment this Diwali.

The city may have achieved reasonable success in curbing sound pollution during Diwali and Kali Puja but environmentalists and physicians w...