The violators are to be prosecuted under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and can land in jail...

Legislation on the environment tends to be knee-jerk and, as a result, ill-thought out and badly implemented...

Practice blamed for Delhi’s dirty air reaches Patna district, CM Nitish Kumar rings alarm...

Economic losses from exposure to air pollution linked to firecracker burning is at around $7 billion a year...

The anti-pollution mask is now a Diwali wardrobe essential, along with silks and gold. And Indians respond with a shrug and firecrackers...