Yoga may improve sperm quality, reduce DNA damage in infertile men: AIIMSYoga offers significant benefits for male fertility. A 12-week yoga program improved sperm quality and reduced oxidative stress and DNA dam...
19 Jun, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
India’s neighbour ranked as most polluted country in 2025. Check full listPakistan topped the global smog chart in 2025, with hazardous PM2.5 levels soaring 13 times above WHO limits. India's Loni emerged as the w...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Not Delhi, but this city emerged as India’s most polluted during winterGhaziabad emerged as India's most polluted city in winter 2025-26, with PM2.5 levels significantly exceeding national standards. The analys...
06 Mar, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
Yamuna river froth contains harmful organic matter that releases volatile gases directly into atmosphere, warns expertExperts express alarm over the toxic white froth in the Yamuna River, which contains harmful organic matter, releasing volatile gases and f...
20 Oct, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Clean, good news is in the air!The environment ministry's latest data shows that 95 out of 131 cities under the National Clean Air Programme have improved air quality. No...
09 Sep, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
World Earth Day 2024: Date, significance, and why Planet vs Plastics is theme of this year. What can you doEarth Day promotes environmental protection and sustainability. EARTHDAY.ORG advocates for a 60% reduction in plastic production by 2040 an...
22 Apr, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
View: Urgent need for decisive and ambitious actions for emissions reduction at COP28Global emissions are propelling us toward surpassing the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, triggering catastrophic consequences such as ris...
03 Dec, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Worried about weight gain? Middle-aged women must blame long-term exposure to air pollutionA new study found that air pollution can increase the weight, body fat & BMI in women.
17 Oct, 2022, 04.00 PM IST
Bio-CNG plant: Gobhar Dhan Yojana will set benchmark in sync with Swachh Bharat Mission goals to reduce pollution, says PM ModiPM Modi said that the government is working on introducing 75 more Bio-CNG plants in 75 other districts and villages to benefit farmers in ...
19 Feb, 2022, 03.55 PM IST
WHO raises bar for air quality, says health impacted even at lower levels of pollutionThe thresholds have been revised as it is found that air pollution inflicts damage on human health at even lower concentrations than previo...
23 Sep, 2021, 06.40 AM IST
UN: Covid-19 lockdowns slashed pollutants, not CO2 levels25 Nov, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Air pollution drops by 40-50% in big Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai after lockdown: EU sat data27 Apr, 2020, 06.18 AM IST
Air India launches energy conservation and natural resources recycling projectCooperation between Team Air India, BMC, and Hariyali NGO, the recycling of dry green waste has enabled the production of 500 kgs of organi...
24 Feb, 2017, 06.41 PM IST
Industrial waste flow into Ganga down by 35 percent: Prakash JavadekarNew norms for abatement of pollution and stringent action against the violators helped bring down wastes from industrial units flowing into...
15 May, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
Government shuts 150 industrial units along Ganga to curb pollutionEnvironment Ministry has ordered the closure of 150 industrial units, including sugar mills and tanneries, along the Ganga river.
20 Jan, 2016, 09.49 PM IST
For first time, WHO calls for urgent action to check climate changeThe World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action to avoid climate change by reducing emissions of black carbon.
27 Oct, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
Beijing tightens rules to curb pollutionBeijing Monday rolled out a slew of measures to curb industrial pollution amid latest efforts to improve the city's air quality.
02 Sep, 2013, 08.55 PM IST