Environment

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Water Resources (Jal Shakti) Rattan Lal Kataria on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that 19 rivers in Odisha are polluted. The minister, in a written…

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to change the National Green Tribunal order, which prohibited use of Reverse Osmosis (RO) filters in Delhi areas with Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) values…

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the report on the trafficking of rare wildlife species from Odisha to China, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WLCCB) convened an urgent meeting on Thursday.…

Balugan: Unfazed by the impact of the cyclonic storm Bulbul in Odisha, thousands of migratory birds have started congregating in Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lake in Asia.…

Bhubaneswar: The rise in foggy and hazy weather in the state capital is due to particulate matter flowing in from the north western part of the country. The smog seen is dispersion of fine…

Private weather forecasting agency Skymet reported that air pollution in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday had soared to 'hazardous' category with the AQI touching 306 for Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM…

As pollution soars in northern India, a report published in the Sunday Guardian revealed how American agri-giant Monsanto and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could…

Odd-even traffic rationing for vehicles has been implemented in Delhi since 8 am on Monday with air pollution levels reaching a three-year high. "Namaste Delhi. Odd-even is starting today…

The Delhi government on Sunday issued a health advisory as pollution levels soared beyond detection equipment levels. The highest Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at several places in the…

Bhubaneswar: Using air conditioner in November? Blame it on climate change that has resulted in an increase in the number of extremely hot days. And Odisha has topped this list in the entire…