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'There are no non-smokers in India,' says doctor who installed artificial lungs in Delhi to create awareness on air pollution

To cut air pollution, people in India first need to acknowledge, accept and realise that air pollution is going to kill them, says Dr Arvind Kumar who was part of the team which installed a pair of giant lungs outside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi

Delhi-NCR should crowdsource air quality monitoring like Beijing; weeding out inconsistencies in data crucial to tackle pollution

Experts believe that unless there is a fair and reasonable monitoring of Delhi's air quality, the government won’t be able to tackle air pollution in the national capital

SC order on firecrackers proof of state machinery's failure to implement existing rules; green governance exists only on paper

The Supreme Court had to issue order on bursting firecrackers is because the state machinery has failed to implement its own robust system of checks and balances over the years

Taj Mahal entry fee hiked by govt; Rs 200 charge introduced to access main mausoleum

The tourists visiting the Taj Mahal will have to shell out extra from 1 April as the government has decided to introduce Rs 200 charge for seeing the main mausoleum and also raise the entry fee to Rs 50 from Rs 40

Indian Scientists develop a mercury-free UV lamp that can be used in water purifiers

The ultraviolet lamp can produce the desired level of wavelengths for deactivation of bacteria within ten seconds without the use of mercury.

Neeri to study Ganga's medicinal values: Uma Bharti

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) will evaluate the "medicinal values" of river Ganga.

Odisha CM Patnaik meets PM Modi, seeks resolution of issues relating to power, coal, forest

The chief minister suggested that the Tentuloi Coal Block could be replaced by either of the three blocks - Baitarani East Coal Block, Karadabahal or Brahmanibill Coal Block.

Maharashtra awaiting final nod for Shivaji statue project

Maharashtra government is awaiting a final approval of the revised design of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, official sources said in Mumbai on Tuesday.