Eco-Pollution

Plastics used in agriculture contaminate soil at alarming rate: UNEP

New Delhi: Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, contaminating the soil…

4 years ago

Stubble burning: Government to provide financial assistance to set up pelletisation and torrefaction plants

New Delhi: To tackle the stubble burning, the Central government has released CPCB guidelines for grant of one-time financial support…

4 years ago

CAQM directs gas companies to commission gas infra in entire NCR by next winter

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas has directed expeditious commissioning of…

4 years ago

Center asks states to chalk out comprehensive action plan against stubble burning

New Delhi: To curb air pollution in the national capital during winter due to stubble burning, Center has asked the…

4 years ago

Delhi govt extends ban on firecrackers to control air pollution menace

New Delhi: Continuing its efforts to tackle air pollution in the national capital, Delhi government has extended a blanket ban…

4 years ago

World Clean Air Day: Its importance and significance

New Delhi: World is clebrating the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, on Wednesday to raise awareness and…

4 years ago

Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam and IPCA launch ‘Gazab Street’ to promote plastic recycling

New Delhi: In a bid to promote the recycling of plastic waste and Plastic Tourism Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam and Delhi-based…

4 years ago

India needs better technologies and monitoring systems next five years to manage air pollution: Experts

New Delhi: An estimated 1 million green jobs are available within the air quality domain alone, said Prof SN Tripathi,…

4 years ago

Under equipped monitoring stations in India create hindrance to frame police for air pollution mitigation: Experts

New Delhi: Experts at India’s first Air Sensors International Conference (ASIC India) have raised concerns over India’s "critically low" air…

4 years ago

More than 200 tonnes of garbage removed from coast areas under ‘Coastal Clean-Up campaign’

New Delhi: More than 200 tones of garbage mainly single-use plastic have been removed from the sea coasts during the…

4 years ago