The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage III restrictions, which include a ban on operation of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-whee...

In 2022, a staggering 4.73 crore traffic violation challans were issued in India, amounting to Rs 4,654.26 crore. Despite increased fines, ...

According to the report of a panel set up by the National Green Tribunal, the firm had not obtained environmental clearance for the project...

Faced with the court's scrutiny over the adequacy of actions being taken to check air pollution in Delhi NCR, the Centre on Wednesday liste...

Permissible noise level in residential areas is 55 decibel during day time and 45 decibel during night. Similarly, in commercial areas, the...

ET gathers that the CAQM has pointed out to the Centre that it is short of powers necessary to check the violation of pollution norms and h...

The Environment Protection Act of 1986 is the umbrella legislation for addressing all environmental issues in India. A fine only up to a la...

Hotspot areas are being kept under constant surveillance and monitored by the officials of the Building Department of the South Zone, offic...

The minister, who was on a visit to inspect demolition sites at Netaji Nagar and Kasturba Nagar, noticed uncovered mounds of dust at the si...

District Magistrate N P Singh at a weekly review meeting directed officers concerned to implement NGT guidelines regarding environmental po...

Industrial pollution is a key area of concern with existing laws and their implementation is hardly at the desired level.

To ensure compliance, the environment ministry is planning to introduce hefty penalty for violation, use technology for monitoring violatio...

If the damage has been unabated over a period of time, violators may have to pay additional Rs 1 crore a day.

The bill will be introduced during the second half of the budget session between April 25 and May 13.

Vehicles carrying construction material or demolition waste in the city will be penalized up to Rs 5,000 if they are found violating pollut...

The decisions were taken in a review meeting on air pollution control measures by Satyendar Jain, coordinating minister on air pollution.

China is deploying drones to detect factories flouting environmental laws in China's northern Hebei Province, one of the country's most pol...