Page 4 - Pollution

Delhi paying price of Centre's negligence: Gopal Rai on rising pollution

Delhi government is running the 'Red Light Campaign' to put a check on the toxic emissions

Links found between air pollution, risk of neurological disorders: Study

For the study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, the research team analysed the link between fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution and neurodegenerative diseases in the US

Pollution crisis can't be solved in a day, need constant efforts: Javadekar

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the pollution problem cannot be resolved in a day and continuous efforts are needed to tackle each of the contributing factors

Centre has taken many steps in 6 years to curb pollution: Environment min

Reacting to Sisodia's attack as Delhi's air quality entered the "red" zone, the ministry said the government believes in working towards getting rid of air pollution

Delhi records 'moderate' air quality, may turn 'poor' by Monday

The national capital recorded its air quality in the "moderate" category on Saturday morning, while a government forecasting agency predicted that it will turn "poor" by Monday

Weekly economic indicators: Recovery holding ground, but no major upswing

Government data on power, freight emerge as silver linings

Don't throw away funds supporting fossil fuel industries: UN chief to govts

The U.N. chief noted that large investors are already pulling their money out of heavily polluting industries, especially coal

Mercedes-Benz cheated to evade emission norm, to pay $2.2 bn in settlements

In court documents, Daimler agreed to pay 250,000 owners up to $3,290 each to get polluting vehicles repaired and agreed not to oppose paying $83.4 million in attorneys fees and expenses

Smoke chokes West Coast as death keep climbing from California wildfire

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes

Climate change did not stop for Covid: Brace for warmest 5 years on record

1.7 billion people to face severe water shortage due to the decline in glacier runoffs in Central Europe and Tibetan Plateau between 2030 and 2050

Mumbai traffic, Railway earnings: What weekly indicators tell about economy

Economic activity that ground to a halt with the shutdown for the coronavirus has now begun to slowly come back

Smog tower installation project in Delhi: SC asks Centre to start work soon

The Supreme Court asked the Centre to "start at the earliest" the work for installation of smog tower at Anand Vihar in east Delhi, which is aimed at helping in combating air pollution

What will coronavirus pandemic look like to geologists in the far future?

The pandemic won't leave a direct record of the viruses for geologists of the far future to investigate, as viruses don't fossilise

Noida police books Volkswagen group firms for 'pollution cheat device'

Businessman Aniljit Singh said in his complaint that he was sold substandard vehicles after misrepresentation of facts on emission

Coronavirus effects likely to accelerate energy transition: Moody's

Recessionary forces and weaker long term growth expectations will place pressure on both corporate and household demand

Vulnerable to rise in temperature, India needs to take heatwave seriously

Extreme heat is already killing more people than reported. By 2030, it could also result in productivity loss equivalent to 34 million jobs, writes Bhasker Tripathi

Weekly economic indicators show slow but steady signs of recovery

Internet speeds are now higher than before the lockdown

70% thermal power capacity to miss emission control norms: CSE study

The report comes at a time when India has opened doors for private investors for commercial coal mining and sale in open market

MPCB imposes Rs 89-crore fine on 140 companies in Maharashtra for pollution

NGT had earlier given certain instructions to curb pollution in top 100 polluted cities across the country, including Aurangabad

Govt planning to set up 100 biogas plants to tackle crop-burning pollution

The government would earmark funds for the project that would make it attractive for farmers to sell their waste rather than burn it