New Delhi: The Delhi government Firday said it has initiated the testing of ‘anti-pollution towers’ on a pilot basis to check their effectiveness in reducing particulate matters and other pollutants suspended in the air. The ‘anti-pollution towers’ absorb particulate matters from surroundings and release fresh air back into the atmosphere,Continue Reading
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared that an environment compensation of 50,000 rupees will be imposed on anyone who dumps waste in the riverContinue Reading
There has been a significant rise in the use of clean energy to support farming and breeding while the lives of farmers and herdsmen have considerably improved.Continue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis has called for urgent action to stop climate change and proposed that caring for the environment be added to traditional Christian works of mercy such as feeding the hungry and visiting the sick. In a message to mark the Catholic church’s World Day of Prayer for theContinue Reading
Yamuna floodplain has lost “almost all its natural vegetation” due to AOL event, a panel has saidContinue Reading
Champaran: A woman from Champaran has decided to plant 700 saplings on Thursday, the day she gets married, to make her wedding a memorable one. Kiran (25) wants to gift her village – Majhar village in East Champaran’s Turkaulia block, around 170km northwest of Patna – a clean environment. “GirlsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the centuries-old tradition practiced by Hindus to cremate dead bodies at the river banks, saying the method of burning wood leads to air pollution and also effects natural water resources. Keeping in mind the growing level of pollution, the NGT saidContinue Reading
United States: Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday. The pontiff, whose reform-minded approach has won him a rousing global following even from non-believers, offered his visionContinue Reading
New York — Environment activists in New York have enlisted the help of the Holy Father to help further their cause. Thirteen protesters arrested while forming a human blockade around a gas storage facility in Seneca Lake, New York, on August 4, were “reading from Pope Francis’ encyclical on theContinue Reading
Amritsar : Amritsar’s pride and the most revered gurudwara of the Sikhs, the 17th Century Golden Temple is losing its sheen. Rapidly increasing vehicular traffic around the complex, mushrooming hotels and industrial pollution are threatening its gold-plated domes and walls, says environment activist Sarabjit Singh Verka. A World Health OrganisationContinue Reading
