New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that India needs better governance to support its progressive forest and environment laws.
Addressing a function to release a report ‘Green India 2047′ prepared by Tata Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) [...]
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Slamming on car brakes could cause lung damage to motorists and pedestrians, says a new study.
The study, which involved lab tests, found that particles released by brake pads harm lung cells through a chemical process known as oxidative stress.
Reporting in the journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology, University of Bern researchers said [...]
Jaipur, Nov. 18 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday announced the Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards-2009, which provides a legal framework for control of air pollution and protection of public health and any citizen can approach the [...]
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With pollution levels rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years, bringing about uniform standards for residential and industrial areas.
‘We have notified the ambient air quality standards in India which is equivalent to the European level and exceeds the standard prevalent in [...]
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India for the first time will now have a uniform health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), discontinuing the old practice of setting air quality standards for different land use classes like residential and industrial.
The new ambient air quality standards, revised after a gap of 15 years, provide a legal [...]
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With pollution level rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years.
‘We have notified the ambient air quality standards in India which is equivalent to the European level and exceeds the standard prevalent in the US,’ Minister of State for Environment and Forests [...]
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Air pollution in and around Jaipur was far above maximum permissible limits when the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot on the edge of the city was ablaze, but it had no significant effect in Delhi or Agra, the Central POllution Control Board (CPCB) reported Monday.
Almost 60,000 kilolitres of oil in [...]
