Health cost of air pollution in India assessed at 3 per cent of its GDP

Total damage to India because of environmental degradation is US $ 80 billion, says first such national-level economic evaluation made by World Bank

Not a waste until wasted

Punjab farmers burn straw after harvest. It is time to exploit the potential of this agro-waste

Global Burden of Disease ranks air pollution as a top killer

Killer outdoor air contributes to 1.2 million deaths in East Asia which is in throes of high level of economic growth and motorization and 712,…

Soot, unsuitable for the climate

Soot, emitted by burning diesel, is far more responsible for climate change than believed earlier

Auto Fool Policy

The Auto Fuel Policy makes a mockery of Delhi's pollution crisis by proposing a pedestrian roadmap. Live and die with pollution. You deserve …

Near ready for take-off

Environment ministry panel clears Navi Mumbai airport; hotel and golf course put on hold

Draft EIA 2020 notification: Moving beyond technical jargon

It is crucial to envision the EIA as anticipatory, participatory and systematic in nature and a process that relies on multidisciplinary input, …

Whose EIA draft is it anyway — people or project proponents?

The draft Environmental Impact Assessment reflects technocratic language, as it makes public consultation a tertiary issue and focuses on …

Industries to pay for pollution study

Madras high court asks companies in SIPCOT industrial estate to pay one lakh each

Pakistan switches off air-conditioners in government offices

Prescribes summer dress code for employees

On paper

SIAM's small step forward

The beacon

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

Erosion of values

...and how it leads to environmental degradation

No breather in sight

Research reinforces theory that air pollution and smoking perpetrate asthma

Up in smoke

National programme on improved chulhas put on ice

30 steel re-rolling mills in Madhya Pradesh incriminated

South Australia sets greenhouse gas limits

Long commuting in metros can harm eyes

UK bill on emissions

Orissa PCB's report on Sukinda mine favours industries

Planning in the air

Centre rejects Delhi government's proposal to ban diesel cars

Sindhudurg on road to conflict

CSE honours over 100 greenest schools in India

Over 700 schools participated in Green Schools Programme; Himachal Pradesh bags the Best Green State Award