India

Cheap thrill

We don't smell the air

On two legs and a prayer

Cobalt-60 is in Delhi

Authorities unsure how to check entry of radioactive material in scrap

Beware, dangerous pollutants are spooking your air

Pollution levels in major north Indian cities are either 'very poor' or 'severe'

Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla

Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant

Enforce gutkha ban in Delhi: high court

Forum of doctors had sought ban; cited increasing incidence of oral and lung cancers

Moneymakers

Delhi to get interceptor sewers

Why authorize it?

News - In Short

Our Commonwealth

Urban heat islands dot Delhi

Temperature hot spots found in seven of 11 weather stations in the national capital

May of 2012 second warmest since 1880: US agency

Report hints at global warming as the cause

Delhi government

Utterly confused. Speaks for polluters who have business interests in scuttling CNG

Ministry of Environment and Forests

Has a lot of power to safeguard public health. Prefers not to use it

Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas

Blames others for its failures. Is raring to destroy the CNG market by hiking prices

Flyash can be used viably

Cant miss the bus

Delhi government puts cap of Rs 4,500 on H1N1 test

Private labs were reportedly charging as high as Rs 10,000 for a single test

Delhi government decides to ban gutkha

Notification to be issued shortly

Pollution: the great leveller

Will future cities be friendly?

Urbanisation is not just about infrastructure but also social cohesion

Ailing systems

Hospital waste management suffers from poor understanding and even poorer implementation