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A termite pesticide banned in 1988 is still turning up in wildlife; researchers found toxic brain levels in nearly half the sick skunks they examined near DetroitA banned pesticide, chlordane, used for termite control, is causing severe neurological damage and death in urban skunks, according to new ...- NGT seeks response from Centre, states regarding heatwave conditions across countryThe National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and several states regarding extreme heat conditions across India. Citing ...
- India weighs $1 billion aid for private electric buses, trucksIndia is considering incentives worth more than $1 billion to encourage private operators to adopt electric buses and trucks as part of eff...
- What happens if you drive without a gas cap?Forgetting your gas cap might seem minor, but it allows toxic fuel vapors to escape, contributing to air pollution. This oversight can also...
- 100 years of David Attenborough, a century of Earth’s greatest storytellerSir David Attenborough celebrated his 100th birthday on May 8, 2026, after a remarkable career documenting nature and advocating for enviro...
- Bigg Boss Kannada 12 faces abrupt closure after immediate orders to halt filming in Bengaluru over environmental violationsBigg Boss Kannada Season 12 filming has been abruptly halted in Bengaluru due to environmental violations. The Karnataka State Pollution Co...
- No air pollution in Gurgaon? All Haryana AQI monitoring stations have been defunct since AprilHaryana's air quality monitoring network, comprising 29 stations, has been offline since April 2, leaving a data void as peak pollution sea...
- To understand Trump and Biden, look to Reagan and CarterAs Donald Trump prepares to reverse Joe Biden's climate initiatives, a historical parallel emerges with Ronald Reagan's undoing of Jimmy Ca...
- Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar on overseas deployment to ASEAN, arrives im PhillipinesThe Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar, a specialized Pollution Control Vessel, has arrived in Manila, Philippines, starting its ove...
- All countries face a global energy challenge now — this is a tough test and a huge opportunity: Michael Greenstone"I think what all countries are facing now is what I call a ‘global energy challenge’ — that means trying to find a balance between three d...
- Pollution led to over 23.5 lakh premature deaths in India in 2019, highest in world: Lancet StudyThe majority of air pollution related deaths -- 9.8 lakh -- in India were caused by ambient PM2.5 pollution -- tiny pollution particles in ...
- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world's top 10 polluted citiesWhile Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) at 556 made it to the top of the list, Kolkata and Mumbai recorded an AQI of 177 and 169, respectivel...
- IIT Kanpur professor appointed honorary member of WHO bodyMukesh Sharma has been associated with WHO, Geneva, International Council for Clean Transport, Clean Air Asia United National Environmental...
- View: Budget 2021 is a shot in the arm for India’s war on air pollutionFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three unique features: the re-use of scrap metal, the new vehicle scrapping policy, and the c...
- Pollution Board's revised action plan for Bengaluru's air pollution has nothing new to offerInterestingly, the CPCB which had rejected the original plan in May this year, has now approved the revised plan.
- Finally! World's worst air emerges as an election issue in IndiaIndia has been struggling to contain a deadly haze that killed an estimated 1.24 million citizens in 2017.
- India's pollution control policies unlikely to improve air quality: StudyThe study, released IIASA and the CEEW in New Delhi, shows that only about 833 million citizens would be living in areas that meet the Nati...
- Pollutants reduced by 18 per cent on odd-even days: US-based studyStudy was jointly conducted by researchers at Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago & Evidence for Policy Design group at Ha...
- Smog levels in China drop dramatically: MEP dataEconomic downturn and energy-saving and emissions reduction policy also contributed to the drop in the pollutant level, officials said.
- India's air comes under US scannerLed by the US State Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the program, called AirNow, builds on the monitoring service ...
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