Supreme Court considers nationwide ban on firecrackers for pollution-free air, highlighting need for pan-India policy.

Chief Justice Gavai calls for a nationwide policy on firecracker ban to combat air pollution, not just in Delhi.

India is the third most polluted country in the world, largely due to its extraordinarily high levels of air pollution. While seven out of 10 Indians are exposed to noxious air, pregnant women and ...

The Delhi government is ramping up efforts to combat air pollution this winter through technology-based and community-driven initiatives, city Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on ...

Air pollution is reducing the average life expectancy in India by 3.5 years, nearly twice the impact of childhood and ...

An average resident of Delhi could live 8.2 years longer if concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were reduced to meet the WHO guideline of 5 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).

The Supreme Court on Friday asked why the blanket ban on firecrackers should apply only to Delhi and the National Capital ...

B R Gavai said that citizens across the country are entitled to a clean air and that any ban on firecrackers should be ...

The Mint Sustainability Summit 2025 discussed India's air pollution crisis, revealing that 21 of the world's 30 most polluted ...

The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to investigate pollution from commercial units in Bhopal using diesel and ...

During the hearing of the matter, Chief Justice BR Gavai said if the cities of NCR have the right to clean air, then why ...

Masks and bulky purifiers can’t follow you everywhere. Could wearables be the answer? That’s what Gurugram-based startup ...