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The National Green Tribunal has directed District Magistrate, Baghpat, and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to act on a complaint regarding ongoing polluting leather treatment work in the district, in violation of the earlier orders passed by the green court.

Given that we rely on the energy sector for almost all facets of our daily lives, it’s no surprise that it comprises one of the most polluting industries in the world. Click to read more...

Fluorides, nitrates, arsenic and iron have been found above the optimum levels in the groundwater of 370, 423, 154 and 341 districts of the country, respectively, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Of the most polluting in the world will cut emmissions to net zero by 2070, missing a key goal of cop26. bharati chaturvedi is the founder of chintan, one of indias largest environmental charities. thank you very much indeed for your time. what do you make of that commitment, and the date of 2070 attached to it? i that commitment, and the date of 2070 attached to it?- of 2070 attached to it? i think it is very ambitious _ of 2070 attached to it? i think it is very ambitious because i of 2070 att...

Country, which is one of the most polluting in the world, will cut emissions to net zero x 2070. that does certainly miss a key goal which is to aim for mid century or 2050 ideally. we have the founder of one of indias largest environmental charities, and here is her reaction. i think it is very ambitious because it is notjust about a date, it is also about who is making it, and that is india. with such a huge number of people who are poor and such a huge impact that we are already facing from c...

Not incentivising the oil and gas companies to start drilling these boreholes and we pay them for that to store the carbon that of course their product creates? t to store the carbon that of course their product creates?— to store the carbon that of course their product creates? i think that is a very appropriate _ their product creates? i think that is a very appropriate question. - their product creates? i think that l is a very appropriate question. and again, the answer to that is that in ...

Price since last year. thousands more drivers in london will face extra charges from today, as the citys ultra low emission zone expands to 18 times its previous size. motorists whose vehicles are older and more polluting will have to pay £12.50 a day to drive anywhere inside the designated area. its the first such scheme in the world and will be watched closely by other cities like newcastle, edinburgh and manchester which are planning to introduce their own low emission zones. leigh milner re...

Financing for coal, the most polluting of fossil fuels, financing for coal, the most polluting of fossilfuels, is starting to slow down, to be phased out. on the other hand, there is a stark reality that this ambition is not enough. unfortunately, the shorter term targets would lead to a 2.a degrees temperature increase by the end of the century. so we need much more ambitious targets to have an emissions by 2030 before we then follow on the path to become carbon neutral. there are some good sto...

Almost one-in-three people around the world will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels and technologies– a major source of disease and environmental destruction and devastation – in 2030, new research warned. Click to read more...

Under the guidance of Dr Pallab Kumar Sarma, Chief Scientist, Biswanath College of Agriculture) A part from air and water pollution, the most serious problem which modern cit ies are facing is the...