There can, perhaps, be a silver lining in the darkest of clouds. This would be especially welcome in the middle of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Such a sliver of hope, however temporary, seems to have...

The lockdown has significantly improved the air quality in Dhanbad, which was recently in the news for being the second-most polluted city in the country.A study conducted by Biswajit Paul, an associa...

The ongoing lockdown to fight the novel coronavirus has not only sharply reduced Calcutta’s air pollution level but has also underlined the pivotal role played by diesel-powered vehicles in making t...

With a nationwide lockdown in place, over 90 cities, including Delhi, recorded minimal air pollution in the last few days.Welcoming the reduction in pollution, environmentalists urged the government t...

After about 35 years of holding their Holika Dahan event at BC Block, organisers were forced to change the location after residents complained it was causing pollution. Salt Lake Sanskrit Sansad has f...

The Central Pollution Control Board has issued a guideline to have dedicated vehicles and bi-layered collection bags for medical waste of corona patients or those suffering from symptoms.The guideline...

Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) has floated tenders to purchase 40 PM10 analysers to be installed at its active mines in Dhanbad as part of concerted efforts to improve the air quality in coal town ...

A day-long Holi celebration attended by Bengal minister of state Bachchu Hansda who danced to Bollywoood tunes at Tapan in South Dinajpur on Tuesday came under scanner as the organisers flouted the ba...

The capital has got a sculpture that aims to create awareness about noise pollution.The three-piece sculpture, depicting an ear trying to protect itself from the sound created by two trumpet-shaped l...

The city’s “frail” auto emission testing centres need to upgrade their machines in the wake of BS VI vehicles making it to the roads from April, air pollution specialists said on Thursday. Bhara...