Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said his government has a “prudent vision” to make the state pollution-free and it would come up with initiatives to achieve the goal.Addressin...

The city got its sixth automatic air pollution monitoring station on the Fort William campus on Monday.The station has been built as a background facility, meaning it is located far away from the know...

As many as 20 industrial units, in addition to 10 railway establishments, have ignored the state pollution board’s directive to install devices to provide real-time ambient air quality data by May 3...

The regional office of Jharkhand State Pollution Board (JSPCB) on Friday held a meeting with representatives of around 200 private clinics, hospitals and laboratories in Dhanbad and Bokaro to apprise ...

Sir — Thou shalt not gossip, the pope recently told a group of beauticians who met him on a pilgrimage. But the pope seems to be speaking of the salons of yore, where customers had to spend hours to...

Biomedical waste can be one of the prime reasons for epidemics. That’s why, it should be tracked, monitored and safely disposed of.The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) regional office...

A man was shot at and a dozen trucks were set ablaze when a clash over pollution broke out at a coal excavation site of BCCL’s Bhowra colliery here on Monday morning. Over 300 Bhowra residents prote...

Delhi topped the list of most polluted capital cities in the world in 2019, according to a report that also revealed that 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India. Ghaziabad is the mos...

Several unauthorised stone quarries are operating in two blocks of Purulia district close to Jharkhand border, triggering dust and sound pollution and damage to homes. Villagers said a section of loca...

Sir — Scientists have found that food baits placed to draw out lions at the Gir National Park to please photo-hungry tourists is affecting the big cat’s predatory skills. This is worrying; it elim...