Delhi govt to celebrate 'Van Mahotsav' from June 26-July 11: Gopal RaiUrging Delhiites to join the drive, Environment minister Rai said, "The government under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kehriwal h...
05 Jun, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Delhi CM launches anti-air pollution campaign, says polluted air can be life threatening during COVID"Polluted air can be life threatening in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both affect lungs," he said. Kejriwal said a "war room" is being se...
05 Oct, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Kejriwal launches mega drive to plant 5 lakh saplings in a dayOfficials said around one lakh students and residents are participating in the campaign at 600 locations across the city to fight air pollu...
08 Sep, 2018, 01.45 PM IST
Delhi fares worst on emission levels, fuel use – or does it?CSE has found that though Kolkata and Mumbai figured at seventh and 10th position respectively in terms of overall emissions and energy con...
25 Aug, 2018, 09.55 AM IST
Death by air: Indian cities top the chartThe WHO findings are surely a wake-up call for the Modi government, which ironically has been making a lot of noise about its Clean India c...
03 May, 2018, 09.44 AM IST
Wildlife panel directs no big projects in Delhi in futureIn its September 4 meeting, the standing committee observed that the project was not specific to the capital city and wondered why it could...
14 Sep, 2017, 03.45 PM IST
Scientists from UK, India meet to investigate air pollutionA team of Indian and UK scientists have teamed up to help young researchers better understand the causes, sources, effects of pollution in ...
02 Dec, 2016, 11.36 PM IST
Delhi no longer most polluted, but 4 other cities in top 7According toWHO report based on data collected between 2008 and 2013, New Delhi was the 11th most-polluted city while Gwalior (2), Allahaba...
12 May, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
Social media platforms enabling radicalisation: US Ambassador Richard Verma"Social media platforms are enabling radicalisation, recruitment, and networking among like-minded individuals from afar," Verma said.
23 Nov, 2015, 06.17 PM IST
Ahmedabad Metro gets push from PM Narendra ModiThe Ahmedabad Metro Project got PM Modi's push as the Union Cabinet approved Rs 10,773 crore for phase one, covering 35.96km, on Saturday.
19 Oct, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
China declares war on pollution with $35 billion fundChina on Wednesday declared a war against chronic pollution choking the booming nation, allocating about $35 billion for environmental prot...
05 Mar, 2014, 02.07 PM IST
China declares war on pollution with $35 billion fundLi allocated 210.909 billion yuan ($35 billion) for energy conservation and environmental protection this year, a 7.1 per cent increase com...
05 Mar, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
- Only two Kerala towns in India meet clean air benchmark
Two towns in Kerala – Malappuram and Pathanamthitta – have met the clean air benchmark of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
27 Sep, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
- Smaller cities are new air pollution hot spots: Anumita Roychowdhury, CSE
In an interview with ET, Anumita Roychowdhury,executive director, Centre for Science & Environment (CSE) discusses the problem of air pollu...
22 Nov, 2012, 05.31 PM IST
- Delhi to introduce ultra-low sulphur diesel on Thursday
Delhi will join a premier league of global cities on Thursday when the cleaner and greener ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) is introduced, a...
30 Mar, 2010, 08.03 PM IST
- Delhi to introduce ultra-low sulphur diesel on Thursday
Delhi will join a premier league of global cities when the cleaner and greener ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) is introduced, a step aimed ...
30 Mar, 2010, 03.05 PM IST
- Mega cities to have 'Unified Metro Transport Authority' soon
The Unified Metro Transport Authorities will soon be set-up in mega cities with a population of more than a million for implementing urban ...
03 Dec, 2007, 09.32 PM IST