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A day ago, Kadam urged the people of Maharashtra to observe a cracker-free Diwali. (Photo: ANI)

Firecrackers won't be banned in Mumbai ahead of Diwali: minister...

Kadam averred that the banning of firecrackers would be an injustice towards the Hindu festivals.

12 Oct 2017 6:04 PM IST

Illegal crop burning in farm states surrounding Delhi, vehicle exhaust in a city with limited public transport and swirling construction dust have caused the crisis, as they do year after year. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Govt plans to spray water over Delhi amid rising smog emergency

The thick blanket of gray air and pollutants has enveloped Delhi for the past four days.

10 Nov 2017 5:51 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

U'khand govt shuts down illegal meat shops along Ganga

Strict action will also be taken against those meat shops which are responsible for polluting the river bodies by...

31 March 2017 6:11 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

NGT notice to Delhi, UP on waste burning along DND flyover

Advocate Saliq Shafique mentioned the matter before NGT and said that a stretch of dry grass was put on fire along the...

30 March 2017 6:35 PM IST

At least 17 people were killed after a boat turned turtle in the Ganga River in Patna on Sunday.

U'khand court gives Ganges, Yamuna same rights as a human

The move means that if anyone harms or pollutes the rivers, the law would view it as no different from harming a person.

21 March 2017 3:04 PM IST