Chandigarh, Just days ahead of the national capital getting shrouded in a thick blanket of smog, farmers of Punjab and Haryana, aptly called India's prominent granaries, have started setting their fields on fire to quickly clear off the crop residue of paddy so that the field is ready for the next crop, mainly wheat.

New Delhi, As north India gears up for Diwali, health experts have advised people, especially those with respiratory illnesses, to enhance their body defences and reduce exposure to air pollutants, especially at home.

With the onset of the festive season, we see an upsurge in the pollution level because of factors

New Delhi,  From dementia to altering brain structure in kids, from sudden heart attacks to autism risk -- the health impact of long-term exposure to air pollution is not just respiratory illnesses, as several new studies have documented this year alone.

These new investigations raise a fresh alarm for t

New Delhi,  Despite a ban on stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, farmers continue to burn stubble in the fields between the harvesting of paddy and the sowing of wheat, which contributes heavily to the pollution enveloping Delhi during the winter season. This year also both the states have

Chandigarh,  Four men allegedly gang-raped a 23-year-old woman on the pretext of providing her a job in Haryana's Rohtak, said police.

When she resisted, they shot at her in the leg.

The 23-year-old woman in a complaint said she belonged to Rajasthan and was living in a rented accommod

New Delhi,  The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), based on a plan submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board in November 2016, was first notified in January 2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as a response to the severe pollution in Delhi and the adjoining areas. The GRAP is a set of

Hyderabad,  Telangana presents a picture in contradiction. The state which recently won the second largest number of awards from the Centre for sanitation has now been slapped with the highest-ever penalty by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for failure in management of solid waste and sewage.

The NGT&#

Chennai, The Thamirabarani river in Tamil Nadu continues to be polluted even after repeated reminders by the Central Pollution Control Board and the National Green Tribunal.

Untreated sewage and organic waste from the villages on its banks and industries is leading to massive pollution. The river, according t

Chandigarh, Punjab Police have arrested three more members of the drone-based arms and ammunition smuggling module and recovered a fresh cache of sophisticated arms and ammo from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.

A total of five members of this module have been

Kochi,   In a path breaking judgement, Kerala High Court observed that an allegation of rape on false promise to marry will not stand if the woman knew that the man was already married and still continued the sexual relationship with the accused.

The judgment came from the bench of Justice Kauser Ed