Greenpeace activists fit gas masks to famous London statues to protest against air pollution

Eight activists of the pro-environment organisation were arrested.

Apr 18, 2016

China: River turns red due to pollution

The Zhongting River has turned red due to high concentration of iron ion and industrial waste, the state-run Xinhua said.

Apr 15, 2016

India may send tigers to Cambodia as part of new resolution

Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday India was "willing to cooperate with any country, which does not have or has lost its tiger population."

Apr 15, 2016

Fire rages at Mumbai's largest dumping ground Deonar for the third day

The fire at the oldest and largest dumping ground in Mumbai broke out Saturday.

Mar 21, 2016

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Time-lapse aerial footage shows rebuilding efforts five years on from disaster

A time-lapse using Google Street View images shows the reconstruction efforts since the natural disaster.

Mar 11, 2016

GE uses CO2 to solve solar energy's biggest drawback

Solving the drawback of energy generated from the sun being hard to store, GE researchers harness the power of CO2.

Mar 10, 2016

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living event exceeds DDA permission: NGT

The future of the event is uncertain as the Art of Living Foundation has been pulled up over environmental damage to Yamuna's banks.

Mar 8, 2016

IMA, activists join hands to tackle 'horn-flu disease' — honking on Indian roads

The Indian Medical Association and Mumbai-based Awaaz foundation launched the campaign to raise awareness against honking on roads.

Mar 8, 2016

We were unaware of the scale of Art of Living's festival: DDA tells NGT

The National Green Tribunal pulled up the DDA for letting the huge festival, in which about 35 lakh people are likely to participate, take place on the banks of the Yamuna river.

Mar 3, 2016

Night-time pollution reduced in Delhi; SC-directed measures helped: EPCA

Limiting trucks from entering the national capital has helped in curbing air pollution in New Delhi, the EPCA said on Thursday.

Feb 18, 2016

Japan: Sakurajima volcano erupts 30 miles from Sendai nuclear plant spewing lava and ash 2km into sky

The volcano has erupted causing a 2km radius evacuation zone to be put in place.

Feb 5, 2016

Smog shuts down 74 schools in Mumbai as Deonar fire creates toxic smoke

The smoke from the fire that began at the Deonar dumping ground on 28 January has led to a "40%" increase in pollution levels.

Jan 30, 2016

Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight

Continued threats from climate change and nuclear arsenals prompted the scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to global catastrophe, to keep the clock at three minutes to midnight.

Jan 27, 2016

How Niagara Falls could be turned off…again

New York State officials are considering turning off the American Falls, one of three waterfalls that make up the Niagara Falls, for several months in order to replace two old stone arch bridges, reported Buffalo news.

Jan 26, 2016

Mexico: Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke into red tinted sky

Mexicos Popocatepetl volcano erupted on 24 and 25 January, belching ash and smoke across red-tinted skies. A huge column of water vapour could be seen rising above the volcanos crater.

Jan 26, 2016