Dirty air and water increase cradle deaths
8 March 2017 10:09 PM ISTWhile absolute level of pollution increases risk, vulnerability is enhanced due to resource poverty.
Govt initiates probe into chemical dumps
16 July 2012 7:08 AM ISTIndia has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of a chemical, mainly used in photography and medical applications, by China, following complaints by...
Rio: not plus or minus, just 20
1 July 2012 4:44 PM ISTThe Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development is over. The conference declaration, titled The Future We Want, is a weak and meaningless...
The steel shock
12 Jun 2012 6:14 AM ISTWhen the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) started its Green Rating Project in the mid-1990s, India had just liberalised its economy. Fears...
708 challans on Day One
12 Jun 2012 5:50 AM ISTAs many as 708 challans were issued and eight vehicles were impounded on the first day of the massive pollution check drive by the transport...
Get car checked for pollution or pay Rs 1,000
11 Jun 2012 6:49 AM ISTIn an effort to control pollution, Delhi government will launch a mega drive on Monday to crackdown on motorists who do not have a valid pollution...
Massive pollution control drive on anvil
8 Jun 2012 6:00 AM ISTDelhiites should get their PUC (pollution under control) certificates renewed at the earliest, as in a bid to make Delhi pollution free, enforcement...
Iron, steel sectors get poor green score
5 Jun 2012 7:34 AM ISTThe iron and steel industry in India is struggling to meet environmental norms. While some plants and companies are making efforts to clean up their...
Environmental policy for firms
25 May 2012 8:51 AM ISTThat the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeks to widen the scope of corporate environmental responsibility for a sustainable future is welcome....
Sanjay Lake on last legs?
14 May 2012 10:14 AM ISTEnvironmentalists and morning walkers of Mayur Vihar claim that Sanjay Lake in East Delhi is shrinking by the day. The ongoing concretisation of...
Pollution: the great leveller
4 May 2012 4:55 AM ISTA harried parent called a few weeks ago. She wanted to know if the pollution levels in Delhi were bad and if so how bad. The answer was simple and...
