Air quality: New WHO norms, now almost entire India polluted

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released stringent air quality guidelines, lowering the recommended levels of pollutants that can be considered safe for human health. While a PM2.5 concentration of 25 micrograms per cubic metre in a 24-hour period was...

Over 1 crore informal workers registered on e-Shram portal

Over one crore unorganised workers have registered themselves at e-Shram portal, the labour ministry said on Sunday. More than 1 crore unorganised workers registered at e-Shram portal, which is India’s first national database on unorganised workers, the ministry said...

How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing stream of waste globally. The world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019, out of which only 17.4 per cent was recycled, a recent report by the United Nations (2020) found. The agency even termed this...