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Dr Fiona Godlee, the editor-in-chief of British Medical Journal.

India an extraordinary paradox: Dr Fiona Godlee

The Research to Publication programme (RTOP) is part of BMJ's commitment to building medical research capabilities...

29 Nov 2016 3:25 AM IST

A traffic policeman wears a pollution mask due to heavy smog and air pollution in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi government plans 20 units to track city pollution

The DPCC currently operates six monitoring stations, while the CPCB runs nine, although there are overlaps in terms of...

28 Nov 2016 2:02 AM IST

In the last one year, around 1,000 buses operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) were phased out, and no new buses were added to the existing fleet.

Is capital ready to even the odds?

For a city growing at a fast pace, a robust public transport system remains a distant reality.

22 Jan 2017 1:38 AM IST

A woman collects drinking water from a hand-pump in the flood affected area in Kamrup district of Assam on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

New Delhi is running out of water

Water shortages are becoming something of an annual ritual in Delhi, the world's second most populous city.

15 July 2017 3:58 PM IST

The Quran clearly states that the only rank that eventually matters is marked by the relationship that one has with God.

Mystic Mantra: Nature A divine work

This spells out that water conservation and the environmental protection is an individual duty incumbent on all people.

21 Jan 2017 1:23 AM IST

Cyclists take part in a rally to create awareness about pollution in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Delhiites prone to lung cancer due to pollution

he Global Burden of Disease Project 2010 attributed an estimated 3.2 million deaths worldwide to air pollution.

20 Nov 2016 2:48 AM IST

In this photo, equipment measures the flow of water where water from the Gallatin Fossil Plant empties into the Cumberland River in Gallatin, Tennessee. (Photo: AP)

Coal-fired plant polluted river, utility faces trial

The environmental groups say toxins are being spread to groundwater and the river via numerous area sinkholes.

31 Jan 2017 6:23 AM IST

The longest chain of cyclists. (Photo: Twitter | @rezwan)

B'desh cyclist group enter Guinness Records for longest moving line of...

The event was organised by BDCyclists, a social community that aims to promote healthy living as well as reduce...

26 Jan 2017 4:32 PM IST

The air filter was first designed in 2013 and after a successful test-run in Rotterdam, it was made ready to take on the world.

Bad air: Diamonds from smog

Could we use coughing Beijing's new air cleaner?

14 Nov 2016 4:12 AM IST

(Image: University of Antwerp and KU Leuven)

Polluted air can generate power

Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and...

11 May 2017 4:29 PM IST

Children are susceptible to the effects of air pollution because their lungs and immune systems are still developing.

When asthma attacks!

Here is a complete guide from an expert medical practitioner to combat breathing difficulties in children.

14 Nov 2016 12:18 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Pollution to harm India's future: Rajnath Singh

The Paris Agreement itself recognises the important role that natural ecosystems play in limiting the amount of carbon...

27 March 2017 2:02 AM IST