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Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality. IMAGE:......

Open Chest Clinics: Govt Tells States, UTs

The clinics are expected to operate for at least two hours daily, particularly between September and March -- the period when air pollution levels are typically high. IMAGE: Kartavya Path in New......

'Pollution Has Been Reduced To A Blame Game'

'Most pollution boards across the country have unused funds. There is practically no reason why pollution should not be a political priority.' IMAGE: A view of India Gate as dense smog engulfs the......

Guess which was India's most polluted city in 2023? Hint: It's not Delhi

Byrnihat in Meghalaya topped the list of most polluted cities in India in 2023, closely followed by Begusarai in Bihar and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report released on......

Can Congress rely on Gehlot-Pilot truce to regain lost ground?

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday dismissed the years of strain with his former deputy Sachin Pilot with a question and an answer, "When were we ever far apart? We were......

India saw steepest surge in greenhouse emission in 2023, says report

Among major economies, India in FY23 recorded the steepest increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, climbing 6.1 per cent, with China trailing close behind at 5.2 per cent, according to the......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Good news: Air is cleaner. Bad news: Water still dirty

India is struggling to clean up its polluted rivers due to lack of coordination and focus, says Rema Hanna, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. Hanna, who is also a......

Adani plans to be India's most profitable cement manufacturer

Days after completing a $6.5 billion acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC, billionaire Gautam Adani said his group has planned to double cement manufacturing capacity and become the most......

11 BEAUTIFUL STORIES From Around The World

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival. As the pandemic situation began to improve and movie theatres opened up in North America, the Toronto......

Protect international cricket: MCC calls for urgent intervention

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly said it was imperative to find a balance between franchise cricket and the pinnacle of the game – Tests. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images The Marylebone Cricket......

Day 11: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal IMAGE: Figure skater Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee performs in the women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium......

E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots

E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the governing body said on Friday.......

BCCI only interested in making money out of cricket: OCA

BCCI chief N Srinivasan. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters BCCI's decision to not send Indian teams for the Asian Games drew sharp criticism from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......