In a fresh directive, the National Green Tribunal has directed that there would be a total ban on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the country where the ambient air quality falls und
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/12/2020
Telangana's Forest Department has sought help of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in dealing with tigers in Asifabad district after they mauled to death two persons in last 18 days.
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/12/2020
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered why felling of trees was necessary to widen roads or to keep them aligned in a straight line, and suggested that roads could instead be zigzag, which would help reduce speed of vehicles and save lives by avoiding ac
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/12/2020
The World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) is preparing a team of 'Bagh Mitra' who will help tackle the increasing number of man-animal conflicts in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh.
By Outlook Planet Desk 03/12/2020
The official face of Asia's largest lagoon, the Fishing Cat grapples with an increasingly murky environment.
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Pakistan's cultural capital Lahore has once again topped the list of world's most polluted cities. "Lahore ranks the most polluted city in the world," according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index on Monday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020
The national capital witnessed more polluted November this year than in 2019, largely due to lesser precipitation and large-scale stubble burning. The city also recorded nine "severe" air days this November, the maximum number in the month in four years.
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020
Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will virtually inaugurate a unique environmental landmark in Chandigarh -- the Museum of Trees - to commemorate the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of first Sikh master, Guru Nanak Dev, on November 30.
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020
Most pregnancies last 40 weeks; a baby is known as a premature or pre-term when her or she is born before the completion of 37th week. Based on the gestational age, pre-term babies are sub-categorised as extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks), very preter
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020
The current way we do business exports disease, disabilities and deaths to emerging economies. It’s been 50 years since the Clean Air Act of 1970 was launched in the United States. In that time the United States has reduced its air pollution emissions
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020