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Worse than homicide? Why NGT says environmental neglect is 'serious crime' against future generations
February 21, 2026 9:59 am
Bio-Medical Waste Rules 2016: The NGT was hearing a plea of a biomedical waste operator against the state pollution control board of Madhya Pradesh over the rejection of its application to operate a waste treatment facility in Shivpuri district.
Pollution threat to existence of planet: Why National Green Tribunal invoked Roman era ‘doctrine of public trust’
January 31, 2026 12:13 pm
NGT environmental ruling: Drawing from Roman law, English common law, and Supreme Court precedents, the NGT citing threats from pollution said that nature and its elements have been worshiped as ‘Gods’ since the time immemorial.
India's role in global fight against marine pollution
January 29, 2026 7:33 pm
Marine pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges. For a country like India, with a coastline of 11,098 km and around 200 million people dependent on the sea for their sustenance and livelihood, what ecological, economic and human security risks does this pose? See infographics for quick key insights.
Going beyond AQI: study shows why toxicity matters in measuring air pollution
May 31, 2025 12:20 am
The study, by Abhijit Chatterjee of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, and two of his former PhD students, Abhinandan Ghosh and Monami Dutta, is the first attempt at investigating how toxicity of air pollution changes with concentration levels in Indian cities.
Oil spill risk after container ship carrying ‘hazardous cargo’ capsizes off Kerala, coastal areas put on alert
May 26, 2025 10:03 am
Kerala Coast Cargo Warning: A Liberian-flagged container vessel, MSC ELSA 3, started tilting 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi on Saturday.
A brief history of biodiversity and our current crisis
October 08, 2024 10:34 am
How did the mass extinction around 66 million years ago allow mammals to fill the ecological space left behind and shape the biodiversity we see today?
Paris Olympics 2024 triathlon event postponed due to water pollution concerns; here's how it can affect athletes
July 31, 2024 1:27 pm
Water pollution damages not only the ecosystem but also human health.
Best of Both Sides: To combat pollution, policymakers and public alike need to see economic benefits
November 11, 2023 8:12 am
We all agree that air pollution is a problem and know many of the solutions. Changemakers will emerge not just from the technical consensus on the ‘how’ but a social consensus on the ‘why’
Best of Both Sides: To combat pollution, use of personal vehicles must decrease
November 11, 2023 7:54 am
With a staggering 280 lakh daily trips expected to be generated in the city, Delhi could collapse if a sizable shift to cars occurs in the absence of an adequate public transport system
Express View on pollution shortening Indian lives: A toll of air
September 01, 2023 7:05 am
Conclusions of Chicago University study shouldn't be papered over. Political class must take ownership of pollution problem
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PHOTOS
The youth joins hands for a beach clean-up drive in Mumbai on World Earth Day 2022
April 22, 2022 2:36 pm
"Earth Day" which is also known as the International Mother Earth Day is observed on April 22 every year since 1970.
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